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Low Countries ancestry Politicians in Vermont
(Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Belgian, Luxemborgian, Walloon)

Peter Elliott Shumlin (b. 1956) — also known as Peter Shumlin — of Putney, Windham County, Vt. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., March 24, 1956. Democrat. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1990-92; member of Vermont state senate from Windham County, 1993-2002, 2007-10; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 2004, 2008; Governor of Vermont, 2011-17. Jewish and Dutch ancestry. Still living as of 2017.   Relatives: Son of George J. Shumlin and Kitty A. (Prins) Shumlin; married 1981 to Elizabeth Preston Parsons; married 1989 to Deborah Holway; married 2015 to Katie Hunt.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article Cornelius Peter Van Ness (1782-1852) — also known as Cornelius P. Van Ness — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., January 26, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Burlington, Vt., 1809-14; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1810-13; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1813; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1820-21; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1821-23; Governor of Vermont, 1823-26; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1829-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1840; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1844-45. Dutch ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 15, 1852 (age 70 years, 324 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Brother of John Peter Van Ness and William Peter Van Ness; father of James Peter Van Ness.   Political family: VanNess family of New York City, New York.   Cross-reference: Daniel Kellogg   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Men of Vermont (1894)   James Peter Van Ness (1808-1872) — also known as James P. Van Ness — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; San Francisco, Calif.; San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., 1808. Lawyer; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1855-56; member of California state senate, 1871. Dutch ancestry. Died in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Calif., December 28, 1872 (age about 64 years). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.   Relatives: Son of Cornelius Peter Van Ness; father-in-law of Frank McCoppin.   Political family: VanNess family of New York City, New York.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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