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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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Ira Anson Abbott (1845-1921) —
also known as Ira A. Abbott —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; New Mexico.
Born in Barnard, Windsor
County, Vt., July 20,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; district judge in Massachusetts, 1898-1904; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1904-12.
Died in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., October
18, 1921 (age 76 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Abbott and Deborah (DeWolfe) Abbott; married, April
30, 1879, to Emma Nichols. |
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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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Elmer Bragg Adams (1842-1916) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in North Pomfret, Pomfret, Windsor
County, Vt., October
27, 1842.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri, 1879-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1895-1905;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1905-16; died in
office 1916.
Presbyterian.
Died, from cerebral
edema, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
24, 1916 (age 73 years, 363
days).
Interment somewhere
in Woodstock, Vt.
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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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William Henri Adams (1899-1989) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., May 9,
1899.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1926; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Chelsea, 1929; Vermont
Republican state chair, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 90 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Adams and Cora J. (Ackerman) Adams; married, June 26,
1923, to Edna M. Deshner. |
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George W. Alger (1872-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930 (Republican), 1932
(Independent); labor arbitrator; impartial chairman of garment
industry labor relations, 1931-35; state commissioner to
investigate mortgage guarantee companies in 1930s; special master
directing reorganization of the R.K.O. movie
company, 1937 member and chair of Motion
Picture Appeal Board, 1941 member, President's Loyalty Review
Board after World War II.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1967 (age 94 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles J. Alger and Harriot (Murdoch) Alger; married, August
20, 1903, to Grace E. Drew. |
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Heman Allen of Colchester (1779-1852) —
of Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Poultney, Rutland
County, Vt., February
23, 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chittenden
County Sheriff, 1808-09; county judge in Vermont, 1811-14; member
of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1812-17; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1817-18; U.S. Minister to
Chile, 1823-27.
Died in Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt., April 7,
1852 (age 73 years, 44
days).
Interment at Allen
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Lawyer; interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, as of 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Interment at Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery, Greensboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman; married 1920 to Mary
Louise Hamilton; married to Dorothy Dennis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Eli B. Ames (1820-1897) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
3, 1820.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1870-72.
Died February
12, 1897 (age 76 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael E. Ames (1822-1861) —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Vermont, 1822.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1851; Speaker
of Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, 1851; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1861
(age about
39 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Burton Amey (b. 1868) —
also known as Harry B. Amey —
of Milton, Strafford
County, N.H.; Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsburg, Coos
County, N.H., December
21, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Vermont attorney for Grand Trunk Railway,
1902; Essex
County State's Attorney, 1904-08; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1910; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1923-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John T. Amey and Emily (Haynes) Amey; married 1896 to Gracia
A. Norton. |
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Frank Carey Archibald (1857-1935) —
also known as Frank C. Archibald —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
31, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; Bennington
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1904-06; member of Vermont
state senate, 1910, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1916;
Vermont
state attorney general, 1919-25.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1935 (age 77 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Thomas Henry Archibald and Susan (Wadleigh)
Archibald. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Guy Winfred Bailey (b. 1876) —
also known as Guy W. Bailey —
of Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., May 7,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1904-08; secretary
of state of Vermont, 1908-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
President,
University of Vermont.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Winthrop Bailey and Laura (Cahill) Bailey; married, December
22, 1904, to Mabel G. Brigham. |
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Henry Albon Bailey Jr. (1893-1961) —
also known as H. A. Bailey —
of Winooski, Chittenden
County, Vt.; South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Winooski, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
22, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1921-24; mayor
of Winooski, Vt., 1922; member of Vermont
state senate, 1929-31; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1940.
Died, from broncho-pneumonia,
uremia,
and Parkinson's
disease, in Fairfax, Franklin
County, Vt., July 20,
1961 (age 68 years, 179
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, 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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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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Frank Elliott Barber Jr. (1912-1992) —
also known as F. Elliott Barber —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., June 8,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1944;
member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1947-48.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died January
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 221
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank E. Barber and Elsie (Haskell) Barber; married, January
20, 1938, to Jeanne Freund; married, July 8,
1947, to Virginia Wells. |
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Herbert Goodell Barber (1870-1947) —
also known as Herbert G. Barber —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Wardsboro, Windham
County, Vt., August
14, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Windham
County State's Attorney, 1898-1900; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1908-10, 1935-37; member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1910-14; member of Vermont
state senate, 1912-14; Vermont
state attorney general, 1915-19.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died October
5, 1947 (age 77 years, 52
days).
Interment at Meeting
House Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Joel Allen Barber (1809-1881) —
also known as J. Allen Barber —
of Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt., January
17, 1809.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852-53, 1863-64; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1863; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1856-57; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1871-75.
