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George Birch Abbott (1850-1908) —
also known as George B. Abbott —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., September
27, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kings
County Surrogate, 1889-1901; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-08; died in office 1908.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Phi; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, from "blood poisoning" (infection),
and pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
10, 1908 (age 57 years, 136
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Abbott and Diancy (Pickering) Abbott; married,
November
20, 1878, to Eva Topping Reeve. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily
Eagle, February 10, 1908 |
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Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) —
also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No
Man"; "The Great Stone Face" —
of Lincoln, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt., January
8, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1952
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,
1948; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to
resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted
gifts, including a vicuna
coat, from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from
federal agencies.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Grange;
Elks; Society
of Colonial Wars; Foresters.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
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Alfred Elisha Ames (1814-1874) —
also known as Alfred E. Ames —
of Winnebago
County, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
13, 1814.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Illinois
state senate 24th District, 1849-50; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853;
postmaster at Minneapolis,
Minn., 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
23, 1874 (age 59 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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David Verner Anderson —
also known as David V. Anderson —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1940-.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) —
also known as Chester A. Arthur; Chester Abell Arthur;
"The Gentleman Boss"; "His
Accidency"; "Elegant Arthur"; "Our
Chet"; "Dude President" —
of New York.
Born in Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt., October
5, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1870-78; New York
Republican state chair, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1880;
Vice
President of the United States, 1881; President
of the United States, 1881-85; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1884.
Episcopalian. Member, Loyal
Legion; Psi
Upsilon; Union
League.
Died, of Bright's
disease and a cerebral
hemorrhage, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1886 (age 57 years, 44
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue at Madison
Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Arthur and Malvina (Stone) Arthur; married, October
25, 1859, to Ellen Lewis "Nell" Herndon; fourth cousin once
removed of Benjamin
Franklin Flanders and Cassius
Montgomery Clay Twitchell. |
| | | Political families: Eastman
family; Flanders
family of Vermont; Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders
family of New Hampshire; Fairbanks-Adams
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Arthur County,
Neb. is named for him. |
| | | The village
of Arthur,
Nebraska, is named for
him. — The village
of Chester,
Nebraska, is named for
him. — Lake
Arthur, in Polk
County, Minnesota, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Chester
A. Heitman
— Chester
Arthur Pike
— Chester
A. Johnson
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Chester A. Arthur: Thomas
C. Reeves, Gentleman
Boss : The Life of Chester Alan Arthur — Justus D.
Doenecke, The
Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.
Arthur — George Frederick Howe, Chester
A. Arthur, A Quarter-Century of Machine Politics —
Zachary Karabell, Chester
Alan Arthur — Paul Joseph, Chester
Arthur (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Consuelo Northrop Bailey (1899-1976) —
also known as Consuelo N. Bailey; Consuelo Bentina
Northrop —
of South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt., October
10, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; Chittenden
County State's Attorney, 1927-30; member of Vermont
state senate, 1931-33; member of Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1944;
member, Platform Committee, 1944;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1948;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1951-53; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1955-57; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Vermont.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Zonta; Grange.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., September
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sheldon
Cemetery, Sheldon, Vt.
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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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George Lewis Balcom (1819-1900) —
also known as George L. Balcom —
of Cavendish, Windsor
County, Vt.; Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Sudbury, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
9, 1819.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1855-57; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1883-84; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1889-90.
Episcopalian.
Died in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., May 13,
1900 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment somewhere
in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Henry Ballard (b. 1839) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., April
20, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1878-79; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1884
(chair, Credentials
Committee); member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1888-89.
Episcopalian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeffrey B. Ballard and Amelia (Thompson) Ballard; married, December
15, 1863, to Annie J. Scott. |
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Julius Solon Barber (1824-1908) —
also known as Julius S. Barber —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., April 6,
1824.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1867-68; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1873-82.
Episcopalian.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
18, 1908 (age 83 years, 287
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Barber and Cynthia (Dyer) Barber; married 1854 to
Emeline (Chalmers) Baker. |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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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.
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Nathan Barlow (1785-1854) —
of Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1785.
Whig. Merchant;
farmer;
Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848.
Episcopalian.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., 1854
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Edmund Hatch Bennett (1824-1898) —
also known as Edmund H. Bennett —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., April 6,
1824.
Lawyer;
probate judge in Massachusetts, 1858-63; mayor
of Taunton, Mass., 1865-67; resigned 1867; law
professor.
Episcopalian.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
2, 1898 (age 73 years, 271
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
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Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935) —
also known as Franklin S. Billings —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., May 11,
1862.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1910-12, 1921-23;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1921-23; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1923-25; Governor of
Vermont, 1925-27; delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Joseph Carbino's repair
shop, Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., January
16, 1935 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Huling Blackmer and Fanny Laura (Abbott) Blackmer; married,
July
18, 1925, to Katrina Roosevelt Schuyler. |
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George Briggs (b. 1844) —
of Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., April
26, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brandon, 1880; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Howard Bryant (1877-1945) —
also known as Frederick H. Bryant —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Addison
County, Vt., July 25,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1927; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1927-45;
died in office 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died September
4, 1945 (age 68 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lester A. Bryant and Mary A. (Delphy) Bryant; married, October
22, 1907, to Florence B. Boyce. |
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Carroll W. Casto (1925-1995) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
26, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64;
appointed 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; Rotary.
