The Political Graveyard: Orange County, Vt.

Roswell Farnham (1827-1903) — of Bradford, Orange County, Vt. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 23, 1827. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Vermont state senate, 1869-70; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; Governor of Vermont, 1880-82. Died in Bradford, Orange County, Vt., January 5, 1903 (age 75 years, 166 days). Interment at Bradford Town Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Roswell Farnham (1792-1860) and Nancy (Bixby) Farnham; married, December 25, 1849, to Mary Elizabeth Johnson.
		See also National Governors Association biography

Highland Cemetery
Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Frank Ray Keyser Jr. (1927-2015) — also known as F. Ray Keyser, Jr. — of Chelsea, Orange County, Vt. Born in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., August 17, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1955-60; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1959-60; Governor of Vermont, 1961-63; defeated, 1962. Member, Delta Upsilon. Died in Brandon, Rutland County, Vt., March 7, 2015 (age 87 years, 202 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Ellen (Larkin) Keyser and Frank Ray Keyser Sr.; married, July 15, 1950, to Joan F. Friedgen; married 2005 to Mary Lou Underhill.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

Frank Ray Keyser Sr. (1898-2001) — also known as F. Ray Keyser, Sr. — of Chelsea, Orange County, Vt. Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., September 29, 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1937-39; superior court judge in Vermont, 1956-64; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1964-75. Died, in Eden Park Nursing Home, Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., March 7, 2001 (age 102 years, 159 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.

Relatives: Father of Frank Ray Keyser Jr..

Old Cemetery
Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Daniel Buck (1753-1816) — of Thetford, Orange County, Vt.; Norwich, Windsor County, Vt.; Chelsea, Orange County, Vt. Born in Hebron, Tolland County, Conn., November 9, 1753. Lawyer; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1791; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1793-94, 1806-07; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1795-97; Vermont state attorney general, 1802-03. Died in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., August 16, 1816 (age 62 years, 281 days). Interment at Old Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Daniel Azro Ashley Buck.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

East Corinth Cemetery
East Corinth, Corinth, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Robert Beck White (1893-1967) — also known as Robert B. White — of Plainville, Hartford County, Conn.; East Corinth, Corinth, Orange County, Vt. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., August 14, 1893. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Plainville; elected 1926, 1928, 1930. Died, from cancer of esophagus, in Barre City Hospital, Barre, Washington County, Vt., November 25, 1967 (age 74 years, 103 days). Interment at East Corinth Cemetery.

Relatives: Son of Fred C. White and Hannah Belle (Reese) White.

Oxbow Cemetery
Newbury, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Henry Wilder Keyes (1863-1938) — also known as Henry W. Keyes — of Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Newbury, Orange County, Vt., May 23, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; banker; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-95, 1915-17; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1903-04; Governor of New Hampshire, 1917-19; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1919-37. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons. Died in North Haverhill, Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., June 19, 1938 (age 75 years, 27 days). Interment at Oxbow Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Keyes and Emma Frances (Pierce) Keyes; married, June 8, 1904, to Frances Parkinson Wheeler.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography

Orange Center Cemetery
Orange, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Edna Louisa Beard (1877-1928) — also known as Edna L. Beard — of Orange, Orange County, Vt. Born in Chenoa, McLean County, Ill., July 25, 1877. School teacher; superintendent of schools; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Vermont state senate from Orange County, 1923-24. Female. Congregationalist. First woman member of the Vermont legislature. Died in Orange, Orange County, Vt., September 18, 1928 (age 51 years, 55 days). Interment at Orange Center Cemetery.

		Relatives: Daughter of Royal Edson Beard and Flora (Curtiss) Beard.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

South View Cemetery
Randolph, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:
	John C. Sherburne (b. 1883) — of Randolph, Orange County, Vt. Born in Pomfret, Windsor County, Vt., August 31, 1883. Republican. Member of Vermont state senate from Orange County, 1921; Vermont secretary of civil and military affairs, 1923-25; resigned 1925. Congregationalist. Interment at South View Cemetery.

Old Cemetery
Randolph Center, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont

Randolph Center Cemetery
Randolph Center, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Dudley Chase (1771-1846) — of Randolph, Orange County, Vt. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H., December 30, 1771. Member of Vermont state legislature, 1810; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1813-19, 1825-31; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1817-20. Died in Randolph Center, Randolph, Orange County, Vt., February 23, 1846 (age 74 years, 55 days). Interment at Randolph Center Cemetery.

