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  Elnathan Benjamin Adams (1881-1946) — also known as Elnathan B. Adams — of Walworth County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in West Haven, Rutland County, Vt., May 21, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1908-10, 1914-16; Walworth County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Fall River County State's Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932, 1936 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Modern Woodmen of America; Kiwanis; American Bar Association. Died in South Dakota, May 1, 1946 (age 64 years, 345 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Benajah P. Adams and Emma S. (Benjamin) Adams; married, June 25, 1907, to Lillian Grace Hall.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Warren R. Austin 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. Republican. Lawyer; Franklin County State's Attorney, 1904-06; mayor of St. Albans, Vt., 1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1928 (speaker), 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944 (speaker); U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1931-46; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1947-53. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kappa Sigma; Rotary. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., December 25, 1962 (age 85 years, 43 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Chauncey Goodrich Austin and Anne Mathilda (Robinson) Austin; married, June 26, 1901, to Mildred Mary Lucas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Guy Winfred Bailey (b. 1876) — also known as Guy W. Bailey — of Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vt., May 7, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1904-08; secretary of state of Vermont, 1908-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1916. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association. President, University of Vermont. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Winthrop Bailey and Laura (Cahill) Bailey; married, December 22, 1904, to Mabel G. Brigham.
  Frank Elliott Barber Jr. (1912-1992) — also known as F. Elliott Barber — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., June 8, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1944; member of Vermont state senate from Windham County, 1947-48. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Died January 15, 1992 (age 79 years, 221 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank E. Barber and Elsie (Haskell) Barber; married, January 20, 1938, to Jeanne Freund; married, July 8, 1947, to Virginia Wells.
  Herbert Goodell Barber (1870-1947) — also known as Herbert G. Barber — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Wardsboro, Windham County, Vt., August 14, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Windham County State's Attorney, 1898-1900; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1908-10, 1935-37; member of Vermont Republican State Committee, 1910-14; member of Vermont state senate, 1912-14; Vermont state attorney general, 1915-19. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died October 5, 1947 (age 77 years, 52 days). Interment at Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Miller Barber and Lydia E. (Barnard) Barber; married, October 20, 1909, to Florence H. Whittier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Newton Barber (1903-1983) — of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., July 10, 1903. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Vermont state senate, 1945-46. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in September, 1983 (age 80 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Orion Metcalf Barber and Alice Mabel (Norton) Barber; married, September 10, 1932, to Marcia L. Stevens.
  Franklin Swift Billings Jr. (1922-2014) — also known as Franklin S. Billings, Jr. — of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., June 5, 1922. Lawyer; municipal judge in Vermont, 1955-62; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-66; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1963-66; superior court judge in Vermont, 1966-75; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1975-83; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1983-84; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1984-94; took senior status 1994. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Died March 9, 2014 (age 91 years, 277 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Swift Billings; married to Pauline R. Gillingham; grandnephew of Frederick H. Billings.
  Political family: Billings family of Woodstock, Vermont.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Samuel Howard Blackmer (1902-1951) — also known as Samuel H. Blackmer — of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., March 2, 1902. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1929-32; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1933-35; Bennington County State's Attorney, 1935-37; executive clerk (personal counsel) to Gov. George D. Aiken, 1937-38; superior court judge in Vermont, 1938-49; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1949-51; died in office 1951. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Rotary; Zeta Psi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died, of a heart attack, in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., December 25, 1951 (age 49 years, 298 days). Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Huling Blackmer and Fanny Laura (Abbott) Blackmer; married, July 18, 1925, to Katrina Roosevelt Schuyler.
  Ezra Brainerd Jr. (b. 1878) — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla.; Washington, D.C. Born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., August 26, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of Braggs; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1927-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Chi Psi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd; married, April 15, 1908, to Edith Maris Hubbard.
  Harrie Brigham Chase (1889-1969) — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Whitingham, Windham County, Vt., August 9, 1889. Lawyer; superior court judge in Vermont, 1919-27; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1927-29; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-54. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died November 17, 1969 (age 80 years, 100 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Sumner Chase and Carrie Emily (Brigham) Chase; married, March 7, 1912, to Mina Annis Gilman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Henry Cleary (b. 1887) — of Newport, Orleans County, Vt. Born in Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vt., November 17, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; banker; superior court judge in Vermont, 1934-48; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1948. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Cleary and Mary Louise (McArthur) Cleary; married, November 28, 1917, to Arlene Mary Decoteau.
  Deane Chandler Davis (1900-1990) — also known as Deane C. Davis — of Barre, Washington County, Vt.; Montpelier, Washington County, Vt. Born in East Barre, Barre town, Washington County, Vt., November 7, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; Washington County State's Attorney, 1926-28; superior court judge in Vermont, 1931-36; general counsel and vice-president, National Life Insurance Co.; director, People's National Bank of Barre, Vt.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1948, 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of Vermont, 1969-73; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons. Died in Berlin, Washington County, Vt., December 8, 1990 (age 90 years, 31 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Earl Russell Davis and Lois (Hillery) Davis; married, June 14, 1924, to Corinne Eastman; married 1952 to Marjorie Phyllis (Smith) Conzelman.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Samuel Fenton (1886-1940) — also known as Walter S. Fenton — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vt., July 12, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932; delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, from a coronary embolism, in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., July 12, 1940 (age 54 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry S. Fenton and Belle C. (Hudson) Fenton; married, December 28, 1910, to Marion S. Babbitt; second cousin thrice removed of William Matthew Fenton.
