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William P. Spaulding, of Poultney, age 36, first lieutenant, Co. I, Fifth Regiment, September 12, '61 ; resigned July 7, '62.
Stephen G. Staley, of Rutland, age 37, first lieutenant, Co. K, Twelfth Regiment, September 27, '62 ; captain, February 14, '63 ; mustered out of ser- vice July 14, '63.
Gilbert Steward, of Clarendon, age 23, private Co. G, First Cavalry, Octo- ber 14, '61 ; second lieutenant, October 4, '62; captain, April 28, '63; wounded July 6, '63 ; died June 29, '64, of wounds received in action at Stony Creek Station, Va., June 28, '64.
Thomas J. Tarbell, of Mount Tabor, age 27, private, Co. E, Second Regi- ment, U. S. S. S., October 16, '61 ; sergeant, November 9, '61 ; first sergeant, December 31, '63 ; re-enlisted January 23, '64 ; second lieutenant, March 13, '64 ; died October 9, '64, at Danby, Vt., of wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, '64.
Marquis E. Tenney, of Mendon, age 18, private, Co. B, Second Regiment, August 13, '62; wounded May 3, '63 ; sergeant, August 22, '64 ; first ser- geant, December 26, '64; second lieutenant, June 7, '65 ; mustered out of service June 19, '65.
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John C. Thompson, of Danby, age 31, captain, Co. B, Fourteenth Regi- ment, August 27, '62 ; mustered out of service July 30, '63.
William B. Thrall, of Rutland, age 27, first lieutenant, Co. D, Seventh Regiment, February 12, '62 ; resigned September 27, '62.
Henry F. Tower, of Ira, age 28, private, Second Battery Light Artillery, December 18, '63; corporal, March 28, '64 ; quartermaster-sergeant, Septem- ber 1, '64 ; second lieutenant, May 1, '65 ; mustered out of service July 31, '65.
Julius M. Wallace, of Sudbury, age 40, private, Co. H, Fifth Regiment, August 29, '61 ; corporal, September 16, '61 ; sergeant, - -; first ser- geant, -; second lieutenant, Co. K, August 9, '62 ; first lieutenant, January 24, '63 ; resigned March 17, '63.
Rollin C. Ward, of Castleton, age 23, private, Co. B, Second Regiment, May 17, '61 ; sergeant, June 20, '61 ; first sergeant ; wounded May 12, '62; first lieutenant, October 1, '62 ; captain, December 20, '62 ; mustered out of service September 14, '64.
Austin E. Woodman, of Pawlet, age 32, second lieutenant, Co. I, Seventh Regiment, February 1, '62 ; first lieutenant, Co. I, August 28, '62; captain, Co. I, December 21, '63 ; resigned June 28, '65.
John W. Woodruff, of Benson, age 38, first lieutenant, Co. D, Fourteenth Regiment, August 29, '62 ; resigned April 13, '63.
Adrian T. Woodward, of Brandon, age 36, surgeon of Fourteenth Regi- ment, February 9, '63 ; mustered out of service July 30, '63.
Henry L. York, of Shrewsbury, age 30, second lieutenant, Co. B, Four- teenth Regiment, August 27, '62 ; mustered out of service July 30, '63.
THE VERMONT VOLUNTEERS.
Three cheers for the Green Mountain Boys, old Vermont. Who fought for our country so dear, When dangers were threatened they marched to the front, Three cheers for each brave volunteer. The thunder of Sumter aroused all their pride, As its echoes fell sad on the ear,
And to join in the conflict each young hero sighed, Three cheers for the brave volunteer. -
Thy valleys shall shout to their fame, old Vermont, And hilltops re-echo the cheer,
And granite and marble proclaim o'er their dust, Thy love for the brave volunteer.
The spirit of Allen and Stark strung their nerves, They never knew failure nor fear,
And the Swiss love of freedom burned bright in the soul Of each gallant and brave volunteer.
Ah! Dear to each heart was thy fame, old Vermont, And the pathway of duty was clear,
And thy ancient renown a new luster has won
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By the deeds of each brave volunteer. A halo of glory shall circle each brow, The dead be embalmed in our tears, And a country united, when victory is ours, Shall honor thy brave volunteers.
