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Alson Edward Abernethy (1900-1969) —
also known as Alson E. Abernethy —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Bristol, Addison
County, Vt., December
4, 1900.
Investment banker; mayor
of Pasadena, Calif., 1952-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Died in November, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Elmer Ellsworth Adams (1861-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Adams —
of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., December
31, 1861.
Newspaper
editor; banker; milling
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1905-10, 1915-16, 1919-20
(District 59 1905-10, District 50 1915-16, 1919-20); member of Minnesota
state senate 50th District, 1931-34, 1939-42; defeated, 1934.
Died in Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 24,
1950 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Minn.
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Francis D. Adams (1838-1899) —
of Groton, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., February
21, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; member of South
Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1893-94.
Died January
17, 1899 (age 60 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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John Lement Bacon (b. 1862) —
also known as John L. Bacon —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.; White River Junction, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., June 18,
1862.
Republican. Banker; Orange
County Treasurer, 1884-85; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892, 1908; Vermont
state treasurer, 1898-1906.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Bacon and Sarah Persis (Morey) Bacon; married 1888 to Lizzie
Davis. |
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Joel Clarke Baker (1838-1904) —
also known as Joel C. Baker —
of Danby, Rutland
County, Vt.; Wallingford, Rutland
County, Vt.; Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Danby, Rutland
County, Vt., April
16, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; director, Rutland National Bank; director, Rutland
Street
Railway Company; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Died in Rutland
County, Vt., 1904
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Homer Griswold Barber (1830-1909) —
also known as Homer G. Barber —
of Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., November
25, 1830.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
banker; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1871-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., March
15, 1909 (age 78 years, 110
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
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Cassius C. Bennett (b. 1856) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont, February
4, 1856.
Republican. Banker; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1895-96, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. H. Bingham (1813-1894) —
of Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Fletcher, Franklin
County, Vt., April
15, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lamoille
County State's Attorney; delegate
to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1870; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1870; director, Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, Waterbury National Bank, National Life
Insurance Company, Montpelier and Wells River Railroad,
and Central Vermont Railroad;
director of the Vermont State Prison and House of Correction, 1878;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Died in Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt., October
12, 1894 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Interment at Old Yard Cemetery, Stowe, Vt.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd; married, April
15, 1908, to Edith Maris Hubbard. |
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Elbert Sidney Brigham (1877-1962) —
also known as Elbert S. Brigham —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., October
19, 1877.
Republican. Banker; insurance
executive; Vermont commissioner of agriculture, 1913-24; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1925-31; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., July 5,
1962 (age 84 years, 259
days).
Interment at St.
Albans Bay Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
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James W. Brock (b. 1839) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., May 11,
1839.
Republican. Banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1884; member of Vermont
state senate, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Brock and Mary Louisa (Kain) Brock; married, September
19, 1898, to Dorothea L. Muhleib. |
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James Barrett Brown (b. 1885) —
also known as James B. Brown —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt., March 3,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel, Massachusetts Bankers Association; special
counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad;
vice-president, First National Bank of Reading; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twentieth Middlesex District,
1921-24; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Addison Brown and Flora (Pierce) Brown; married, July 30,
1913, to Grace Donaldson. |
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Don O. Butterfield (b. 1875) —
of Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., March
19, 1875.
Republican. Banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wilmington, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Cabana Jr. (b. 1865) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., February
9, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Cabana and Edmire (Rainville) Cabana; married, June 2,
1886, to Isabelle Josephine Pilliard. |
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Edward A. Cahoon (1862-1934) —
of Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
20, 1862.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Mexico Territory, 1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1912,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Died December
23, 1934 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Roswell, N.M.
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Thomas H. Cave (b. 1870) —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Berlin, Washington
County, Vt., July 16,
1870.
Republican. Banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Barre city, 1910; Vermont
state treasurer, 1923-43.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Mason D. Chatterton (1835-1903) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt., August
3, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1864-69; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1872-73; Ingham
County Probate Judge, 1873-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Farmers' Bank, 1886-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
27, 1903 (age 68 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Augustine Clarke (c.1780-1841) —
of Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt.; Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Richmond, Berkshire
County, Mass., about 1780.
