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Joseph Battell (1839-1915) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., July 15,
1839.
Son of Philip Battell (born 1807) and Emma Hart (Seymour) Battell
(1809-1841).
Republican. Author; farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate, 1876; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middlebury, 1910.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
23, 1915 (age 75 years, 223
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin (1837-1914) —
also known as S. G. W. Benjamin —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born, of American parents, at Argos, Greece,
February
13, 1837.
Son of Nathan B. Benjamin (missionary) and Mary Gladding (Wheeler)
Benjamin (poet).
Librarian;
author; artist; U.S.
Minister to Persia, 1883-85.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Forestry Association; Navy
League.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., July 19,
1914 (age 77 years, 156
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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James Elliott (1775-1839) —
of Guilford, Windham
County, Vt.; Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.; Newfane, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., August
18, 1775.
Author; poet; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1803-09; newspaper
publisher; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Windham
County Clerk of Court, 1817-35; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1818-19, 1837-38; Windham
County State's Attorney, 1837-39.
Died in Newfane, Windham
County, Vt., November
10, 1839 (age 64 years, 84
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Charles C. Hemenway (born c.1884) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., about 1884.
Democrat. Editor; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert William McCuen (b. 1879) —
also known as Robert W. McCuen —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., May 30,
1879.
Republican. Editor; real estate
business; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vergennes, 1906, 1910;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1908,
1932,
1936;
member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1912; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hazlett Upson (1891-1975) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J., September
26, 1891.
Son of William Ford Upson (1857-1930) and Grace (Hazlett) Upson
(1861-1911).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
writer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1956.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., February
5, 1975 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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