Then hurrah for thy Green Mountain Boys, old Vermont ! Their bays shall grow green with the years ; With patriot soldiers from each loyal State, Side by side stood thy brave volunteers. They struck for their country, for freedom and right, And God for their help did appear,
And millions unborn, of the wise and the good, Shall huzza for the brave volunteer.
-Rev. William Ford, 1862.
CHAPTER X.
CIVIL LIST, COUTY BUILDING, SOCIETIES, ETC.
Supreme Court Judges - County Court Judges - State's Attorneys - Clerks of County Court - Sheriffs of the Conuty - Judges and Registers of Probate - Senators from Rutland County - Public Buildings - The I'ost-Office Building - The Town Hall - The High School Building -Court-House and Jail - The House of Correction - Rutland County Historical Society - Agricultural Society.
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UPREME COURT JUDGES. - (The judges of the Superior Court pre- vious to the formation of the county are given in the chapter on the courts and the bar. In the following list the name of the chief judge is given first in each year.) For 1781, Elisha Payne, Moses Robinson, John Fassett, jr., Beza- leel Woodward, Joseph Caldwell. 1782, Moses Robinson, Paul Spooner, Jonas- Fay, John Fassett, Peter Olcutt, 1783, Moses Robinson, Paul Spooner, John Fassett, Peter Olcutt, Thomas Porter. 1784, Paul Spooner, John Fassett, Na- thaniel Niles, Thomas Porter, Peter Olcutt. 1785, Moses Robinson, Paul Spooner, Nathaniel Niles, John Fassett, Thomas Porter. 1786, Moses Robin- son, Paul Spooner, Nathaniel Niles, Nathaniel Chipman, Luke Knowlton. 1787, Moses Robinson, Nathaniel Niles, Paul Spooner. 1788, Moses Robinson, Paul Spooner, Stephen R. Bradley. 1789-90, Nathaniel Chipman, Noah Smith, Samuel Knight. 1791-92-93, Samuel Knight, Elijah Paine, Isaac Tichenor. 1794-95, Isaac Tichenor, Lott Hall, Enoch Woodbridge. 1796, Nathaniel Chipman, Lott Hall, Enoch Woodbridge. 1797, Israel Smith, Enoch Wood- bridge, Lott Hall. 1798-99, 1800, Enoch Woodbridge, Lott Hall, Noah Smith. 1801-02, Jonathan Robinson, Royal Tyler, Stephen Jacob. 1803 to 1806 in- clusive, Jonathan Robinson, Royal Tyler, Theop. Herrington. 1807-08, Royal Tyler, Theop. Herrington, Jonas Galusha. 1809 to 1812 inclusive, Royal Ty-
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ler, Theop. Herrington, David Fay. 1813-14, Nathaniel Chipman, Daniel Farrand, Jonathan H. Hubbard. 1815, Asa Aldis, Richard Skinner, James Fisk. 1816, Richard Skinner, James Fisk, Wm. A. Palmer. 1817 to 1820 inclusive, Dudley Chase, Joel Doolittle, Wm. Brayton. 1821, C. P. Van Ness, Joel Doolittle, Wm. Brayton. 1822, C. P. Van Ness, Joel Doolittle, Chas. K. Williams. 1823, Richard Skinner, Chas. K. Williams, Asa Aikens. 1824, Rich- ard Skinner, Joel Doolittle, Asa Aikens. 1825-26, Richard Skinner, Samuel Prentiss, Titus Hutchinson, Stephen Royce, jr. 1827, Richard Skinner, Sam- uel Prentiss, Titus Hutchinson, Bates Turner. 1828, Richard Skinner, Samuel Prentiss, Titus Hutchinson, Bates Turner, Ephraim Paddock. 1829, Samuel Prentiss, Titus Hutchinson, Chas. K. Williams, Stephen Royce, jr., Ephraim Paddock. 1830, Titus Hutchinson, Chas. K. Williams, Stephen Royce, jr., Ephraim Paddock, John C. Thompson. 1831-32-33, Titus Hutchinson, Chas. K. Williams, Stephen Royce, jr., Nicholas Baylies, Samuel S. Phelps. 1834-35, Chas. K. Williams, Stephen Royce, Samuel S. Phelps, Jacob Collamer, John Mattocks. 1836-37-38, Chas. K. Williams, Stephen Royce, Samuel S. Phelps, Jacob Collamer, Isaac F. Redfield. 1839-40-41, Chas. Williams, Stephen Royce, Jacob Collamer, Isaac F. Redfield, Milo L. Bennett. 1842, Chas. K.