Lawyer;
banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1824, 1828, 1830, 1832; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Vermont; Vermont
state treasurer, 1833-37.
Member, American
Anti-Slavery Society.
Died in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., June 17,
1841 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Elm Street Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cleary and Mary Louise (McArthur) Cleary; married, November
28, 1917, to Arlene Mary Decoteau. |
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Percival Wood Clement (1846-1927) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 7,
1846.
Republican. Partner, Clement and Sons, marble
quarries; president, Rutland Railroad;
president, Bristol Railroad;
director, Clement National Bank; newspaper
publisher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892-93; mayor
of Rutland, Vt., 1897-99, 1911-12; member of Vermont
state senate, 1900-02, 1911-12; Governor of
Vermont, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1924.
Died January
9, 1927 (age 80 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Henry Clay Cleveland (b. 1842) —
of Coventry, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Coventry, Orleans
County, Vt., October
15, 1842.
Republican. Farmer;
secretary, Passumpsic Railroad
Company; director, National Bank of Newport; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1888; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1890.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Henry
Clay |
| | | Relatives: Son of Elijah Cleveland and
Mary Ann (Bartlett) Cleveland; married 1864 to
Rosette Daley; married 1889 to Mary
Jane Greenwood. |
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Herbert C. Comings (b. 1863) —
of Richford, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., November
17, 1863.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Vermont, 1904,
1924
(alternate); U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1914-23; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Vermont; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1926; member of Vermont
state senate, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Comings and Betsey (Hammond) Comings; married to May
Bowen; father of Herbert
Bowen Comings. |
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Charles H. Cutting (1850-1940) —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Lower Waterford, Waterford, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
13, 1850.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912.
Died in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 7,
1940 (age 89 years, 237
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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Porter Hinman Dale (1867-1933) —
also known as Porter H. Dale —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., March 1,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; lumber
business; member of Vermont
state senate, 1910-12; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1915-23; resigned 1923;
U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1923-33; died in office 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Westmore, Orleans
County, Vt., October
6, 1933 (age 66 years, 219
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt.
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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.
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Edward A. Davis (b. 1865) —
of Bethel, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., June 18,
1865.
Republican. Banker; Vermont Fish and Game Commissioner,
1901-04; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1904-06; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Davis and Laura Davis. |
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John Deere (1804-1886) —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1804.
Blacksmith;
inventor
of the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere &
Company, manufacturers of farm
implements; president, National Bank of Moline; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1873-75.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 17,
1886 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue at John
Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.
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Frank Austin DeWitt (b. 1864) —
also known as Frank A. DeWitt —
of Newfane, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, February
9, 1864.
Republican. Treasurer, Windham County Savings Bank; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Newfane, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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William Paul Dillingham (1843-1923) —
also known as William P. Dillingham —
of Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., December
12, 1843.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1867, 1874-76; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1872-74; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1876, 1884; member
of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1878-80; Governor of
Vermont, 1888-90; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1900-23; died in office 1923; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1904,
1908.
Methodist.
Died in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., July 12,
1923 (age 79 years, 212
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Waterbury, Vt.
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William H. DuBois (b. 1835) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; West Randolph, Randolph, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., March
24, 1835.
Republican. Banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Randolph, 1876; Vermont
state treasurer, 1882-90.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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William Wade Dudley (b. 1842) —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Weathersfield Bow, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., August
27, 1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and lost his
right leg; Wayne
County Clerk of Courts, 1866-74; milling
business; lawyer;
banker; U.S. Marshal, District of Indiana, 1879-81; U.S.
Commissioner of Pensions, 1881-85; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1864 to
Theresa Fiske. |
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Curtis Stanton Emery (b. 1861) —
also known as Curtis S. Emery —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.; Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., November
6, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Orange
County Commissioner, 1885-88; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Chelsea, 1888; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Maxwell Evarts (1862-1913) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born November
15, 1862.
