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Politicians in Farm Supply and Services in Vermont
including fertilizer and farm implement dealers

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.   Relatives: Son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah (Yates) Deere; married, January 28, 1827, to Demarias Lamb (aunt of Charles Otis Nason (1828-1903)); married 1867 to Lucenia Lamb (aunt of Charles Otis Nason (1828-1903)).   Political families: Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Deere (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   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.   Charles F. Leonard (b. 1842) — Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., March 16, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent, Iowa Incubator Company; U.S. Consular Agent in Peterborough, 1910-16. Burial location unknown.   Donald Malcolm McLean (b. 1862) — also known as Donald M. McLean — of Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Bury, Quebec, May 28, 1862. Republican. Flour and feed business; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Wheelock, 1910. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.   David E. Myrick (b. 1863) — of Bridport, Addison County, Vt. Born in Bridport, Addison County, Vt., June 30, 1863. Republican. Farmer; livestock dealer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Bridport, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.   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.   Relatives: Son of Horace Nason and Mary (Lamb) Nason; married, August 7, 1849, to Charlotte A. Johnston; nephew of Demarias Lamb (who married John Deere (1804-1886)) and Lucenia Lamb (who married John Deere (1804-1886)); second cousin twice removed of Nathan Read; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham and Samuel Finley Vinton; fourth cousin of John Hill Walbridge and Henry E. Walbridge; fourth cousin once removed of James Phineas Upham and Charles Kirk Tilden.   Political families: Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   David K. Patrick (b. 1840) — of Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vt., July 14, 1840. Republican. Manufacturer of agricultural implements; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Hinesburgh, 1888. Universalist. Burial location unknown. 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.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Azro Andrus Reed (b. 1865) — also known as A. A. Reed — of Williamstown, Orange County, Vt. Born in Brookfield, Orange County, Vt., January 6, 1865. Republican. Horse and cattle dealer; lumber business; deputy sheriff; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Williamstown, 1910. Universalist. Burial location unknown.   William W. Smith (b. 1865) — of Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vt., October 9, 1865. Republican. Farmer; cattle dealer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Shrewsbury, 1910. Burial location unknown. William H. Stoddard — of Hurley, Turner County, S.Dak. Born in Rutland County, Vt. Republican. Farmer; livestock dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1899-1900; member of South Dakota state senate 6th District, 1901-06. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Oscar C. Woodruff (b. 1852) — of West Burke, Burke, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vt., January 22, 1852. Republican. Drover; deputy sheriff; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Burke, 1910. Christian Scientist. Burial location unknown.

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