Williams, Stephen Royce, Isaac F. Redfield, Milo L. Bennett. 1843, Chas. K.
Williams, Stephen Royce, Milo L. Bennett, Wm. Hebard. 1844, Chas. K.
Williams, Stephen Royce, Isaac F. Redfield, Wm. Hebard. 1845, Chas. K.
Williams, Stephen Royce, Milo L. Bennett, Wm. Hebard. iams, Isaac F. Redfield, Milo L. Bennett, Daniel Kellogg. 1847-48, Stephen
1846, Chas. Will-
Royce, Milo L. Bennett, Hiland Hall, Charles Davis. 1849, Isaac F. Red-
field, Milo L. Bennett, Hiland Hall, Luke P. Poland. 1850, Stephen Royce, Isaac F. Redfield, Hiland Hall, Luke P. Poland. 1851, Stephen Royce, Isaac F. Redfield, Daniel Kellogg. 1852, Stephen Royce, Isaac F. Redfield, Pier- point Isham. 1853 to 1857 inclusive, Isaac F. Redfield, Pierpoint Isham, Milo L. Bennett. 1858, Isaac F. Redfield, Luke P. Poland, Asa O. Aldis, John Pierpoint. 1859, Isaac F. Redfield, Milo L. Bennett, Luke P. Poland, Asa O. Aldis. 1860, Isaac F. Redfield, Luke P. Poland, Asa O. Aldis, James Barrett. 1861, Luke P. Poland, Asa O. Aldis, James Barrett, Loyal C. Kellogg. 1862- 63, Luke P. Poland, Asa O. Aldis, John Pierpoint, Asahel Peck. 1864, Luke P. Poland, John Pierpoint, James Barrett, Asahel Peck. 1865, Luke P. Poland, Asa O. Aldis, John Pierpoint, Asahel Peck. 1866 to 1869 inclusive, John Pierpoint, Asahel Peck, Wm. C. Wilson, Benj. H. Steele. 1870, John Pier- point, Asahel Peck, Benj. H. Steele, Hoyt H. Wheeler. 1871, John Pierpoint, Asahel Peck, Homer E. Royce, Timothy P. Redfield. 1872 to 1874 inclusive, John Pierpoint, Asahel Peck, Homer E. Royce, Jonathan Ross. 1875, John
Pierpoint, Homer E. Royce, Jonathan Ross, H. Henry Powers. 1876, John
Pierpoint, James Barrett, Homer E. Royce, H. Henry Powers. 1877, John Pierpoint, James ;Barrett, Homer E. Royce, Timothy P. Redfield. 1878 to
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1880 inclusive, John Pierpoint, James Barrett, Homer E. Royce, H. Henry Powers. 1881, John Pierpoint, Homer E. Royce, T. P. Redfield, Russell S. Taft. 1882, Homer E. Royce, T. P. Redfield, Russell S. Taft, John W. Rowell. 1883, T. P. Redfield, H. Henry Powers, Russell S. Taft, John W. Rowell. 1884, Homer E. Royce, Jonathan Ross, H. Henry Powers, Russell S. Taft. 1885, Homer E. Royce, H. Henry Powers, John W. Rowell, Wm. H. Walker.