Lawyer;
counsel for the Union Pacific and other railroads;
banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1906.
Member, Skull
and Bones.
Died October
7, 1913 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Interment at Ascutney
Cemetery, Windsor, Vt.
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Henry Francis Field (b. 1843) —
also known as Henry F. Field —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., October
8, 1843.
Republican. Banker; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1884; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Rutland, 1888; Vermont
state treasurer, 1890-98.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Field and Minerva (Davenport) Field; married 1865 to Annie
L. Howe. |
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Henry Noah Fisher (b. 1842) —
also known as Henry N. Fisher —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Barton, Orleans
County, Vt., June 5,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer;
president, American Watch Tool Co.; vice-president, Waltham National
Bank; trustee, Waltham Savings Bank; mayor
of Waltham, Mass., 1887-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Augustus Fletcher (1835-1907) —
also known as Albert A. Fletcher —
of Bridport, Addison
County, Vt.; Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., August
17, 1835.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1871-72; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1882-84.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., October
2, 1907 (age 72 years, 46
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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Truman Chittenden Fletcher (b. 1845) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
27, 1845.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1884;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from St. Johnsbury, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Abram William Foote (1862-1941) —
also known as Abram W. Foote —
of Cornwall, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Cornwall, Addison
County, Vt., October
24, 1862.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; insurance
business; telephone
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1900-01, 1915-16, 1931-33; member
of Vermont
state senate, 1917-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1921-23; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., May 14,
1941 (age 78 years, 202
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, West Cornwall, Cornwall, Vt.
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Eugene Noble Foss (1858-1939) —
also known as Eugene N. Foss —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in West Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., September
24, 1858.
Democrat. Owner of cotton
mills and iron and steel
works; active in banking and railroads;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1910-11;
defeated, 1902 (Republican, 11th District), 1904 (Republican, 11th
District); resigned 1911; defeated, 1925 (5th District); Governor of
Massachusetts, 1911-14; defeated (Independent), 1913; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1912.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Phi.
Died September
13, 1939 (age 80 years, 354
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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John Gilman Foster (1859-1931) —
also known as John G. Foster —
of Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., March 9,
1859.
Lawyer;
banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892-94; U.S. Consul General in
Halifax, 1897-1903; Ottawa, 1903-27.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., January
6, 1931 (age 71 years, 303
days).
Interment at Derby Line Cemetery, Derby Line, Derby, Vt.
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Albert Y. Gray (b. 1844) —
of Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Middletown (now Middletown Springs), Rutland
County, Vt., July 22,
1844.
Republican. Threshing
machine manufacturer; vice-president, Gray National Bank;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middletown Springs, 1876;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (1821-1891) —
also known as Josiah B. Grinnell —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in New Haven, Addison
County, Vt., December
22, 1821.
Republican. Pastor;
abolitionist; member of Iowa
state senate, 1856-60; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1863-67; director, Rock
Island Railroad;
receiver, Iowa Central Railroad;
president, First National Bank of Grinnell.
Congregationalist.
He claimed to be the original recipient of Horace
Greeley's famous advice to "Go West, young man.".
Died, from a throat
ailment and asthma,
in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, March
31, 1891 (age 69 years, 99
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Grinnell, Iowa.
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Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877) —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., April
20, 1808.
Republican. Banker; manufacturer;
mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (21st District 1851-53,
22nd District 1853-55); candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 20,
1877 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Henry Clay Ide (1844-1921) —
also known as Henry C. Ide —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
18, 1844.
Republican. Milling
business; merchant;
banker; lawyer; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1882-85; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1888;
chief justice of Samoa, 1893-97; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1905-06; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1909-13.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 12,
1921 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Joseph Blaine Johnson (1893-1986) —
also known as Joseph B. Johnson —
of Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Helsingborg, Sweden,
August
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; mechanical
engineer; bank director; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1945-46; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1947-50; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1951-54; Governor of
Vermont, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., October
25, 1986 (age 93 years, 57
days).
Interment at Summer
Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Vt.
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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, Newbury, Vt.