Died in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., June 17,
1881 (age 72 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Lancaster, Wis.
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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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George Washington Batchelder (1826-1910) —
also known as George W. Batchelder —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Vermont, February
18, 1826.
Lawyer; merchant;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1869-70, 1872-73 (8th District 1869-70, 18th
District 1872-73); mayor
of Faribault, Minn., 1880-81.
English
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died January
9, 1910 (age 83 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Henry Clay Bates (1843-1909) —
also known as Henry C. Bates —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., January
29, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1880-82, 1892-94; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1898-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1900;
U.S. Judge for the Philippine Islands, 1901-07.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March
12, 1909 (age 66 years, 42
days).
Interment at Smithland
Cemetery, Smithland, Iowa.
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Charles Linnaeus Benedict (1824-1901) —
also known as Charles L. Benedict —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., March 2,
1824.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1862; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-97;
resigned 1897.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
8, 1901 (age 76 years, 312
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Milo Lyman Bennett (c.1790-1868) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., about 1790.
Lawyer; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1839-59.
Died in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., July 7,
1868 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frederick H. Billings (1823-1890) —
Born in Royalton, Windsor
County, Vt., September
27, 1823.
Republican. Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1846-48; lawyer;
went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; president, Northern Pacific
Railway,
1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1880.
Died in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., September
30, 1890 (age 67 years, 3
days).
Interment at River
Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
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Edward Franklin Bingham (1828-1907) —
also known as Edward F. Bingham —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in West Concord, Concord, Essex
County, Vt., August
13, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-55; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1856-57; common pleas court judge
in Ohio, 1873-87; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1881; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1887-1903.
Died in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
5, 1907 (age 79 years, 23
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Marcellus A. Bingham (b. 1846) —
of Lamoille
County, Vt.; Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Fletcher, Franklin
County, Vt., February
11, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; Lamoille
County State's Attorney, 1869-72; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1878; Chittenden
County State's Attorney, 1880; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1882.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Harrison Gray Otis Blake (1818-1876) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Newfane, Windham
County, Vt., March
17, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Ohio
state senate, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859-63; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, April
16, 1876 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio.
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John Blanchard (1787-1849) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
30, 1787.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1845-49.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 9,
1849 (age 61 years, 160
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
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George Bliss (1813-1868) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
1, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Ohio, 1850; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1853-55, 1863-65 (18th District
1853-55, 14th District 1863-65).
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, October
24, 1868 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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Asa S. Bloomer (1891-1963) —
of West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., August
15, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1937-43; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1943; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1947.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Nelson Luther Boyden (1836-1923) —
also known as Nelson L. Boyden —
of Randolph, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Barnard, Windsor
County, Vt., July 19,
1836.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Orange
County State's Attorney, 1871-72, 1875-76; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1882; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Randolph, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Died in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., February
14, 1923 (age 86 years, 210
days).
Interment at Randolph
Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Randolph, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Boyden and Hannah (Goff) Boyden; married 1865 to
Eleanor Angene Carpenter. |
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memorial |
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (b. 1856) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Orleans
County, Vt., December
30, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892; mayor
of Everett, Mass., 1904, 1906-07; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1914-15; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1917-20.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Row Bradley (1754-1830) —
also known as Stephen R. Bradley —
of Westminster, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Wallingford (part now in Cheshire), New Haven
County, Conn., February
20, 1754.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; county judge in Vermont, 1783; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1785; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1788; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1791-95, 1801-13.
Died in Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
9, 1830 (age 76 years, 292
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Vt.
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William Czar Bradley (1782-1867) —
also known as William C. Bradley —
of Westminster, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Westminster, Windham
County, Vt., March
23, 1782.
Lawyer; Windham
County State's Attorney, 1804-11; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1806-07, 1819, 1850; member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1812; U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1813-15, 1823-27 (at-large 1813-15,
2nd District 1823-25, 1st District 1825-27); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Vermont, 1840;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Died in Westminster, Windham
County, Vt., March 3,
1867 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Vt.
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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 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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N. P. Bromley (b. 1855) —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rutland
County, Vt., 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John Robert Brook (1905-1968) —
also known as John R. Brook —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1944-64 (New York County 15th District 1944, New
York County 9th District 1945-64).
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., July 1,
1968 (age 63 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928 to
Elizabeth Munro Waters. |
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James Barrett Brown (b. 1885) —
also known as James B. Brown —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt., March 3,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; general counsel, Massachusetts Bankers
Association; special counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad;
vice-president, First National Bank of
Reading; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twentieth Middlesex District,
1921-24; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Addison Brown and Flora (Pierce) Brown; married, July 30,
1913, to Grace Donaldson. |
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Rufus Everson Brown (b. 1854) —
also known as Rufus E. Brown —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Dickinson, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
3, 1854.