Died December
9, 1995 (age 70 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Newman Keyes Chaffee (b. 1868) —
also known as Newman K. Chaffee —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 4,
1868.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Rutland city, 1910; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry C. Chipman (1784-1867) —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., July 25,
1784.
Whig. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; newspaper
editor; justice of
Michigan territorial supreme court, 1827-32; Wayne
County Criminal Court Judge, 1841-43.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 31,
1867 (age 82 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Lemuel Chipman (1754-1831) —
of Pawlet, Rutland
County, Vt.; Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 25,
1754.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; member of New York
state assembly, 1796-97, 1800-01 (Ontario County 1796-97, Ontario
and Steuben counties 1800-01); member of New York
state senate Western District, 1801-05; member of New York
council of appointment, 1802.
Episcopalian.
Died in Richmond, Ontario
County, N.Y., April
28, 1831 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at West
Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Edwin Buxton Clift (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin B. Clift —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt., May 25,
1868.
Democrat. Physician;
candidate for Vermont
state house of representatives, 1902; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1906; candidate for Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1922.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Delta
Upsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Crocker Josiah Clift and Mary Jane (Buxton) Clift; married, September
20, 1890, to Louise H. Edgerton. |
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John W. Cramton (b. 1826) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., November
10, 1826.
Republican. Manufacturer;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Ira Walton Drew (1878-1972) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
31, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; osteopath;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1937-39.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1972 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Whitemarsh
Memorial Park, Ambler, Pa.
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Harvey W. Eaton (b. 1878) —
of Bradford, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
27, 1878.
Republican. Lumberman;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bradford, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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George Franklin Edmunds (1828-1919) —
also known as George F. Edmunds —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
1, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1854-55, 1857-59;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1857-59; member of
Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1861-62; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1865-91; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884.
Episcopalian.
Author of Edmunds Act for suppression of polygamy in Utah, 1882.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1919 (age 91 years, 26
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Franklin Edson (1832-1904) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chester, Windsor
County, Vt., April 5,
1832.
Democrat. Grain commission
merchant; president, New York Produce Exchange, 1866, 1873-74; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1883-84.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
24, 1904 (age 72 years, 172
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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David A. Elliott (b. 1864) —
of White River Junction, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Roxham, Quebec,
August
30, 1864.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Fairchild (1853-1929) —
also known as William H. Fairchild —
of Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born January
31, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died May 8,
1929 (age 76 years, 97
days).
Interment at Bradley
Cemetery, Fairfield, Vt.
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Frederick Gleed Fleetwood (1868-1938) —
also known as Frederick G. Fleetwood —
of Morrisville, Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1900; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Vermont; secretary
of state of Vermont, 1902-08, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Died in Morrisville, Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., January
28, 1938 (age 69 years, 123
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Morrisville, Morristown, 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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Ernest Willard Gibson (1872-1940) —
also known as Ernest W. Gibson —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., December
29, 1872.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1906; member of Vermont
state senate, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Vermont
state attorney general, 1914; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1922-23; appointed 1922;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1923-33 (2nd District 1923-33,
at-large 1933); U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1933-40; died in office 1940.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen;
Redmen.
Died June 20,
1940 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., March 6,
1901.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; mathematician;
lawyer;
Windham
County State's Attorney, 1929-32; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Vermont, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles;
Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Chi.
Died in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., November
4, 1969 (age 68 years, 243
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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William H. Gilmore (b. 1839) —
of Fairlee, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Fairlee, Orange
County, Vt., October
17, 1839.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fairlee, 1878; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Harrington (b. 1866) —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
23, 1866.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shelburne, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Edward Henry Holden (1872-1942) —
also known as Edward H. Holden —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., April 7,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
municipal judge in Vermont, 1908-18; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1927.
Episcopalian.
Died, from mediastinal
carcinoma, in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., December
21, 1942 (age 70 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hermon Holt (1844-1934) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., September
7, 1844.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1889-91; member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1895-96.
Episcopalian.
Died in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., November
25, 1934 (age 90 years, 79
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Charles C. Hosford (b. 1880) —
of East Haven, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in East Haven, Essex
County, Vt., 1880.
Republican. Machinist;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Edmund Howe (1870-1956) —
also known as Frank E. Howe;
"Ginger" —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Heath, Franklin
County, Mass., October
2, 1870.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bennington, 1908, 1910;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1912-15; postmaster at Bennington,
Vt., 1923-33.
Episcopalian.
Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 20,
1956 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Hiram Augustus Huse (1843-1902) —
also known as Hiram A. Huse —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., January
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Montpelier, 1878; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1882-83.
Episcopalian.
Died in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., September
23, 1902 (age 59 years, 249
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.
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Jefferson R. Judson (b. 1834) —
of East Arlington, Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sunderland, Bennington
County, Vt., 1834.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer;
postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Arlington, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Pascal Paoli Kidder (1810-1899) —
also known as Pascal P. Kidder —
of Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y.; Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Wardsboro, Windham
County, Vt., December
21, 1810.