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Cyrus Langworthy (1791-1874) —
of Ohio; Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., November
13, 1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1842; owner of
carding mills; banker.
Died in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., January
16, 1874 (age 82 years, 64
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.
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Benjamin F. Lincoln (b. 1831) —
of Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Wareham, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
4, 1831.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; director, Lyndon National Bank; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lyndon, 1876-78, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Manahan (b. 1897) —
also known as James E. Manahan —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt., December
14, 1897.
Democrat. Banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1939-44; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1945-51; mayor
of St. Albans, Vt., 1946; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Vermont, 1956.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Zophar Mack Mansur (1843-1914) —
also known as Zophar M. Mansur —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Morgan, Orleans
County, Vt., November
23, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lost his
right arm in the battle of Opequon Creek, Virginia; lawyer; postmaster;
lumber
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1886; member of Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1888; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1894-96; director and president, Derby Line
National Bank.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., March
12, 1914 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Mansur and Jane (Morse) Mansur; married 1867 to Ellen
L. Newhill. |
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Minos McRobert (1804-1884) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., February
14, 1804.
Democrat. Physician;
druggist;
Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1838-40; banker; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1865-66, 1871-72; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1880.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., October
5, 1884 (age 80 years, 234
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William McRobert and Lydia (Safford) McRobert; married 1833 to Lydia
Ladue; married 1841 to Nancy
Abbott. |
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John Abner Mead (1841-1920) —
also known as John A. Mead —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., April
20, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
president, Baxter National Bank; director, Rutland Railroad;
president, Howe Scale Co.; president, John A. Mead Manufacturing
Co.; member of Vermont
state senate, 1892-93; mayor
of Rutland, Vt., 1893-94; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1906; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1908-10; Governor of
Vermont, 1910-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., January
12, 1920 (age 78 years, 267
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) —
also known as Levi P. Morton —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., May 16,
1824.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; banker; financier;
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1879-81; defeated,
1876; U.S. Minister to France, 1881-85; Vice
President of the United States, 1889-93; Governor of
New York, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1896.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 16,
1920 (age 96 years, 0
days).
Interment at Rhinebeck
Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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Daniel Needham (1822-1895) —
of Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., May 24,
1822.
Lawyer;
farmer;
aide (with rank of Colonel) to Gov. George
S. Boutwell, 1851-53; Massachusetts
Democratic state chair, 1853; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1854; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1857-58; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1859-61; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1866-67; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1868-69; director, Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Co.; trustee, John Hancock Life
Insurance Co.; director, Peterborough and Shirley Railroad.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Humane
Society.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
20, 1895 (age 72 years, 272
days).
Interment at Groton
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of James Needham and Lydia (Breed) Needham; married, July 17,
1842, to Caroline A. Hall; married, October
7, 1880, to Ellen Mary Brigham. |
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Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee (1834-1924) —
also known as Ebenezer J. Ormsbee —
of Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., June 8,
1834.
Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Rutland
County State's Attorney, 1870-74; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1872-73; member of Vermont
state senate, 1878-79; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1884-86; Governor of
Vermont, 1886-88; president, Brandon National Bank; U.S.
Land Commissioner in Samoa, 1891-93.
Died in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., April 3,
1924 (age 89 years, 300
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Vt.
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Carroll Smalley Page (1843-1925) —
also known as Carroll S. Page —
of Hyde Park, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Westfield, Orleans
County, Vt., January
10, 1843.
Republican. Dealer in green calf-skins; banker; Lamoille
County Treasurer, 1866-72; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hyde Park, 1869-70; member of
Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1872-90; member of Vermont
state senate from Lamoille County, 1874-76; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1880,
1912;
Vermont
Republican state chair, 1887-90; Governor of
Vermont, 1890-92; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1908-23.
Congregationalist.
Died December
3, 1925 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Hyde
Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Vt.
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John Boardman Page (1826-1885) —
also known as John B. Page —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
25, 1826.