Lawyer; member of Vermont
state senate, 1901; Vermont
state attorney general, 1912-15.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John T. Brown and Margaret Brown; married, September
2, 1877, to Della F. Wood. |
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Chauncey Wells Brownell (b. 1847) —
also known as Chauncey W. Brownell —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Williston, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
7, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; Chittenden
County State's Attorney; secretary
of state of Vermont, 1890-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chauncey Brownell and Laura (Higbee) Brownell; married, October
12, 1875, to Elva M. Brigham. |
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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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Daniel Buck (1753-1816) —
of Thetford, Orange
County, Vt.; Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt.; Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn., November
9, 1753.
Lawyer; delegate
to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1791; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1793-94, 1806-07; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1795-97; Vermont
state attorney general, 1802-03.
Died in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., August
16, 1816 (age 62 years, 281
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Chelsea, Vt.
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Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (1789-1841) —
also known as D. Azro A. Buck —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt., April
19, 1789.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1816-26, 1828-30, 1833-35; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1820-22, 1825-26,
1829; Orange
County State's Attorney, 1819-22, 1830-34; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Vermont; U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1823-25, 1827-29 (4th District
1823-25, 5th District 1827-29).
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1841 (age 52 years, 249
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Alexander Woodruff Buel (1813-1868) —
also known as Alexander W. Buel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Castleton, Rutland
County, Vt., December
13, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1838, 1848,
1859-60; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1848; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1843-46; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1849-51; defeated,
1850; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1860-61.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
19, 1868 (age 54 years, 128
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Wilder L. Burnap —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in New York.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1882.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ira Button (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles I. Button —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., May 14,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Vermont, 1910; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives, 1921; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Hugh Cameron (b. 1886) —
also known as Oliver H. Cameron —
of Norton Mills, Norton, Essex
County, Vt.; Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Norton, Essex
County, Vt., July 27,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Norton, 1910-12; Essex
County State's Attorney, 1921; member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1924-27; member of Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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David M. Camp (1788-1871) —
of Derby, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Tunbridge, Orange
County, Vt., April
21, 1788.
Whig. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1836-41.
Died in Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., February
20, 1871 (age 82 years, 305
days).
Interment at Derby
Center Cemetery, Derby Center, Derby, Vt.
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Matthew Hale Carpenter (1824-1881) —
also known as Matthew H. Carpenter; Decatur Merritt Hammond
Carpenter —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., December
22, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1869-75, 1879-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1881 (age 56 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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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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Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (1827-1919) —
also known as Lucien B. Caswell —
of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., November
27, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1863, 1872-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1868,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1875-83, 1885-91 (2nd District
1875-83, 1st District 1885-91).
Died in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis., April
26, 1919 (age 91 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
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George Washington Cate (1825-1905) —
also known as George W. Cate —
of Amherst, Portage
County, Wis.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., September
17, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852-53; circuit judge in Wisconsin 7th Circuit,
1854-75; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1875-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1880;
postmaster at Stevens
Point, Wis., 1887.
Died in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., March 7,
1905 (age 79 years, 171
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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Charles Sumner Chase (b. 1855) —
also known as Charles S. Chase —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Whitingham, Windham
County, Vt., May 13,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state senate, 1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Harrie Brigham Chase (1889-1969) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Whitingham, Windham
County, Vt., August
9, 1889.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Vermont, 1919-27; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1927-29; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-54.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died November
17, 1969 (age 80 years, 100
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Lucien Bonaparte Chase (1817-1864) —
of Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn.; Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., December
5, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1845-49.
Died in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., December
4, 1864 (age 46 years, 365
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Thomas Child Jr. (1818-1869) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Bakersfield, Franklin
County, Vt., March
22, 1818.
Democrat. Delegate
to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1838; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1855-57; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1866.
Died in Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 9,
1869 (age 50 years, 352
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Daniel Chipman (1765-1850) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.; Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
22, 1765.
Lawyer; delegate
to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1793, 1814, 1836,
1843, 1850; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1798-1808, 1812-14, 1818, 1821;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1813-14; member of
Vermont
Governor's Council, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-16.
Died in Ripton, Addison
County, Vt., April
23, 1850 (age 84 years, 183
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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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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Chester W. Clark (b. 1851) —
of Wilmington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Glover, Orleans
County, Vt., August
9, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901; member of Massachusetts
state senate Sixth Middlesex District, 1904-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry L. Clark (b. 1847) —
of Castleton, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt., February
5, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Castleton, 1884, 1896, 1906;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886; probate judge in Vermont,
1899.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Augustine Clarke (c.1780-1841) —
of Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt.; Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Richmond, Berkshire
County, Mass., about 1780.
