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Dairy Industry Politicians in Massachusetts

John Merrill Goodwin (b. 1857) — also known as John M. Goodwin — of Corinth, Orange County, Vt. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 9, 1857. Democrat. Butter maker; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Corinth, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.   James Lee (b. 1853) — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1853. Farmer; dairy business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1891-98. Burial location unknown.   Richard Walker Mallary (1929-2011) — also known as Richard W. Mallary — of Fairlee, Orange County, Vt.; Brookfield, Orange County, Vt. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., February 21, 1929. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1966-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1968; member of Vermont state senate, 1969-70; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1972-75; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1974. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Brookfield, Orange County, Vt., September 27, 2011 (age 82 years, 218 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Raymond DeWitt Mallary and Gertrude Slater (Robinson) Mallary; married, December 10, 1955, to Mary Harper Coxe.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Herbert L. Smith (b. 1867) — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., December 23, 1867. Republican. Dairy supply business; banker; mayor of Cortland, N.Y., 1905-06; postmaster at Cortland, N.Y., 1925-28. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Smith and Emily (Hall) Smith; married to Adeline Bennett.   Benjamin Harrison Swig (1893-1980) — also known as Benjamin H. Swig — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., November 17, 1893. Democrat. Chairman, Fairmont Hotel Co.; chairman, Western Dairy Products, Inc.; president, Security Title Insurance Co., Benefit Standard Life Insurance Co., Beneficial Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee. Died in 1980 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Harrison   Relatives: Son of Simon Swig and Fannie (Levy) Swig; married, December 24, 1916, to Mae Aronovitz.

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