The Political Graveyard: Chittenden County, Vt.

Chittenden County
Vermont

Chittenden County information:

Population: 146,571 (2000); 131,761 (1990)
Land area 539 square miles.
County seat: Burlington
Capital Impact: Chittenden County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Chittenden County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Chittenden County VTGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Chittenden County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Chittenden County
Politicians who were born in Chittenden County
Politicians who lived in Chittenden County
Politicians who died in Chittenden County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Chittenden County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Chittenden County

(not intended to be complete)

Heman Allen of Colchester (Sheriff, 1808-09) Hamilton S. Peck (State's Attorney, 1878-80) Marcellus A. Bingham (State's Attorney, 1880) Chauncey W. Brownell (State's Attorney) Patrick J. Leahy (State's Attorney, 1966-75)

Unknown Location
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Urban Andrian Woodbury (1838-1915) — of Vermont. Born July 11, 1838. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1888-90; Governor of Vermont, 1894-96. Died April 15, 1915. Interment somewhere.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Allen Cemetery
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Heman Allen of Colchester (1779-1852) — of Colchester, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Poultney, Rutland County, Vt., February 23, 1779. Married to Elizabeth Hart. Democrat. Lawyer; Chittenden County Sheriff, 1808-09; county judge in Vermont, 1811-14; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1812-17; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1817-18; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1823-27. Died in Highgate, Franklin County, Vt., April 7, 1852. Interment at Allen Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Elmwood Avenue Cemetery
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Heman Allen of Milton (1777-1844) — of Vermont. Born in Ashfield, Franklin County, Mass., June 14, 1777. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1810-14, 1816-17, 1822, 1824-26; U.S. Representative from Vermont 4th District, 1831-39; defeated, 1838. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., December 11, 1844. Interment at Elmwood Avenue Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Green Mount Cemetery
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

George Franklin Edmunds (1828-1919) — also known as George F. Edmunds — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vt., February 1, 1828. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1854-59; member of Vermont state senate, 1861-62; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1865-91; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880, 1884. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 27, 1919. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lake View Cemetery
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Warren Robinson Austin (1877-1962) — also known as Warren R. Austin — of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Highgate Center, Highgate, Franklin County, Vt., November 12, 1877. Son of Chauncey Goodrich Austin and Anne Mathilda (Robinson) Austin; married, June 26, 1901, to Mildred Mary Lucas. Republican. Lawyer; Franklin County State's Attorney, 1904-06; mayor of St. Albans, Vt., 1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1928, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1931-46; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1947-53. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Farm Bureau; Loyal Legion; Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Kappa Sigma. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., December 25, 1962. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., February 9, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of Vermont, 1950-51. Unitarian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; United Commercial Travelers. Died July 19, 1971. Entombed in mausoleum at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Lakeview Cemetery
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

David Johnson Foster (1857-1912) — also known as David J. Foster — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Vermont, 1857. Republican. U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1901-12; died in office 1912. Died March 21, 1912. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Shelburne Cemetery
Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Ezra Meech (1773-1856) — of Vermont. Born in Connecticut, 1773. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1819-21, 1825-27 (3rd District 1819-21, 4th District 1825-27); Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1840. Died in 1856. Interment at Shelburne Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Cemetery
Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Chittenden (1730-1797) — of Vermont. Born January 6, 1730. Father-in-law of Matthew Lyon and Jonas Galusha; father of Martin Chittenden. Governor of Vermont, 1778-89, 1790-97; died in office 1797. Died August 25, 1797. Interment at Old Cemetery. Chittenden County, Vt. is named for him.
- See also Chittenden-Lyon family of Vermont
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Martin Chittenden (1763-1840) — of Williston, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Connecticut, March 12, 1763. Son of Thomas Chittenden; brother-in-law of Jonas Galusha. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S. Representative from Vermont 4th District, 1803-13; Governor of Vermont, 1813-15. Died September 5, 1840. Interment at Old Cemetery.
- See also Chittenden-Lyon family of Vermont
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
Winooski, Chittenden County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

John Picher (d. 1972) — of Winooski, Chittenden County, Vt. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1936. Died in 1972. Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Chittenden County

Politicians who were born in Chittenden County

Politicians who lived in Chittenden County

Politicians who died in Chittenden County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Chittenden County