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Arthur F. Adams (1878-1968) —
of West Lebanon, Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., December
16, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Lebanon, 1943-67.
Protestant.
Member, Grange.
Died in July, 1968
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George David Aiken (1892-1984) —
also known as George D. Aiken —
of Putney, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Dummerston, Windham
County, Vt., August
20, 1892.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1935-37; Governor of
Vermont, 1937-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1941-75.
Protestant.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a cerebral
vascular accident (stroke),
in the Heaton House nursing
home, Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., November
19, 1984 (age 92 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Putney, Vt.
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
also known as Harold J. Arthur —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from cancer,
in the Air Force Base Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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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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Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889) —
also known as Paul R. Baird —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1889.
Republican. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Paul
Revere |
| | | Relatives: Son of John L. Baird and
Belle (McLaren) Baird; married 1915 to Bertha
E. Knowlton. |
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Charles James Bell (1845-1909) —
also known as Charles J. Bell —
of Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt., March
16, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of Vermont
state senate, 1894-95; Governor of
Vermont, 1904-06.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1909 (age 64 years, 193
days).
Interment at North
Walden Cemetery, Walden, 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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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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Gilbert Asa Davis (b. 1835) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Chester, Windsor
County, Vt., December
18, 1835.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1872-76; member of Vermont
state senate, 1876-78; Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1878-80.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Davis and Mary (Hosmer) Davis; married, April
13, 1862, to Delia I. Bolles. |
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Walter Kellogg Farnsworth (1870-1929) —
also known as Walter K. Farnsworth —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., November
17, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; horse
breeder; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1923; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1925-27; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1926.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Grange.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August
2, 1929 (age 58 years, 258
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Farnsworth and Maria Augusta (Hatch)
Farnsworth. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Lester Greene (1870-1930) —
also known as Frank L. Greene —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., February
10, 1870.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1904
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1912-23; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1923-30; died in office 1930; on February
15, 1924, while walking on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.,
he was shot
in the head by a prohibition agent chasing bootleggers.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Grange; Rotary.
Died in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
17, 1930 (age 60 years, 310
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
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George Henry Hamilton (b. 1883) —
of Putney, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Marlboro, Windham
County, Vt., October
10, 1883.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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George Thomas Highter (b. 1889) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Cornwall, Addison
County, Vt., May 18,
1889.
Republican. Dairy farmer; insurance
agent; justice of the peace; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-50; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1951-53.
Catholic.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Columbus.
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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Aylmer R. Lawson (b. 1887) —
of Coventry, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Laprairie, Quebec,
September
17, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1939; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Morse (b. 1892) —
of Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., December
21, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1945-47; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1949-63.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Mortimer Robinson Proctor (1889-1968) —
also known as Mortimer R. Proctor —
of Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., May 30,
1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Vermont Marble Co.; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1933-39; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1937; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1941-45; Governor of
Vermont, 1945-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; delegation chair; speaker);
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Psi
Upsilon; Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons.
Died April
28, 1968 (age 78 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kermit Richardson —
of Vermont.
Member of Vermont state legislature, 1970.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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William F. Sinclair (b. 1878) —
of Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1923; member of Vermont
state senate from Lamoille County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Marion Weed (b. 1897) —
of West Burke, Burke, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
23, 1897.
Republican. Farmer; musician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Luther Whitney (b. 1874) —
also known as Ernest L. Whitney —
of South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in North Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt., June 17,
1874.
Republican. School
teacher; letter
carrier; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-45; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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