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Proctor family of Proctor, 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. 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; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1896. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1908 (age 76 years, 277 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.

		Relatives: Father of Fletcher Dutton Proctor and Redfield Proctor Jr.; grandfather of Mortimer Robinson Proctor.
		Political family: Proctor family of Proctor, Vermont.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — 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. Republican. Vermont secretary of civil and military affairs, 1886-88; 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 (age 50 years, 324 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Redfield Proctor; brother of Redfield Proctor Jr.; father of Mortimer Robinson Proctor.
		Political family: Proctor family of Proctor, Vermont.
		See also National Governors Association biography

Redfield Proctor Jr. (1879-1957) — of Proctor, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Proctor, Rutland County, Vt., April 13, 1879. 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 (age 77 years, 298 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.

		Relatives: Son of Redfield Proctor; brother of Fletcher Dutton Proctor; uncle of Mortimer Robinson Proctor.
		Political family: Proctor family of Proctor, Vermont.
		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. 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 (Honorary Vice-President; delegation chair; speaker); candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont. Member, Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Psi Upsilon; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons. Died April 28, 1968 (age 78 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Fletcher Dutton Proctor and Minnie Euretta (Robinson) Proctor; married, November 14, 1942, to Lillian Washburn Bryan; nephew of Redfield Proctor Jr.; grandson of Redfield Proctor.
		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. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1952. Female. Died in 1961. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Married, November 14, 1942, to Mortimer Robinson Proctor.
		Political family: Proctor family of Proctor, Vermont.

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