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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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John Mead Allbee (b. 1854) —
also known as John M. Allbee —
of Granby, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., January
14, 1854.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Granby, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Weeks Babcock (1850-1909) —
also known as Joseph W. Babcock —
of Necedah, Juneau
County, Wis.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., March 6,
1850.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1893-1907.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
27, 1909 (age 59 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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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Jasper C. Baker (b. 1845) —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.; Richford, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., 1845.
Republican. Postmaster;
wholesale dealer in flour, grain, and
lumber; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Richford, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Wesley Barton (b. 1874) —
also known as Lawrence W. Barton —
of Tyson, Plymouth, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt., November
16, 1874.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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George Briggs (b. 1882) —
of Searsburg, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Searsburg, Bennington
County, Vt., July 3,
1882.
Democrat. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Searsburg, 1910.
Baptist.
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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Edwin O. Carll (b. 1852) —
of Beecher Falls, Canaan, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, January
26, 1852.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Canaan, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Newman Keyes Chaffee (b. 1868) —
also known as Newman K. Chaffee —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 4,
1868.
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Rutland city, 1910; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Archie J. Cook (b. 1860) —
of Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., April
30, 1860.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shoreham, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Adelbert M. Covey (b. 1864) —
of Grafton, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Townshend, Windham
County, Vt., May 28,
1864.
Republican. Farmer;
lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grafton, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Porter Hinman Dale (1867-1933) —
also known as Porter H. Dale —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., March 1,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
lumber business; member of Vermont
state senate, 1910-12; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1915-23; resigned 1923;
U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1923-33; died in office 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Westmore, Orleans
County, Vt., October
6, 1933 (age 66 years, 219
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt.
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Harvey W. Eaton (b. 1878) —
of Bradford, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
27, 1878.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bradford, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Fitch (b. 1846) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., August
16, 1846.
Republican. Coal,
grain,
and lumber dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen M. Fletcher Jr. (b. 1887) —
of Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
22, 1887.
Lumberman; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1945-47.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Elisha Foster (b. 1832) —
of Evansville, Brownington, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Swanzey, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
5, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brownington, 1874-75, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter H. Gleason (b. 1877) —
of Granby, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Granby, Essex
County, Vt., May 23,
1877.
Republican. Farmer;
lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Granby, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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George Gray (b. 1824) —
of Elmore, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Little Compton, Newport
County, R.I., August
1, 1824.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Elmore, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilber E. Hanks (b. 1851) —
of Lincoln, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Lincoln, Addison
County, Vt., January
1, 1851.
Republican. Farmer;
lumberman; merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lincoln, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Lucius Downer Hazen (1834-1914) —
also known as L. Downer Hazen —
of Newbury, Orange
County, Vt.; Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt.; St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., January
19, 1834.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1870, 1888 (Barnet 1870, St.
Johnsbury 1888); postmaster at St.
Johnsbury, Vt., 1901.
Congregationalist.
Died June 1,
1914 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Hannah B. (Downer) Hazen and Lucius Hazen; married to Orinda G.
Kimball. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George W. Humphrey (b. 1842) —
of East Haven, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Burke, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
20, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1884, 1888.
Free Will
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Collins Dwight Huntington (1830-1907) —
also known as C. D. Huntington —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., February
27, 1830.
Democrat. Shoe
business; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1879; sawmill owner.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
29, 1907 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Lyman Huntington and Minerva (Barto) Huntington; brother of George
Milo Huntington; married, March
26, 1854, to Margaret Hannah Lewis; great-grandnephew of Samuel
Huntington; sixth great-grandson of William
Leete; first cousin twice removed of Samuel
H. Huntington; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin once removed of Nathaniel
Huntington, James
Huntington and Elisha
Mills Huntington; second cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Henry
Huntington, Frederick
Wolcott, Gurdon
Huntington and Zina
Hyde Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Matthew
Griswold and Samuel
Gager; third cousin once removed of Charles
Phelps Huntington and William
Barret Ridgely; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Abel
Huntington, Jabez
Williams Huntington, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington, Thomas
Worcester Hyde and Helen
Huntington Hull; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Adams, James
Hillhouse, Roger
Griswold, Samuel
R. Gager, Elijah
Abel and Samuel
Austin Gager; fourth cousin once removed of William
Woodbridge, Isaac
Backus, Theodore
Davenport, Henry
Titus Backus, Roger
Wolcott, Charles
Edward Hyde, Josiah
Quincy, John
Sedgwick Hyde and Edward
Warden Hyde. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Winfield S. Huntley (b. 1848) —
of Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., February
7, 1848.
Republican. Manufacturer and dealer of butter tubs
and lumber; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ripton, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Vail Johnson (b. 1873) —
also known as Fred V. Johnson —
of Somerset, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 12,
1873.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Somerset, 1904, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel D. Kendrick (1845-1917) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wolcott, Lamoille
County, Vt., April
11, 1845.
Democrat. Druggist;
lumber business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1910-11.
Died August
21, 1917 (age 72 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ransom Kennedy (b. 1849) —
also known as Charles R. Kennedy —
of North Duxbury, Duxbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Duxbury, Washington
County, Vt., May 20,
1849.