Lawyer; banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1824, 1828, 1830, 1832; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Vermont; Vermont
state treasurer, 1833-37.
Member, American
Anti-Slavery Society.
Died in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., June 17,
1841 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Elm Street Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.
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Ranslure Weld Clarke (1816-1899) —
also known as Ranslure W. Clarke —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., January
27, 1816.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the
Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; postmaster
at Brattleboro,
Vt., 1869-77.
Died in Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben
County, N.Y., January
15, 1899 (age 82 years, 353
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Elam Clarke and Cynthia (Lewis) Clarke; married to Lucy Chandler
Wilder and Susan O. Wilder. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter Henry Cleary (b. 1887) —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
17, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
superior court judge in Vermont, 1934-48; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cleary and Mary Louise (McArthur) Cleary; married, November
28, 1917, to Arlene Mary Decoteau. |
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Charles S. Colburn (b. 1833) —
of Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt., July 2,
1833.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Vermont, 1877-78; member
of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1882.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Converse (1798-1885) —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., December
17, 1798.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1833, 1848-49, 1867-68; member of
Vermont
state senate, 1836-40; Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1844-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1850-52; Governor of
Vermont, 1872-74.
Died in Dixville, Coos
County, N.H., August
16, 1885 (age 86 years, 242
days).
Interment at River
Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
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Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) —
also known as John Calvin Coolidge; "Silent
Cal"; "Cautious Cal" —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Plymouth, Windsor
County, Vt., July 4,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; mayor
of Northampton, Mass., 1910-11; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1912-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1916-19; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1919-21; Vice
President of the United States, 1921-23; President
of the United States, 1923-29.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry.
Died of coronary
thrombosis in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
5, 1933 (age 60 years, 185
days).
Interment at Plymouth
Notch Cemetery, Plymouth, Vt.
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Presumably named
for: John
Calvin |
| | | Relatives: Son of John Calvin Coolidge
and Victoria Josephine (Moor) Coolidge; married, October
4, 1905, to Grace
Anna Goodhue; father of John Coolidge (son-in-law of John
Harper Trumbull); first cousin twice removed of Arthur
Brown; second cousin once removed of William
Wallace Stickney. |
| | | Political families: Coolidge
family of Plainville, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: John
W. Langley — Everett
Sanders — Robert
C. Lacey |
| | | Personal motto: "Do the day's
work." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1924): "Keep cool and
keep Coolidge." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Calvin Coolidge: The
Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929) |
| | | Books about Calvin Coolidge: Peter
Hannaford, ed., The
Quotable Calvin Coolidge : Sensible Words for the New
Century — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Presidency of Calvin Coolidge — Robert Sobel, Coolidge:
An American Enigma — David Greenberg, Coolidge —
Amity Shlaes, Coolidge |
| | | Critical books about Calvin Coolidge:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: "The Statesman," George
Wythe University, October 2012 |
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Carlos Coolidge (1792-1866) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., June 25,
1792.
Whig. Lawyer; Windsor
County Attorney, 1831-36; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1839-42; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1836-37; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Vermont; Governor of
Vermont, 1848-50; member of Vermont
state senate, 1855-57.
Died in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., August
15, 1866 (age 74 years, 51
days).
Interment at Old
South Church Cemetery, Windsor, Vt.
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John Blaisdell Corliss (1851-1929) —
also known as John B. Corliss —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Richford, Franklin
County, Vt., June 7,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1895-1903; defeated,
1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Aaron Harrison Cragin (1821-1898) —
also known as Aaron H. Cragin —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Weston, Windsor
County, Vt., February
3, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1852-55, 1859; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1855-59; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1865-77.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 10,
1898 (age 77 years, 96
days).
Interment at School
Street Cemetery, Lebanon, N.H.
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Walter Denison Crane (b. 1827) —
also known as Walter D. Crane —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., September
14, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1867-68; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1882.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Marion Crosby (b. 1830) —
also known as F. M. Crosby —
of Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., November
18, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1855-56; probate judge in
Minnesota, 1860-61; district judge in Minnesota 1st District, 1872-81.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Marion |
| | | Relatives: Son of Eliel Crosby and
Grateful (Allen) Crosby; married 1866 to Helen
Mar Sprague; married 1872 to Helen
M. Bates. |
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Addison Edward Cudworth (b. 1852) —
also known as Addison E. Cudworth —
of South Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Savoy, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 3,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Londonderry, 1884, 1917-19,
1925; Windham
County State's Attorney, 1888-89; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1898-1900, 1927; municipal
judge in Vermont, 1917-21.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Curtis (1801-1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., October
25, 1801.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1837-41; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1841-44.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
2, 1856 (age 54 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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