  Fred Tarbell Field (1876-1950) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., December 24, 1876. Lawyer; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1929-47; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1938-47. Baptist. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; American Historical Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., July 23, 1950 (age 73 years, 211 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederic Griswold Field and Anna Melanie (Tarbell) Field; married, October 11, 1922, to Gertrude Alice Montague; nephew of Walbridge Abner Field.
  Donald H. Hackel (b. 1925) — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 1, 1925. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1956; member of Vermont Democratic State Committee, 1961-67. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Myer Jacob Hackel and Rose (Milhender) Hackel; married, August 14, 1949, to Stella Bloomberg.
  Philip Henderson Hoff (1924-2018) — also known as Philip H. Hoff — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin County, Mass., June 29, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1970; member of Vermont state senate, 1983-88. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Eagles; Moose. Died, at The Residence at Shelburne Bay assisted living facility, in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., April 26, 2018 (age 93 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Olaf Hoff and Agnes (Henderson) Hoff; married 1948 to Joan Brower.
  Hoff Hall, at Castleton State University, Castleton, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Philip Hoff: Samuel B. Hand et al, Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State
  Edwin Winship Lawrence (b. 1881) — also known as Edwin W. Lawrence — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., March 27, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; general attorney, Rutland Railroad; member of Vermont state senate from Rutland County, 1923-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936 (member, Credentials Committee). Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Edwin Lawrence and Katherine C. (Phalen) Lawrence; married, October 10, 1904, to Florence Roby.
  James Patrick Leamy (b. 1892) — also known as James P. Leamy — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt.; West Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in West Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., January 16, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Vermont state attorney general, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Governor of Vermont, 1932, 1934; candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1938; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1940-49; trustee and secretary, Rutland Hospital. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Leamy and Catherine (Clark) Leamy; married, June 17, 1929, to Margaret Lalor.
  James Lowell Oakes (b. 1924) — also known as James L. Oakes — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., February 21, 1924. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960; member of Vermont state senate, 1961-64; Vermont state attorney general, 1967; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1970; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-92. Unitarian-Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Lowell Oakes ; married to Rosalyn M. Landon.
  Samuel Barrett Pettengill (1886-1974) — also known as Samuel B. Pettengill — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., January 19, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (13th District 1931-33, 3rd District 1933-39). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 20, 1974 (age 88 years, 60 days). Interment at Grafton Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel B. Pettengill and Sue (Clagett) Pettengill; married, June 1, 1912, to Josephine Harrison; nephew of William Horace Clagett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Edward John Phelps Edward John Phelps (1822-1900) — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., July 11, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1870; candidate for Governor of Vermont, 1880; law professor; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1885-89. Member, American Bar Association. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 9, 1900 (age 77 years, 241 days). Interment at Greenmount Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Frances (Shurtleff) Phelps and Samuel Shethar Phelps; married to Mary Haight.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Charles Poletti (1903-2002) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Barre, Washington County, Vt., July 2, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Italian ancestry. Member, Urban League; American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa. First American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of occupied Italy. Died in Marco Island, Collier County, Fla., August 7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36 days). Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Jean Knox Ellis.
  The Charles Poletti Power Plant (opened 1977, renamed for Poletti 1982, shut down 2010), in Astoria, Queens, New York, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Francis Radigan (1905-1975) — also known as Joseph F. Radigan — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., November 15, 1905. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1957-59; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1961-69. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; American Bar Association. Died in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., August 1, 1975 (age 69 years, 259 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Radigan and Mary C. (Ryan) Radigan; married 1945 to Florence Irene Sabourin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Paul Salmon (b. 1932) — also known as Thomas P. Salmon — of Rockingham, Windham County, Vt. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 19, 1932. Democrat. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1963; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1965; Governor of Vermont, 1973-77; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1976. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Jaycees; American Bar Association; Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Father of Thomas Salmon Jr..
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Elihu Barber Taft (1847-1929) — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Williston, Chittenden County, Vt., March 25, 1847. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state senate from Chittenden County, 1888-90. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1929 (age about 82 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Eleazer Taft and Ellen M. (Barber) Taft; married, April 1, 1875, to Lucia A. Johnson.
  Epitaph: "A Useful Man."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Martin Joseph Wade (1861-1931) — also known as Martin J. Wade — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., October 20, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 8th District, 1893-1903; law professor; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1903-05; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; member of Democratic National Committee from Iowa, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1915-31; died in office 1931. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 16, 1931 (age 69 years, 178 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Wade and Mary (Breen) Wade; married, April 4, 1888, to Mary Gertrude McGovern.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee); 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, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Zeno Sterry Waterman and Sarah W. (Robinson) Waterman; married, May 13, 1932, to Frances Chadbourne Knight; second cousin twice removed of William Harrison Waterman; second cousin four times removed of David Waterman and Luther Waterman; third cousin thrice removed of Elisha Waterman and Thomas Glasby Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman and Robert Whitney Waterman.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fiero-Waterman family of New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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