Minister;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1871-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
3, 1899 (age 88 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Kidder and Mary 'Polly' (Eddy) Kidder; married 1840 to
Emeline Burrows; first cousin once removed of David
Kidder; first cousin thrice removed of Chester
Merton Bliss and George
Walter Bliss; second cousin twice removed of Mary
Rose Kidder; third cousin once removed of Isaiah
Kidder, Lyman
Kidder and Ezra
Kidder; fourth cousin of Alvan
Kidder, Charles
Stetson, Francis
Kidder, Ira
Kidder, Luther
Kidder, Arba
Kidder, Joseph
Souther Kidder, Isaiah
Stetson and Jefferson
Parish Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Caleb
Blodgett, Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland, Orlando
Burr Kidder, Adoniram
Judson Kneeland, Lyman
Kidder Bass, Nathan
Parker Kidder, Silas
Wright Kidder, Daniel
S. Kidder and Isaiah
Kidder Stetson. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George Edwin Lawrence and Katherine C. (Phalen) Lawrence; married,
October
10, 1904, to Florence Roby. |
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Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
10, 1904.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre; married, June 19,
1941, to Zilda Pinsonault. |
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Joseph G. Martin (b. 1850) —
of Brookline, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Landgrove, Bennington
County, Vt., October
8, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brookline, 1908, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas J. McCuen (b. 1851) —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Ireland,
August
15, 1851.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vergennes, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert William McCuen (b. 1879) —
also known as Robert W. McCuen —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., May 30,
1879.
Republican. Editor; real estate
business; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vergennes, 1906, 1910;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1908,
1932,
1936;
member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1912; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont,
1927-32.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Holman McLean (1884-1975) —
also known as Donald H. McLean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March
18, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1919-21; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1933-45; Judge, New
Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1945-48; superior court judge in
New Jersey, 1948-54.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Fanny Allen Hospital,
Winooski, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
19, 1975 (age 91 years, 154
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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Charles Otis Nason (1828-1903) —
also known as Charles O. Nason —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., September
20, 1828.
Republican. Superintendent of wood department, John Deere Co. Plow
Works; director and treasurer, Moline Plow
Works; treasurer, People's Power
Company; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1887-89.
Episcopalian. English
ancestry.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
7, 1903 (age 75 years, 78
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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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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Marsh Olin Perkins (b. 1849) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1849.
Republican. School
principal; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1882-84; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Phelps (1833-1908) —
also known as Charles E. Phelps —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., May 1,
1833.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1865-69; municipal
judge in Maryland, 1882-1908.
Episcopalian.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for action at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1908 (age 75 years, 240
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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John W. Pitridge (b. 1842) —
of Leicester, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Leicester, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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William Albert Root (b. 1850) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., January
5, 1850.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1919, 1923; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Columbus Sewell Scofield (b. 1860) —
also known as C. S. Scofield —
of Richford, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Sutton, Quebec,
1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Richford, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Bradley Barlow Smalley (1835-1909) —
also known as Bradley B. Smalley —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
26, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
clerk, U.S. District Court for Vermont, 1861-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1872,
1876
(speaker),
1880;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1874, 1878;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Vermont, 1876-80; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1885-88.
Episcopalian.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, November
6, 1909 (age 73 years, 345
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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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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Fred E. Smith (b. 1830) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., June 11,
1830.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer;
president, Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1886-88.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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James Murdock Smith (1816-1899) —
also known as James M. Smith —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Poultney, Rutland
County, Vt., August
23, 1816.
Lawyer;
Buffalo superior court judge, 1873-86; appointed 1873.
Episcopalian.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
27, 1899 (age 83 years, 96
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey Douglass Smith and Harriet (Murdock) Smith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Pictorial History of the
Superior Court of Buffalo (1886) |
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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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Walter W. Stokes (b. 1880) —
also known as W. W. Stokes —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., August
10, 1880.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1933-52 (39th District 1933-44, 44th District
1945-52).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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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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Thomas Johnson Tiffany (1834-1906) —
also known as Thomas J. Tiffany; "Henry
Fullerton" —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.; Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt., March 6,
1834.
Republican. Postmaster at Bennington,
Vt., 1872-84; in March, 1884, he was confronted
by a postal inspector about a shortage
in the post office accounts, he fled,
also taking
$2,000 in Bennington school funds; in October, 1885, he was arrested
near Greeley, Colorado, where he was living under the alias "Henry
Fullerton", and brought back to Vermont, where he plead
guilty to federal charges,
and was sentenced
to five years' imprisonment.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., June 26,
1906 (age 72 years, 112
days).
Interment at Bennington Village Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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George Marcius Viall (b. 1849) —
also known as George M. Viall —
of East Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt., May 5,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1882; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Dorset, 1886, 1904, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Willard (1824-1901) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Bolton, Chittenden
County, Vt., March
20, 1824.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; college
professor; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1864-73; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District,
1867-68; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1873-77.
Episcopalian.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
26, 1901 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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