Republican. Banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1852-54; Vermont
state treasurer, 1860-66; Governor of
Vermont, 1867-69.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., October
24, 1885 (age 59 years, 241
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Frank Charles Partridge (1861-1943) —
also known as Frank C. Partridge —
of Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in East Middlebury, Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., May 7,
1861.
Republican. President, Vermont Marble
Co.; president, Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad;
director and president, Proctor Trust Co.; director, National
Life Insurance
Co. of Vermont; director, Rutland Railroad
Co.; Solicitor, U.S. Department of State, 1890-93; U.S. Minister to
Venezuela, 1893-94; U.S. Consul General in Tangier, 1897-98; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898-1900; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1930-31.
Died in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., March 2,
1943 (age 81 years, 299
days).
Interment at Proctor
Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.
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James Hamilton Peabody (1852-1917) —
also known as James H. Peabody —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Topsham, Orange
County, Vt., August
21, 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
Fremont
County Clerk, 1885-89; president, First National Bank;
president, Electric
Light Company of Canon City; mayor of Canon City; Governor of
Colorado, 1903-05, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died November
23, 1917 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
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Henry E. Perkins —
of Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont.
Republican. Banker; mayor of Sturgis, S.D.; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1903-04, 1907-08, 1911-12 (40th District
1903-04, 1907-08, 41st District 1911-12).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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C. F. Porter (b. 1861) —
of Wilmot, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Haven, Addison
County, Vt., October
24, 1861.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Charles Newton Prouty (1842-1916) —
of Spencer, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Spencer, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1842.
Republican. Boot and shoe
manufacturer; director, Spencer National Bank; member of
Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1906-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., January
18, 1916 (age 73 years, 104
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, Mass.
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Leslie Mortier Shaw (1848-1932) —
also known as Leslie M. Shaw —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., November
2, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Governor of
Iowa, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1902-07; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1932 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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Charles Manley Smith (1868-1937) —
also known as Charles M. Smith —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August
3, 1868.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1927; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1933-35; Governor of
Vermont, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August
12, 1937 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Philip B. Stewart (1865-1957) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Vermont, 1865.
Republican. Banker; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1915-16; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1915-16; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1957
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) —
also known as William H. H. Stowell —
of Burkeville, Nottoway
County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in West Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron and
Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth,
1889-1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April
27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Samuel Strong (1762-1832) —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 17,
1762.
Farmer;
sawmill
owner; Addison
County Sheriff, 1787-89; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1804-05; served in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1816; banker.
Died in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., December
5, 1832 (age 70 years, 141
days).
Interment at Vergennes Burying Ground, Vergennes, Vt.
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John Scott Sweeney (1851-1924) —
also known as John S. Sweeney —
of East Charleston, Charleston, Orleans
County, Vt.; Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Hatley, Quebec,
January
23, 1851.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Charleston, 1888; real estate
business; banker.
Died, from cellulitis
and gangrene
of the left foot, in Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., April
14, 1924 (age 73 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Sweeney and Mary (Jenness) Sweeney. |
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Abner Bailey White Tenney (1795-1873) —
also known as Abner B. W. Tenney —
of Newbury, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., June 10,
1795.
Whig. Banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-41, 1849-50, 1856;
member of Vermont
state senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Vermont, 1839; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Died, from heart
failure, September
13, 1873 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) —
also known as Ebenezer W. Walbridge —
of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
28, 1779.
Lawyer;
banker; paper mill
business; village
president of Lansingburgh, New York, 1809-10, 1838; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March
23, 1856 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Troy
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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William Franklin Walker (b. 1865) —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., January
24, 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; banker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1898; member of Vermont
state senate, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin William Walker and Elvira A. (Sherman) Walker; married,
August
15, 1889, to Emma S. Jones. |
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William Wells (b. 1837) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., December
14, 1837.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1865-66; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1872-85; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1886; president, Burlington
Savings Bank; director, Rutland Railroad
Company; director, Burlington Gas-Light
Company.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Lyman Williamson (b. 1882) —
also known as Harold L. Williamson —
of Bristol, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Huntington, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
9, 1882.
Republican. Physician;
bank president; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1945-47.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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