Judges of the County Court .- 1781-82, Increase Moseley, Clarendon, chief judge; Joseph Bowker, Thomas Porter and Benjamin Whipple, assistants. 1783, Increase Moseley, chief judge ; Joseph Bowker, Benjamin Whipple and William Ward, assistants. 1784-85, Increase Mosely, chief judge ; Benjamin Whipple, William Ward and Samuel Mattocks, assistants. 1786-87, Increase Moseley, chief Judge; William Ward and Samuel Mattocks, assistants. 1788, Thomas Porter, chief judge; William Ward and Samuel Mattocks, assistants. 1789, Samuel Mattocks, chief judge; Ebenezer Marvin and Lemuel Chipman, assistants. 1790, Ebenezer Marvin, chief judge; Lemuel Chipman and Sim- eon Smith, assistants. 1791 to 1794 inclusive, Ebenezer Marvin, chief judge; Lemuel Chipman and Samuel Williams, assistants. 1795, Samuel Williams, chief judge ; Samuel Mattocks and Abel Cooper, assistants. 1796, Samuel Williams, chief judge ; Abel Cooper and Ebenezer Wilson, assistants. 1797 to 1800 inclusive, Samuel Williams, chief judge ; Ebenezer Wilson and Jonas Safford, assistants. 1801, Theophilus Herrington, chief judge ; Ebenezer Wil- son and Jonas Safford, assistants. 1802-03, Theophilus Herrington, chief judge; Ebenezer Wilson and James Witherill, assistants. 1804-05, James Witherill, chief judge; Ebenezer Wilson and Nathan B. Graham, assistants. 1806, James Witherill, chief judge; Nathan B. Graham and Pliny Smith, as- sistants. 1807, Isaac Clark, chief judge ; Caleb Hendee and James Harring- ton, assistants. 1808, Isaac Clark, chief judge ; Pliny Smith and James Har- rington, assistants. 1809 to 1811 inclusive, Isaac Clark, chief Judge ; Pliny Smith and Amos Thompson, assistants. 1812, Pliny Smith, chief judge; Amos Thompson and John H. Andrus, assistants. 1813, Pliny Smith, chief judge ; Amos Thompson and Thomas Hammond, assistants. 1814, Pliny Smith, chief judge; Amos Thompson and John H. Andrus, assistants. 1815, Pliny Smith, chief judge; Amos Thompson and Chauncy Smith, assistants. 1816 to 1820 inclusive, Pliny Smith, chief judge; Amos Thompson and Thomas Hammond, assistants. 1821, Amos Thompson, chief judge; Thomas Hammond and Henry Hodges, assistants. 1822 to 1824 inclusive, Amos Thompson, chief judge ; Henry Hodges and Joseph Warner, assistants. 1825, Moses Strong, chief judge ; Henry Hodges and John P. Colburne, assistants. (From the last date a justice of the Supreme Court is annually designated as chief judge of the County Court within his judicial district.)
Judges since 1825 .- Titus Hutchinson, 1826. Richard Skinner, 1827-28. Bates Turner, 1829. Charles K. Williams, 1820 to 1847. Hiland Hall, 1847
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to 1851. Milo L. Bennett, in loco R. Pierpoint, 1851, S. T. Jacob Collamer and Asahel Peck, in loco Robert Pierpoint, 1851, S. T. Asahel Peck, 1852, A. T. Robert Pierpoint, 1852, S. T., to 1857. William C. Kittridge, 1857, A. T., 1858, S. T. Asa Owen Aldis, 1857-59. John Pierpoint, 1859-61. James Barrett, 1861. Asahel Peck, 1862. Loyal C. Kellogg, 1863. John Prout, 1868. Hoyt H. Wheeler, 1870. Walter C. Dunton, 1877. W. G. Veazey, 1880. Jonathan Ross, in loco 1880, S. T. W. G. Veazey, 1881, and at present in office.
Assistant Judges since 1825 .- 1826, Moses Strong, John P. Colburne. 1827 to 1832 inclusive, Henry Hodges, John P. Colburne. 1833, Henry Hodges, William C. Kittridge. 1834, Nathan T. Sprague, William C. Kitt- ridge. 1835 to 1838 inclusive, William C. Kittridge, N. T. Sprague. 1839, Zimri Howe, Nathan T. Sprague. 1840 to 1843 inclusive, Zimri Howe, Oba- dia Noble. 1844, Zimri Howe, Ezra June. 1845 to 1847 inclusive, Ezra June, Ambrose L. Brown. 1848, Gordon Newell, Isaac T. Wright. 1849, Gordon Newell, Elisha Allen. 1850, Isaac T. Wright, Elisha Allen. 1851, Elisha Allen, Samuel H. Kellogg. 1852, Samuel Kellogg, Barnes Frisbie. 1853 to 1855 inclusive, Samuel Kellogg, Benjamin F. Langdon. 1856-57, Brazillai Davenport. 1858 to 1860 inclusive, Rollin C. Hunter, Morris H. Cook. 1861-62, Alanson Allen, Eben Fisher. 1863, Alanson Allen, Barnes Frisbie. 1864 to 1867, Barnes Frisbie, Joel W. Ainsworth. 1868-69, Daniel Crofoot, John Crowley. 1870, James K. Hyde, Bradley Fish. 1871, Jerome B. Bromley, Bradley Fish. 1873-74, Isaac C. Wheaton, Hiel Hollister. 1875-76, C. S. Rumsey, Jacob Edgerton. 1877-78, Zenas C. Ellis, Seneca M. Dorr. 1879 to 1882 inclusive, Martin C. Rice, Daniel W. Taylor. 1883, David E. Nicholson, Barnes Frisbie.
