ADDISON COUNTY SENATORS
Charles Watson Sprague of Waltham, Republican, was born in
Waltham in 1858; he is a farmer and was educated at the common schools; was a member of the House in 1898; has held the various
town offices and is now chairman of the board of selectmen. Religious preference, none. Post-office address, Vergennes,
R.F.D. No. 2.
Robert Cartmell of Middlebury, Republican, was born in
England in 1847; he is a manufacturer and located in town in 1880; was educated in England; was a member of the House in 1898;
has held the offices of village trustee, chairman of the village board, director of the Middlebury National Bank and vice-president and manager of the Green Mountain Pulp Co. Religious
preference, Episcopal. Post-office address, Middlebury.
ADDISON COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
S. Ezra Smith of Addison, Republican, was born in Addison,
April, 1861; occupation, farmer; was educated in the common schools and at Saxton's River Academy; has held the office of
lister, was selectman in 1893, '94 and '95, and is now a justice of the peace. Religious preference, Baptist.
George L. Towner of Bridport, Republican, was born in Crown
Point, N.Y., in 1847; is a farmer, and located in town in 1867; was educated at Newton Academy; has held the office of lister,
and selectman from 1895 to 1900. Religious preference, Methodist. Post-office address, Cream Hill.
William W. Rider of Bristol, Democrat, was born in Bristol,
March 26, 1841; is a lawyer, and was educated in Bristol; has been town agent, lister and member of the school board.
Religious preference, Baptist.
C. C. Frost of Cornwall, Republican, was born in Cornwall,
June 14, 1855; is a merchant; was educated at the common schools and Middlebury High School. Religious preference,
Congregationalist.
William Henry Dean of Ferrisburgh, Republican, was born in
Ferrisburgh in 1849; occupation, farmer; located in town in 1882; was educated at the common schools and Seminary; is director in
the National Bank of Vergennes and chairman of the board of selectmen, and was lister from 1885 to 1895. Religious
preference, Friends.
Theodore A. Sessions of Goshen, Republican, was born in
Wisconsin in 1847; is a farmer and sawyer, and located in town in 1862; was educated in the common schools; was selectman in 1891,
'92 and '93, and has been town treasurer since 1894. Religious preference, none. Post-office address, Brandon.
Eugene F. Briggs of Granville, was born in Plymouth, January
12, 1858; occupation, farmer; located in town in 1861; was educated at the common schools and Rochester High School; was a
member of the House in 1888; has been town clerk since 1885, was lister ten years, has held various other town offices and has
been justice of the peace since 1882. Religious preference, none.
Elias B. Claflin of Hancock, Republican, was born in
Hancock, June 8, 1839; occupation, farmer; located in town in 1867; was educated at the common schools; served in Company E,
Fourth Vermont; has been lister and selectman. Religious preference, none.
George A. Hanmer of Lincoln, Republican, was born in
Lincoln, September 25, 1862; he is a farmer and was educated in the common schools of Lincoln and in Bristol Graded School; has
held the offices of lister, selectman and town auditor. Religious preference, none. Post-office address Lincoln.
Andrew Jackson Huntley of Leicester, Republican, was born in
Whiting, August 20, 1870; occupation, landlord; located in town in 1872; was educated at Vermont Academy. Religious preference,
Congregationalist. Post-office address, Leicester Junction.
George R. Thomas of Monkton, Republican, was born in Monkton
in 1840; physician; was educated in the Medical Department of the University of Vermont. Religious preference, Methodist. Post-
office address, R. D. No. 2, Bristol.
Joseph Battell of Middlebury, Republican, was born in
Middlebury, July 15, 1839; was educated in the Middlebury Grammar School and Middlebury College; occupation, farmer and inn keeper;
has been a member of the House five times - representing the towns of Ripton and Middlebury; was senator from Addison County
in 1876; he has held various town offices in Ripton. Religious preference, Congregationalist. Post-office address, Middlebury.
William Henry Hunt of New Haven, Republican, was born in
Waltham in 1846; occupation, farmer; located in town in 1880; was educated at B. B. Allen's Select School in Vergennes; has been
lister and selectman from 1897 to 1900. Religious preference, Congregationalist.
Walter Horace Vincent of Orwell, Republican, was born in
East Montpelier, March 31, 1859; is a physician and surgeon; located in town in 1884; was educated at the common schools,
graduated from the college preparatory course of Goddard Seminary in 1880, and from the University of New York Medical College in
1884; has been school director for six years, superintendent of schools for three years, and director of Orwell Free Library,
vice-president Vt. State Medical Soc. 1891, Pres. Rutland Co. Med. Soc. 1900, Member Vt. State Board Medical Censors 1901-2.
Religious preference, Universalist.
Rollin J. Kent of Panton, Republican, was born in Panton,
October 1, 1866; occupation, farmer; was educated at the common schools and Beeman Academy; has been town clerk and justice of
the peace for twelve consecutive years, was postmaster under Harrison, and has been lister and superintendent of schools.
Religious preference, Unitarian. Post-office address, R.F.D. No. 4, Vergennes.
Timothy Billings of Ripton, Republican, was born in Ripton,
April 4, 1861; occupation, town clerk and treasurer, and clerk in general store; was educated at Beeman Academy and Burr and Burton
Seminary; is a trustee of the town library and has been town clerk since 1887 and treasurer during the same time except for
two years. Religious preference, Methodist.
John V. Thomas of Salisbury, Local Option, was born in
Brandon, Vermont; occupation, carpenter and farmer; located in town in 1872; was educated in the common schools of Salisbury;
has been selectman for past two years, and school director for seven years. Religious preference, Universalist.
Richard H. Preble of Shoreham, Democrat, was born at Crown
Point, N.Y., March 24, 1847; occupation, general insurance agent; located in town in 1880; educated at common schools and a
graduate of Eastman's National Business College, 1867; has been lister, member of the school board and justice of the peace.
Religious preference, Episcopalian.
Warren B. Thompson of Starksboro, Republican, was born in
Starksboro, September 4, 1844; is a farmer; was educated in the common schools; has been lister for several years, justice of the
peace, school director six years, and is now serving second year as selectman. Religious preference, Methodist. Post-office
address, Starksboro, R.F.D. No. 1.
William Russell Warner of Vergennes, Republican, was born at
Bridport, July 7, 1871; occupation, druggist; located in town in 1894; was educated at the High School in Crown Point, N.Y., and
at the National Institute of Pharmacy, Chicago. Religious preference, Congregationalist.
Frank H. Bacon of Waltham, Republican, was born in Waltham,
May 11, 1857; he is a farmer; was educated in academies of Vergennes and Bristol; has held the offices of auditor and
selectman. Religious preference, Congregationalist.
Henry A. Boies of Weybridge, Republican, was born in
Addison, October 20, 1853; occupation, manufacturer and dealer in lumber and shingles; located in town in 1859; was educated at the
common schools of Weybridge; was constable in 1890 and '91, and is president of the board of library trustees. Religious
preference, none. Post-office address, Middlebury, R.F.D. No. 4.
Frank S. Needham of Whiting, Republican, was born in Whiting
in 1857; occupation, farmer; was educated in the common schools; has been selectman six years. Religious preference,
Congregationalist.
Source:
Vermont
Legislative Directory, Biennial Session, 1902, Prepared by Frederick G. Fleetwood, Secretary of State
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