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William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) —
also known as William T. Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation
of first federal budget.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott; married, June 28,
1905, to Elsie Parsons Bourland. |
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Elnathan Benjamin Adams (1881-1946) —
also known as Elnathan B. Adams —
of Walworth
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in West Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1908-10, 1914-16; Walworth
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Fall
River County State's Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died in South Dakota, May 1,
1946 (age 64 years, 345
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
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Martin Fletcher Allen (b. 1842) —
also known as Martin F. Allen —
of North Ferrisburg, Ferrisburg, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in North Ferrisburg, Ferrisburg, Addison
County, Vt., November
28, 1842.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of Vermont
state senate, 1890-91; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1900-02.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Interment at North
Ferrisburgh Cemetery, Ferrisburg, 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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Harrison Henry Atwood (1863-1954) —
also known as Harrison H. Atwood —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in North Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., August
26, 1863.
Republican. Architect;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Nineteenth Suffolk District,
1887-89, 1915, 1917-18, 1923-24, 1927-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888
(alternate), 1892,
1904,
1908
(alternate); member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-89; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1895-97;
defeated, 1892 (10th District), 1918 (12th District), 1920 (12th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1954 (age 91 years, 57
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Warren Robinson Austin (1877-1962) —
also known as Warren R. Austin —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Highgate Center, Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt., November
12, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County State's Attorney, 1904-06; mayor
of St. Albans, Vt., 1909; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1928
(speaker),
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1931-46; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1947-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
25, 1962 (age 85 years, 43
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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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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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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Orion Metcalf Barber (1857-1930) —
also known as Orion M. Barber —
of Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.; Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Jamaica, Windham
County, Vt., July 13,
1857.
Republican. Bennington
County State's Attorney, 1886-87; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892; member of Vermont
state senate, 1894; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1898-1902; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-28; took senior
status 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., March
28, 1930 (age 72 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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George Harvey Branch (b. 1870) —
also known as George H. Branch —
of Grand Isle, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., February
27, 1870.
Republican. Physician;
Grand
Isle County Auditor; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grand Isle, 1910; member of
Vermont
state senate from Grand Isle County, 1923; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter C. Branch and Eunice (Monroe) Branch; married, June 4,
1902, to Mattie B. Hazen. |
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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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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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Irving Smith Coburn (1874-1923) —
also known as Irving S. Coburn —
of Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Enosburg, Franklin
County, Vt., August
8, 1874.
Physician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1912; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died January
20, 1923 (age 48 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Justus Dartt (b. 1836) —
of Ascutneyville, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt.; Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., February
17, 1836.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1874, 1878, 1880, 1902, 1904,
1910 (Weathersfield 1874, 1878, 1880, Springfield 1902, 1904, 1910);
Vermont
superintendent of education, 1880-88; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1882.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erastus Dartt and Rebecca (Jackman) Dartt; married 1859 to Abbie
Patton Knight. |
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Alexander Dunnett (b. 1852) —
also known as Alex Dunnett —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
29, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Caledonia County Republican Party, 1882-86; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1886-90; member of Vermont
state senate, 1900; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1906-15; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1916
(alternate), 1920.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Dunnett and Christiana (Galbraith) Dunnett; married, April
29, 1889, to Ellen Chalmers. |
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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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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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Cornelius Solomon Palmer (b. 1844) —
also known as Cornelius S. Palmer —
of Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
2, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1880; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1883-88; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonah Ferris Palmer and Chloe (Mead) Palmer; married, October
20, 1872, to Annis R. Fassett. |
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John Charles Freemont Slayton (1856-1922) —
also known as John C. F. Slayton —
of Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Vt., June 27,
1856.
Wholesale
produce business; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 4th District, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar.
Died in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
4, 1922 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Morrisville, Morristown, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Fanny A. (Andrews) Slayton and George Josephus Slayton; married 1883 to Lucy
Lancaster; married 1902 to
Margaret Clifford. |
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memorial |
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Lawyer;
district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and
Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens; married, August
10, 1876, to Rowena Estelle Edson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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