Republican. Lumber grader; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Duxbury, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles T. King (b. 1867) —
of Mt. Tabor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Mt. Tabor, Rutland
County, Vt., September
10, 1867.
Republican. Lumber company manager; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Mt. Tabor, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin F. Lincoln (b. 1831) —
of Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Wareham, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
4, 1831.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; director, Lyndon National Bank;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lyndon, 1876-78, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Zophar Mack Mansur (1843-1914) —
also known as Zophar M. Mansur —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Morgan, Orleans
County, Vt., November
23, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lost his
right arm in the battle of Opequon Creek, Virginia; lawyer; postmaster;
lumber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1886; member of Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1888; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1894-96; director and president, Derby Line
National Bank.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., March
12, 1914 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Mansur and Jane (Morse) Mansur; married 1867 to Ellen
L. Newhill. |
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Allan W. Martin (b. 1874) —
of Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., October
5, 1874.
Woodwork manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1923-25; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Alonzo A. Martin (b. 1842) —
of Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
2, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1910.
Interment at Hartland
Cemetery, Hartland, Vt.
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Benjamin F. Paine (b. 1838) —
of Lowell, Orleans
County, Vt.; Jay, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Lowell, Orleans
County, Vt., 1838.
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1863-64, 1888 (Lowell 1863-64,
Jay 1888); member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
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George Herbert Prouty (1862-1918) —
also known as George H. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., March 4,
1862.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; member of Vermont
state senate, 1904; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1906-08; Governor of
Vermont, 1908-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Killed when the car
in which he was riding was hit by a
train, in dense
fog, at a grade crossing near Waterville, Quebec,
August
19, 1918 (age 56 years, 168
days).
Interment at East
Main Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
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John Azro Prouty (1826-1900) —
also known as John A. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., December
26, 1826.
Lumber and timber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1858-59, 1884.
Died in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., January
6, 1900 (age 73 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard Robert Prouty (b. 1872) —
also known as Willard R. Prouty —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., December
22, 1872.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1927; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Azro Andrus Reed (b. 1865) —
also known as A. A. Reed —
of Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., January
6, 1865.
Republican. Horse and
cattle dealer; lumber business; deputy
sheriff; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Williamstown, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Dudley Newman Rice (b. 1881) —
also known as Dudley N. Rice —
of Granville, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Granville, Addison
County, Vt., March
23, 1881.
Republican. Lumber business; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Granville, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ripley (b. 1838) —
of Poultney, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Poultney, Rutland
County, Vt., April
10, 1838.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Poultney, 1880, 1882; member
of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer E. Robinson (b. 1863) —
of Elmore, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt., August
2, 1863.
Republican. Lumber mill business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Elmore, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Whiting, Addison
County, Vt., September
22, 1816.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1857, 1861; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1865-75 (5th District 1865-73, 6th
District 1873-75); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1881-93; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1896.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., March
29, 1900 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Howard E. Shaw (b. 1867) —
of Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt., May 26,
1867.
Democrat. Merchant;
lumber mill business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Stowe, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1920; candidate for Vermont
state treasurer, 1922.
Unitarian.
Burial location unknown.
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Wendell Silsby (b. 1846) —
of Westmore, Orleans
County, Vt.; West Burke, Burke, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., March
28, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of lumber and shingles; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1878, 1888 (Westmore 1878, Burke
1888).
Burial location unknown.
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Chauncey S. Skinner (b. 1850) —
of Barton Landing, Barton, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., February
1, 1850.
Republican. Flour and grain
dealer; lumber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Barton, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Smith (b. 1860) —
also known as Robert L. Smith —
of Stannard, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., October
14, 1860.
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Stannard, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles P. Stevens (b. 1836) —
of Troy, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Huntington, Chittenden
County, Vt., July 9,
1836.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Troy, 1882; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Stevens (b. 1831) —
of Bolton, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Huntington, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
4, 1831.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bolton, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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James V. Stevens (b. 1850) —
of Waterville, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Waterville, Lamoille
County, Vt., 1850.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterville, 1882, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Strong (1762-1832) —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 17,
1762.
Farmer;
sawmill owner; Addison
County Sheriff, 1787-89; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1804-05; served in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1816; banker.
Died in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., December
5, 1832 (age 70 years, 141
days).
Interment at Vergennes Burying Ground, Vergennes, Vt.
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William S. Trumpass (b. 1854) —
of Westfield, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Westfield, Orleans
County, Vt., August
6, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Westfield, 1888.
Spiritualist.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) —
of Victory, Essex
County, Vt.; Concord, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
27, 1850.
Republican. Farmer;
lumberman; miller;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Victory, 1910.
Protestant.
Died, of general
arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex
County, Vt., December
29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells. |
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Urban Andrain Woodbury (1838-1915) —
also known as Urban A. Woodbury —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., July 11,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded at
the Battle of First Bull Run, and lost his
right arm; lumber business; cotton
manufacturer; hotel
owner; mayor
of Burlington, Vt., 1885-86; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1888-90; Governor of
Vermont, 1894-96.
Congregationalist.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., April
15, 1915 (age 76 years, 278
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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