State's Attorneys .- Nathaniel Chipman, 1781 to 1785. Darius Chipman, 1785 to 1796. Abel Spencer, 1797 to 1802. Darius Chipman, 1803 to 1806. Nathan B. Graham, 1807 to 1810. Rollin C. Mallary, 1811 to 1813. Charles K. Williams, 1814-15. Rollin C. Mallary, 1816. Jonas Clark, 1817 to 1829. Selah H. Merrill, 1830 to 1835. Reuben R. Thrall, 1836. Solomon Foot, 1837 to 1842. William C. Kittridge, 1843 to 1845. Edgar L. Ormsbee, 1846-47. William C. Kittridge, 1848-49. Ezra June, 1850-51. Caleb Har- rington, 1852. Martin G. Everts, 1853-54. Edwin Edgerton, 1855-56. An- son A. Nicholson, 1857-58. William T. Nichols, 1859-60. John Prout, 1861-62. David E. Nicholson, 1863-64. Jerome B. Bromley, 1865-66. Ebenezer Fisher, 1867-68. Horace G. Wood, 1869-70. Ebenezer J. Orms- bee, 1871 to 1873. Martin G. Everts, 1874-75. George M. Fuller, 1877. George E. Lawrence, 1879. John Howe, 1883. P. R. Kendall, 1885.
Clerks of the County Court .- Jonathan Brace, appointed April, 1781. Obadiah Noble, June, 1781. Nathan Osgood, November, 1789. Robert Temple, December, 1804. Robert Pierpoint, June, 1820. Fred W. Hopkins, March, 1839. Henry H. Smith, August, 1868, and now fills the office.
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Judges and Registers of Probate - District of Rutland : -
JUDGES.
RESIDENCE.
TIME.
REGISTERS.
TIME.
Joseph Bowker,
Rutland,
1781 to 1784,
Elisha Clarke,
Tinmonth,
1785 to 1803,
E. Clark, jr.,
1790 to 1803
James Harrington,
Clarendon,
1804 to 1805,
Nathan Osgood,
1803 to 1810
Joseph Randall,
Wallingford,
1806 to 1809,
Caleb Hendee,
Pittsford,
1810 to 1811,
W. D. Smith, 46
ISII to 1814
William Harrington,
Pittsford,
1812 to 1814,
Obadiah Noble,
Tinmonth,
1815 to 1831, 1832,
R. C. Royce,
1825 to 1832
A. L. Brown,
Rutland,
1833 to 1835,
F. W. Hopkins,
1833 to 1836 "
William Marsh,
Shrewsbury,
1836,
F. W. Hopkins,
William Hall,
Rutland, 66
1839,
F. W. Hopkins,
1839
William Hall,
1840 to 1847,
Henry Hall,
1840 to 1861
Harvey Button,
1848 to 1861,
James Brown,
1862 to 1866
Ambrose L. Brown,
Rutland,
1861 to 1865,
Henry H. Smith,
1866 to 1869
Walter C. Dunton,
1865 to 1877,
Joel C. Baker,
1869 to 1872
Charles Colburn,
1877,
Thomas C. Robbins,
1872 to 1877
Thomas C. Robbins,
1878 to 1886,
Wayne Bailey,
1877 to 1885
District of Fairhaven :-
William Ward,
Poultney,
1788 to 1792,
C. Langdon,
1793
William Ward,
Poultney,
1794 to 1798,
Selah Gridley,
1799 to 1800
William Ward,
Poultney,
ISOI to 1813,
John Stanley,
1801 to 1803
Erastus Higley,
Castleton,
1814 to 1821,
C. Langdon,
1814 to 1815
Samuel Moulton,
Castleton,
1822,
S. 11. Merrill,
1815 to 1823
Erastus Higley,
Castleton,
1823,
Almon Warner,
I824 to 1829
Joh . Mea ham,
Castleton,
1830,
S. H. Merrill,
1830 to 1839
B. F. Langdon,
1839 to 1845
J. A. Warner,
1846 to 1847
Cyrenns M. Willard,
1862 to 1872,
None from
1847 to 1850
J. A. Warner,
1851 to 1860
Gilbert H. Mann,
1861 to 1862
Jno. Howe,
1862 to 1865
Nelson A. Sumner,
1866 to 1867
Henry L. Clark,
1868 to 1886
Simeon Smith,
Poultney,
1793,
John Brown,
1796 to 1797
C. Langdon,
Castleton,
1799 to 1800,
William Ward, jr.
