The Political Graveyard: Proctor family of Vermont

Proctor family of Vermont

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Redfield Proctor (1831-1908) — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt.; Proctor, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Proctorsville, Cavendish, Windsor County, Vt., June 1, 1831. Father of Fletcher Dutton Proctor and Redfield Proctor (1879-1957); grandfather of Mortimer Robinson Proctor. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; marble quarry business; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1888 (Rutland 1867-68, Proctor 1888); member of Vermont state senate from Rutland County, 1874-76; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1876-78; Governor of Vermont, 1878-80; U.S. Secretary of War, 1889-91; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1891-1908; died in office 1908. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1908. Interment at City Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
Fletcher Dutton Proctor (1860-1911) — also known as Fletcher D. Proctor — of Proctor, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vt., November 7, 1860. Son of Redfield Proctor (1831-1908); brother of Redfield Proctor (1879-1957); father of Mortimer Robinson Proctor. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives; elected 1890, 1900; Governor of Vermont, 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1908. Died in Proctor, Rutland County, Vt., September 27, 1911. Burial location unknown.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Redfield Proctor (1879-1957) — of Proctor, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Proctor, Rutland County, Vt., April 13, 1879. Son of Redfield Proctor (1831-1908); brother of Fletcher Dutton Proctor; uncle of Mortimer Robinson Proctor. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1912, 1915; member of Vermont state senate from Rutland County, 1917; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1920; Governor of Vermont, 1923-25. Died February 5, 1957. Interment at City Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Mortimer Robinson Proctor (1889-1968) — also known as Mortimer R. Proctor — of Proctor, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Proctor, Rutland County, Vt., May 30, 1889. Grandson of Redfield Proctor (1831-1908); son of Fletcher Dutton Proctor and Minnie Euretta (Robinson) Proctor; nephew of Redfield Proctor (1879-1957); married, November 14, 1942, to Lillian Washburn Bryan. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Vermont Marble Co.; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1933-39; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1937; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1941-45; Governor of Vermont, 1945-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1948, 1952; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1956. Member, Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Psi Upsilon; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons. Died April 28, 1968. Burial location unknown.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Mrs. Lillian Proctor (d. 1961) — also known as Lillian Washburn Bryan; Mrs. Mortimer R. Proctor — of Proctor, Rutland County, Vt. Married, November 14, 1942, to Mortimer Robinson Proctor. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1952. Female. Died in 1961. Burial location unknown.

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