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Dana Reed Bailey (b. 1833) —
also known as Dana R. Bailey —
of Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., April
27, 1833.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Franklin
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate, 1871-74; founder of village of Baldwin, Wis., 1871;
built the Matchless Flour Mills
there, and owned three saw mills;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1878-79; St.
Croix County Commissioner, 1880-82; insurance business; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1890-95.
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Bentley (b. 1878) —
of Sandgate, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sandgate, Bennington
County, Vt., September
17, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; deputy
sheriff; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Sandgate, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Everett Chamberlin Benton (1862-1924) —
also known as Everett C. Benton —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Guildhall, Essex
County, Vt., September
25, 1862.
Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896,
1900,
1904;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1912.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1924
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Belmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass.
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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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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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Luther B. Chapman (b. 1849) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, 1849.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windham, 1898, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Child (b. 1829) —
of Weybridge, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Panton, Addison
County, Vt., June 20,
1829.
Republican. Farmer;
director, Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 1884-85;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Weybridge, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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William Clement (b. 1867) —
of Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
5, 1867.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1923-25; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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Weston C. Marsh (b. 1866) —
of Sheldon, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Sheldon, Franklin
County, Vt., April
19, 1866.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1902, 1923; member of Vermont
state senate from Franklin County, 1927.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) —
also known as Harold W. Mason —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; boot and shoe
business; vice-president, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital;
director for power
companies, insurance companies, the Central Vermont Railway,
and the Estey Organ
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932;
Convention Secretary, 1940,
1944;
secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary, 1940;
speaker, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-44; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1937-44.
Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Sigma
Nu.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1944 (age 49 years, 196
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;
married, March
17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Official Report of the
22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
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Arthur L. Maynard (b. 1873) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., February
9, 1873.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brattleboro, 1925; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1927.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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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
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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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William H. Rand (b. 1823) —
of Irasburg, Orleans
County, Vt.; Troy, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., 1823.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1853, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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George Sidney Robinson (b. 1839) —
also known as George S. Robinson —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Brownington, Orleans
County, Vt., January
15, 1839.
Republican. Postmaster;
insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert Beck White (1893-1967) —
also known as Robert B. White —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.; East Corinth, Corinth, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
14, 1893.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville; elected 1926,
1928, 1930.
Died, from cancer
of esophagus, in Barre City Hospital,
Barre, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1967 (age 74 years, 103
days).
Interment at East
Corinth Cemetery, East Corinth, Corinth, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred C. White and Hannah Belle (Reese) White. |
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Eugene S. Wright (b. 1878) —
of Montgomery Center, Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., February
26, 1878.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Montgomery, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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