1803 to 1813
S. H. Merrill,
John Stanley,
Poultney,
1824 to 1829,
Almon Warner,
Poultney &
Castleton,
1831 to 1862,
J. B. Bromley,
1872 to 1886,
William Page, 1815 to 1825
R. Pierpoint,
Rutland,
1837 to 1838,
H. B. Towslee,
1837 to 1838
A. L. Brown,
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Sheriffs. - We appropriate the sketch of the sheriffs of the county from the paper prepared for the County Historical Society by J. C. Williams, on account of its biographical value, as well as the fact that it constitutes a com- plete list : -
Abram Ives, of Wallingford, was the first sheriff, elected in 1781, and served four years, or until 1785. He was one of the early settlers of Walling- ford, and kept a hotel there for many years. He is said to have been a good citizen, and also kept a model hotel. He was a personal friend of Ethan Allen, at whose house the latter often visited. On account of some irregularity in selling the tract of land known as Mendon, and fearing prosecution, he re- signed his office and went back to Connecticut, where he died at an advanced age.
Jonathan Bell, of Tinmouth, was the second sheriff, elected in 1785, and served to 1802, a period of seventeen years. He was a good sheriff and popu- lar with the people, and hence his re-election to the office for so many years. Tinmouth previous to 1785 was the county seat, where the jail and court-house were situated. He came to Tinmouth in 1778, and was for many years one of the prominent men of that town.
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Arunah W. Hyde, of Castleton, was the third sheriff, elected in 1802, and served seven years, or until 1809.
Eleazer Flagg, of Clarendon, succeeded Mr. Hyde. He served but three years, from 1809 to 1812.
Ralf Paige, of Rutland, who was born in Hardwick, Mass., August 21, 1769, was next elected in 1812, and served but one year. He died in Rut- land, August 20, 1857.
Erastus Barker, of Tinmouth, was elected in 1813, and served one year. He was again elected in 1815, serving two years, and again in 1818, and served one year, making four years in all. He was a man well known and was promi- nent in town and county affairs, being highly respected as a citizen.
Thomas Hooker, of Rutland, was the seventh sheriff, elected in 1814, serv- ing one year only.
William Fay, of Rutland, who was born in Hardwick, Mass., November 12, 1780, was next elected in 1817, and served one year. He died in Rut- land, July 31, 1840.
Jonathan Dyke, of Rutland, but who was born in Chittenden, April 16, 1786, succeeded Mr. Baker as sheriff in 1819, and served until 1831, a period of twelve years. He was also a popular sheriff and possessed the confidence of the people. But three others held the office for a longer period than he did. He moved to Illinois in 1845.
Jacob Edgerton, jr., was elected in 1831 and served two years, or until 1833. He was again elected in 1841, and served until December 1, 1861, a period of twenty years, making twenty-two years in all.
John A. Conant, of Brandon, was elected in 1833, and served but two years.
Ira Parsons, of Rutland, succeeded Mr. Conant as sheriff in 1835, and served until 1841, a period of six years.
William M. Field, of Rutland, the sixteenth sheriff, was elected in 1861, and served until 1878, a period of seventeen years.
D. P. Peabody, of Pittsford, the present incumbent, succeeded Mr. Field in 1878, and has held the office since.
Of the ex-sheriffs, as will be seen by the above list, but three are now liv- ing, viz. : Jacob Edgerton, John A. Conant, and William M. Field. Mr. Ed- gerton held the office of sheriff the longest, having served twenty-two years in all. He still resides at Rutland in his eighty-second year. Although advanced in age, he retains his mental vigor, and is quite active in business pursuits. He has been very prominent in town and county politics for many years, and is considered a safe counselor in matters of every-day life. Mr. Edgerton has been honored from time to time with various positions of trust and responsibil- ity, and retains in a remarkable degree the confidence of all who know him.
