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William Cahoon (1774-1833) —
of Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
12, 1774.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1802-10; Presidential Elector for
Vermont, 1808;
county judge in Vermont, 1811-19; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1814, 1828; member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1815-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1820-22; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 5th District, 1829-33; defeated, 1832.
Died in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., May 30,
1833 (age 59 years, 138
days).
Interment at Lyndon Town Cemetery.
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Isaac Fletcher (1784-1842) —
of Vermont.
Born in Dunstable, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
22, 1784.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1819-24; Caledonia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1820-29; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1822; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 5th District, 1837-41.
Died in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., October
19, 1842 (age 57 years, 331
days).
Interment at Lyndon Town Cemetery.
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Thomas Bartlett, Jr. (1808-1876) —
of Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Sutton, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 18,
1808.
Democrat. Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1839-42; member of Vermont
state senate, 1841-42; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1854-55; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1850, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 4th District, 1851-53; defeated, 1852.
Died in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
12, 1876 (age 68 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lyndon Town Cemetery.
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George Brinton McClellan Harvey (1864-1928) —
also known as George Harvey —
of Deal, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., February
16, 1864.
Son of Duncan Harvey and Margaret S. (Varnum) Harvey.
Newspaper
reporter; New Jersey Insurance Commissioner, 1890-91; builder and
president of electric
railroads, 1894-98; editor and
publisher, North American Review and Harper's
Weekly; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1921-23.
Died, from a heart
attack and asthma, in
Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Peacham Cemetery.
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John Mattocks (1777-1847) —
of Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 4,
1777.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1807; U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1821-23, 1825-27, 1841-43 (6th
District 1821-23, 5th District 1825-27, 1841-43); justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1833-34; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1836; Governor of
Vermont, 1843-44.
Died in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
14, 1847 (age 70 years, 163
days).
Interment at Peacham Cemetery.
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William Chamberlain (1755-1828) —
of Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Hopkinton, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 27,
1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1785, 1787-96, 1805, 1808; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1791, 1814; member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1796-1803; Presidential Elector for Vermont,
1800;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1803-05, 1809-11; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1813-15.
Died in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
27, 1828 (age 73 years, 153
days).
Interment at Peacham Cemetery.
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Jonathan Arnold (1741-1793) —
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
3, 1741.
Son of Josiah Arnold and Amy (Phillips) Arnold.
Physician;
member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1782-84; member of Vermont
Governor's Council.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., February
1, 1793 (age 51 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
28, 1792.
Son of Phebe (Paddock) Fairbanks (1760-1853) and Joseph Fairbanks
(1763-1846).
One of the founders of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform
scale manufacturers; president, Passumpsic Railroad,
which completed a line from White River to St. Johnsbury in 1850;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1836-38; Presidential Elector for
Vermont, 1844,
1848;
Governor
of Vermont, 1852-53, 1860-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1856.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
20, 1864 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) —
also known as Sterry R. Waterman —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., June 12,
1901.
Son of Zeno Sterry Waterman (born 1871) and Sarah W. (Robinson)
Waterman.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Sphinx; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1984
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Jonathan Ross (1826-1905) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Vermont, 1826.
Republican. Member of Vermont state legislature; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1889-90; chief
justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1899-1900.
Died in 1905
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Luke Potter Poland (1815-1887) —
also known as Luke P. Poland —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Vermont, 1815.
Republican. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1865-67; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1867-75, 1883-85;
member of Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1870-72.
Died in 1887
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Henry Clay Ide (1844-1921) —
also known as Henry C. Ide —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
18, 1844.
Son of Jacob Ide and Lodoska (Knights) Ide.
Republican. Milling
business; merchant;
banker;
lawyer;
Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1882-85; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1888;
chief justice of Samoa, 1893-97; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1909-13.
Congregationalist.
Died June 12,
1921 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Horace Fairbanks (1820-1888) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 21,
1820.
Son of Lois (Crossman) Fairbanks (1792-1866) and Erastus
Fairbanks.
Republican. President, E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform
scale manufacturers; railroad
promoter; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1868;
member of Vermont
state senate; Governor of
Vermont, 1876-78.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1888 (age 67 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Luther Jewett (1772-1860) —
of Vermont.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., December
24, 1772.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-17.
Died March 8,
1860 (age 87 years, 75
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Franklin Fairbanks (1828-1895) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 18,
1828.
Son of Lois (Crossman) Fairbanks (1792-1866) and Erastus
Fairbanks.
Republican. Superintendent and later president of E. & T. Fairbanks &
Co., platform
scale manufacturers; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1871-73; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1872-73.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., April 24,
1895 (age 66 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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