Men of Vermont: an illustrated biographical history of Vermonters and sons of Vermont

Preface

My first idea as to this work was tliat it should he made up of hiographical sketches and portraits of living Vermonters and Sons of Vermont who had attained prominence in the political, professional and industrial affairs of their communities ; and thus, through her most striking personalities, bring out the record of that sturdy and aggressive Vermont character (for, be it remembered, the Green Hills of Vermont have developed a distinct character) which has made the state famous as the birthplace and home of a nation's great men. No native of any other state has reason to be prouder of his state than a Vermonter.

Such a work had never been attempted; the only previous effort in these lines confined itself to a few only of the leaders, thus leaving, practically, an unexplored field, and one rich in material and valuable historically.

As the work progressed and possibilities unfolded, the suggestion was adopted that it should not be limited to men now living, but that it might be made of historic value and interest, in certain lines, by including those who were leaders in the founding of the state, and those who had been its Governors, its Senators and its Representatives in Congress, and its Judges, since its first struggles for admission to the Union, when it was a " little independent republic." In the preparation of this portion of the work I have endeavored to secure the assistance of the men best adapted to treat the subjects under consideration, and how well this judgment was founded my readers shall decide.

That it could not have been made to include all who have, in past generations, made a record honorable to themselves and the state, is to me a matter of regret, but also of necessity, as to cover the whole field would require a life's work.

As illustration is a demand of the times and contributes so much to the understanding of biography, it has been made a prominent feature in all departments of this work, and wherever possible I have embellished each sketch with an engraving of the subject.

In Parts II and III of the work I have carried out the original intention, excejit that there have been added to the Sons of \'ermont sketches of all Vermonters who have re])resented other states in the National Congress.

I have labored faithfully and earnestly to have the work include all who properly

come within its scope. That the work contains mistakes of commission and omission

within the lines of its intended performance, goes without saying ; but I trust that as it

stands it will be of interest to the readers of this day, and that it will preserve something

of historic value for the future.

J. G. U.

Bratileboro, April lo, 1894.

PART I. Introduction, by Redfield Proctor, . . • • ■ .11

Introduction to Historical Biographies, by C. H. Davenport, . • '7

The Governors, . . . . • • • ■ 7'

Senators in Congress, . . . • • • .104

Representatives in Congress, . . . . • • '27

Introduction to Judges of -ihe Supreme Court, by Hiram A. Huse, . .160

Biographies of Judges of the Supreme Court, . . . • i6y

Vermont Inventors, by Levi K. Fuller, . . . • • • '9'

Queer Characters, by Hiram A. Huse, . . . • ■ 'O^

PART 11.

Biographies of Vermonters, A. I). i892-'94,

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