John A. Conant still resides at Brandon, where he was born in 1800. He 10
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rarely discharged the duties of the office, and they were mostly entrusted to his deputies. Ira Parsons, as deputy, who succeeded Mr. Conant, took up his residence in Rutland, performing the duties there. Mr. Conant, although somewhat feeble in health, has been active in business affairs for many years, and is respected by all.
William M. Field, as will be seen, served the next longest as sheriff, his re- election to the office for so many years being a compliment well bestowed on a faithful and efficient officer. He still resides at Rutland, and is now president of the Rutland Savings Bank.
D. P. Peabody, the present incumbent, assumed the office of sheriff Decem- ber 1, 1878, this being the eighth year of service. Mr. Peabody maintains dignity in the office, discharging its duties personally, so far as able, has a good corps of deputies, and is a worthy and efficient officer. It is hoped he will live to score a longer number of years as sheriff than any of his predecessors.
State Senators of Rutland County .- Vermont had no Senate until 1836, since which time the following have held the office: 1836-37, Thomas D. Hammond, Zimri Howe and Robert Pierpoint. 1838-39, Wm. C. Kit- tridge, Obadiah Noble and Robert Pierpoint. 1841-42, Orson Clark, Ander- son G. Dana and Isaac Norton. 1842-43, Alanson Allen, Elisha Allen and Ebenezer N. Briggs. 1844-45, Ebenezer N. Briggs, Fred'k Button and Jo- seph H. Chittenden. 1846, Joseph H. Chittenden, John Fox and Geo. T. Hodges. 1847, Geo. T. Hodges, John Fox, Henry Stanley. 1848, Henry Stanley, John Fox and Ezra June. 1849, Ezra June, John Fox and John Crowley. 1850, John Crowley, Elisha Lapham and James K. Hyde. 1851, Elisha Lapham, James K. Hyde and John Crowley. 1852, Harvey Shaw, Thomas F. Bogue and Amon Bailey. 1853, Amon Bailey, Thomas F. Bogue, and Harvey Shaw. 1854, Alanson Allen, Ira Button and Luther Daniels. 1855, Alanson Allen, Ira Button and Luther Daniels. 1856, William M. Field, C. M. Millard and John L. Marsh. 1857, John L. Marsh, Wm. M. Field and C. M. Millard. 1858-59, Martin G. Everts, Chauncey S. Rumsey and David E. Nicholson. 1860-61, Bradley Fish, Martin C. Rice, Daniel W. Taylor. 1862-63, Horace Allen, Bradley Fish, John Jackson (1861-62). 1863-64, Nathaniel Fish, Merritt Clark and Wm. T. Nichols. 1865-66, Seneca M. Dorr, John Howe, jr. and Pitt W. Hyde.
Continuing we quote from a paper prepared for the County Historical So- ciety on the Rutland county Senators, by Hon. Seneca M. Dorr, as follows, the extract being valuable for its biographic notes : -
In 1867 the Senators elected from Rutland county were Ira C. Allen, of Fairhaven; Capen Leonard, of Pittsford ; John Prout of Rutland. All had previously been members of the House. Mr. Allen was a marble dealer, fifty- one years of age. Mr. Leonard, a farmer, fifty-nine years of old, and John Prout, a lawyer, and forty-nine years of age.
In 1868 the same Senators were elected.
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In 1869, Merritt Clark of Poultney, George A. Merrill, of Rutland, Lucius Copeland, of Middletown, were elected Senrtors from our county. All these gentlemen had seen previous service in our Legislature. Mr. Merrill was a native of New Hampshire, was also Secretary of Civil and Military affairs in 1860-61, and Mr. Clark and Mr. Copeland were both natives of Middletown.
In 1870 Messrs. Merrill and Copeland were re-elected to the Senate, and Rodney C. Abell, of Westhaven, a veteran legislator, occupied the place of Sen- ator Clark.
In 1872 our board of county Senators consisted of Nathan T. Sprague, of Brandon, Wheelock G. Veazey, of Rutland, L. Howard Kellogg, of Benson, Henry C Gleason, of Shrewsbury. Mr. Sprague was born in Mount Holly, Mr. Veazey in New Hampshire, Mr. Kellogg in Benson and Mr. Gleason in Shrewsbury. Mr. Gleason and Mr. Kellogg had both been members of the House, and Mr. Sprague was a member of the House subsequent to this in 1876 and 1878.
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