		Relatives: Uncle of Salmon Portland Chase and Dudley Chase Denison.
		Political family: Chase family of Vermont (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

William Hebard (1800-1875) — of Chelsea, Orange County, Vt. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., November 29, 1800. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1835, 1840-42, 1858-59, 1864-65, 1872; member of Vermont state senate, 1836-38; probate judge in Vermont, 1838-41; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1842-44; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1860. Died in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., October 20, 1875 (age 74 years, 325 days). Interment at Randolph Center Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Diah Hebard and Zerviah Hebard.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Nelson Luther Boyden (1836-1923) — also known as Nelson L. Boyden — of Randolph, Orange County, Vt. Born in Barnard, Windsor County, Vt., July 19, 1836. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; Orange County State's Attorney, 1871-72, 1875-76; member of Vermont state senate from Orange County, 1882; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Randolph, 1888. Congregationalist. Died in Randolph, Orange County, Vt., February 14, 1923 (age 86 years, 210 days). Interment at Randolph Center Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Luther Boyden and Hannah (Goff) Boyden; married 1865 to Eleanor Angene Carpenter.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Victor Ira Spear (1852-1930) — also known as Victor I. Spear — of Braintree, Orange County, Vt. Born in Braintree, Orange County, Vt., September 20, 1852. Republican. Farmer; sheep breeder; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Braintree, 1880; member of Vermont state senate from Orange County, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1896 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Died in Randolph, Orange County, Vt., July 13, 1930 (age 77 years, 296 days). Interment at Randolph Center Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Bailey Frye Adams (1825-1894) — also known as Bailey F. Adams — of Randolph, Orange County, Vt. Born in Brookfield, Orange County, Vt., April 11, 1825. Republican. Dairy farmer; horse breeder; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Randolph, 1874; Orange County Assistant Judge, 1888-90. Died in Randolph, Orange County, Vt., July 27, 1894 (age 69 years, 107 days). Interment at Randolph Center Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Luther Adams and Lydia (Read) Adams; married, May 1, 1855, to Lucinda Smith Bullard; second cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine; third cousin of Edward Green Bradford; third cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland and Edward Green Bradford II; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Adams, John Adams, Ephraim Safford, Isaiah Kidder, Edward Green Bradford Jr. and Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Belin du Pont Jr., Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; fourth cousin of Ira Chandler Backus, Joshua Perkins, Henry Sabin and Lee Randall Sanborn; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Allen, Joshua Coit, John Quincy Adams, Augustus Seymour Porter, Jonathan Usher, Samuel Lathrop, Peter Buell Porter, Charles Stetson, James Safford, Luther Kidder, Isaiah Stetson, James L. Sanborn and Carl Edgar Mapes.
		Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)

Strafford Cemetery
Strafford, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Justin Smith Morrill (1810-1898) — also known as Justin S. Morrill — of Strafford, Orange County, Vt. Born in Strafford, Orange County, Vt., April 14, 1810. Republican. Merchant; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1855-67; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1867-98; died in office 1898. Congregationalist. Died in Washington, D.C., December 28, 1898 (age 88 years, 258 days). Entombed at Strafford Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Morrill and Mary 'Polly' (Hunt) Morrill; married to Ruth Swan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Portus Baxter (1806-1868) — of Vermont. Born in Brownington, Orleans County, Vt., December 4, 1806. Merchant; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; U.S. Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1861-67. Died in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1868 (age 61 years, 91 days). Interment at Strafford Cemetery.

		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
		Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)

Evergreen Cemetery
South Strafford, Strafford, Orange County, Vermont
Founded 1914
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

John Lockland Barrett (1847-1932) — also known as John L. Barrett — of South Strafford, Strafford, Orange County, Vt. Born in Strafford, Orange County, Vt., December 3, 1847. Republican. Miller; flour and grain business; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Strafford, 1888. Free Will Baptist. Died October 18, 1932 (age 84 years, 320 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Hattie J. Powers.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

West Fairlee Center Cemetery
West Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Nathaniel Niles (1741-1828) — of West Fairlee, Orange County, Vt. Born in South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., April 3, 1741. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1784, 1812-15; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1784-87; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1791, 1814; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1791-95; member of Vermont state senate, 1800-03; member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1803-09; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont. Died in Fairlee, Orange County, Vt., October 31, 1828 (age 87 years, 211 days). Interment at West Fairlee Center Cemetery.

Old Williamstown Cemetery
Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Elijah Paine (1757-1842) — of Williamstown, Orange County, Vt. Born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., January 21, 1757. Member of Vermont state legislature, 1780; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1791-93; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1795-1801. Died in Williamstown, Orange County, Vt., April 28, 1842 (age 85 years, 97 days). Interment at Old Williamstown Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Charles Paine.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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