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FRANKLIN COUNTY SENATORS
Byron H. Combs of Berkshire, Republican, was born in
Richford, June 17, 1853; he is a live stock dealer and farmer and
located in town in 1886; was educated at the common schools; was
a member of the House in 1898; has held the offices of selectman
and justice of the peace. Religious preference, Methodist.
Post-office address, East Berkshire.
Edwin Merriman Brown of Sheldon, Republican, was born
December 5, 1855; he is a physician and was educated at the
common schools and at Burr and Burton Seminary; was a member of
the House in 1890; has held the offices of town clerk for twenty
years and town superintendent of schools. Religious preference,
Congregationalist. Post-office address, Sheldon.
Place of birth, Sheldon.
FRANKLIN COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
William Brown Hyde of Bakersfield, Republican, was born in
Bakersfield, March 21, 1866; he is a physician and located in
town in 1894; was educated at Brigham Academy, Montpelier
Seminary, Medical Department of the University of Vermont and the
Kentucky School of Medicine; has been superintendent of schools
for the past seven years, and on the official board of Brigham
Academy for the past four years. Religious preference,
Methodist.
Herbert A. Pond of Berkshire, was born in Berkshire, Nov.
29, 1958; he is a merchant and farmer; was educated at the public
schools and Vermont Methodist Seminary; was lister from 1890 to
1892, and has been chairman of the board of school directors
since 1897. Religious preference, not stated. Post-office
address, East Berkshire.
Emmet McFeeters of Enosburgh, Republican, was born in
Sheldon, April 22, 1855; he is a lawyer and located in town Nov.
1, 1881; he was educated in the common schools of Sheldon in
Franklin and Bakersfield Academies, and in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
Law School; was a member of the House in 1900, and a member of
the judiciary committee and committee on joint rules; was state's
attorney from Dec. 1, 1896, to Dec. 1, 1898. Religious
preference, Free Baptist. Post-office address, Enosburgh Falls.
George Watson of Fairfax, democrat, was born in Bedford,
England, Dec. 6, 1837; he is assistant postmaster, and located in
town in 1882; was educated in the common schools; was postmaster
in 1892 and justice of the peace in 1898. Religious preference,
Episcopal.
Joab S. Northrop of Fairfield, Republican, was born in
Fairfield, June 4, 1851; he is a farmer, and was educated in the
common schools and at Montpelier Seminary; has held the offices
of lister six years, auditor three years, and justice of the
peace two years. Religious preference, Congregationalist.
Deforest C. Robinson of Fletcher, Republican, was born in
Fletcher in 1857; is a farmer and was educated in the common
schools. Religious preference, none.
Philo C. Hammond of Franklin, Republican, was born in
Franklin, Nov. 29, 1859; he is a farmer. Religious preference,
Methodist. Post-office address, Enosburgh Falls.
Oscar B. Wood of Georgia, Democrat, was born in Georgia,
April 1, 1872; he graduated from the St. Albans High School in
the class of 1894 and from the University of Vermont in the class
of 1900; has held the offices of town superintendent of schools
three years, auditor three years, school director two years and
chairman of library trustees one year. Religious preference,
Baptist. Post-office address, Georgia Plain.
David Noyes Burton of Highgate, Republican, was born in
Burlington, Sept. 11, 1855; he is a farmer and located in town in
1894; was educated at the public schools. Religious preference,
Episcopalian. Post-office address, Swanton.
Charles L. Martin of Montgomery, Republican, was born in
Montgomery, Feb. 18, 1861; educated in the common schools, St.
Johnsbury Academy, and graduated from Eastman's Business College,
Feb. 18, 1880; has been superintendent of schools six years,
selectman three years, school director four years, justice of the
peace two years and has been town clerk for four years.
Religious preference, Congregationalist. Post-office address,
Montgomery Center.
Ethan Fay Hopkins of Richford, Democrat, was born in
Richford, June 11, 1852; he is a furniture manufacturer and in
the electric light business, and located in town in 1876; was
educated in the common schools of Richford. Religious
preference, Methodist.
Daniel Joseph O'Sullivan of St. Albans City, Independent
Democrat, was born in Winooski, Jan. 14, 1853; he is a clergyman
and located in town in 1891; he attended the parochial schools at
Winooski and Burlington, graduated at Montreal College in June,
1873, and at Montreal Theological Seminary in December, 1876.
Religious preference, Roman Catholic. Post-office address, St.
Albans.
George Henry Dunsmore of the town of St. Albans, Democrat,
was born in St. Albans, July 30, 1874; he is a farmer; was
educated at St. Albans High School and for two years at the
University of Vermont; has held the office of auditor since 1901,
and was school director from 1897 to 1900. Rekigious preference,
Methodist. Post-office address, Swanton.
Weston Chadwick Marsh of Sheldon, Republican, was born in Sheldo, April 19, 1866; he is a merchant, and was educated in the
common schools; held the office of school director from 1898 to
1901. Religious preference, Methodist.
Eugene Albert Ayers of Swanton, Democrat, was born in
Bakersfield in 1861. He is a lawyer, and located in town in
1887; was educated at Brigham Academy; has been president of the
village of Swanton, and was postmaster under Cleveland.
Religious preference, Episcopalian.
Source:
Vermont
Legislative Directory, Biennial Session, 1902, Prepared by Frederick G. Fleetwood, Secretary of State
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