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entire satisfaction to the public during his administration of the office. Mr. Harris has held numerous town offices in Derby and East Burke, and was the representative of the latter town in the Legislature of 1874, where his services were creditable. Since 1884 he has been justice of the peace. In his relig- ious belief he is a Congregationalist, and he has long been an active member of this denomination.
Mr. Harris was married, Oct. 20, 1847, to Euphamea Ramsey, daughter of Eben and Mary (True) Blake. Two children have been born to them : Charles E., and Mary E.
HARRIS, JOHN EDWARD, of Hardwick, son of Erasmus B. and Caroline ( Brown) Harris, was born in Danville, July 27, 1858.
He received his educational training in the common schools and at Phillips Acad- emy at Danville.
In 1874 he removed to Montpelier and read law in the office of Messrs. Randall & Durant. At the completion of his course of study he was admitted to practice at the September terin of the Washington county court in 1879. For two years he followed
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As soon as he had arrived at man's estate, he commenced his business career by enter- ing the employ of the Farmers and Mechan- ics Mercantile .Co., of St. Johnsbury, where he remained more than two years, when, in company with associates, he bought the busi- ness, and under the style of John Bacon & Co. they continued till 1847. He then went to Derby and remained two years pursuing a similar occupation, after which he connected himself with Mr. Harry Himman, under the firm name of C. A. Harris & Co. For twenty years Mr. Harris remained in business in Derby. In March, 1867, he removed to East Burke, where he purchased a small farm and also a store in company with Daniel Townsend, and engaged in trade till March, 1872, after which time he continued by him- self till 1893, when he gave his stock to his children and retired from the active cares of life.
His reputation as an able financier has been proved by his services as director of the Lyndonville National Bank for six years and his election to the presidency of that institution in 1889.
He was made postmaster of both the towns of Derby Centre and East Burke, and gave
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his profession in Montpelier and Danville, then he purchased the St. Johnsbury Index, now the Republican. which he sold in 1885 and moved to Burlington, where he bought a half interest in the Burlington Clipper. This he parted with in 1889, when he trans- ferred his business to Hardwick, establish-
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ing the Hardwick Gazette, of which paper and the accompanying job office he is now proprietor.
Mr. Harris is an absolute independent in his political course and has always con ducted the newspapers with which he has been connected on liberal principles, subject to no party control.
He married in 1879, Carrie, daughter of N. K. and Susan ( Moody) Brown of Bur lington. She died June 20, 1892, leaving three children : Charles B., Frances N., and Edward 1.
Mr. Harris has done special journalistic work on the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Chicago News, and Springfield Repub- lican.
Ile is an Episcopalian and a member of the 1. O. O. F., having held all the offices but the first in Caledonia Lodge of St. Johns- bury.
HARTSHORN, JOHN WILLARD, of Lunenburg, son of Colburn and Elizabeth (Fay) Hartshorn, was born in Lunenburg, Oct. 1, 1815.
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The public schools of Lunenburg gave him his educational training, and when he arrived at man's estate he left his native town to seek his fortune in the world. He went to Sterling, Mass., and remained three years, during which period he witnessed the com- pletion of the first railroad from Boston to Worcester. Then he returned to Lunenburg,
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and purchased a large farm for $800 and a hundred barrels of cider, ten of the latter to be paid animally. At the time of the famons cider and log cabin campaign in 18440, the orchards of Mr. Hartshoru mani- fested "active partisanship" by producing twenty one hundred bushels of apples. For many years he was a noted farmer, drover and stock breeder, and he acquired some local reputation as an auctioneer, and satis- factorily settled many estates in the neigh- borhood. He was one of the original direc- tors of the P. & O. R. R., and retained that position until the road passed into the hands of a receiver.
From the time of his return until 1878, when he received an almost fatal injury from a fall, Mr. Hlartshorn was continuously in the service of the town as lister, overseer of the poor, moderator and justice of the peace for fifty-one years. He has been chosen to both branches of the state Legislature, mem- ber of the House in 1852-'53, and senator in 1870-'71, and been honored by two terms as judge of probate in 1856-'57. For seven years he was one of the directors of the state prison.
Judge Hartshorn married, Nov. 16, 1840, Ann, daughter of Chester and Betsey (Hutchins) Smith of Lunenburg, and four children have been born to them : Hon. Elden J., of Emmettsburg, Iowa, Elizabeth ( Mrs. George H. Emerson, deceased ), Harry C., and Cora ( Mrs. Edward Lowell), of Lew- iston, Me.
HARVEY, RONEY M., of Topsham, son of John and Margaret ( Hight) Harvey, was born in Topsham, May 20, 1843.
He was educated in the common schools of the day, and also attended Newbury Semi- nary, Peacham Academy, and a select school at East Topsham, taught by Rev. N. R. Johnson.
In his youth he became noted as a "ped- agogue," and was always in demand to ad- minister discipline in the notorious hard schools of the times. In 1866 he visited the Pacific coast with the view of making his home in that country, but was soon recalled by the sickness and death of his father. He went to West Topsham in the spring of 1867, and at once commenced the study of law in the office of J. O. Livingston, Esq., and was admitted to the bar at the December term of Orange county court, 1869. He soon opened a law office at West Topsham, where he now resides. Mr. Harvey was united in marriage to Cora I., youngest daughter of Hon. Roswell M. Bill, late of Topsham, Dec. 28, 1870. Three children have been born to them: Erwin M., Laila J., and John N.
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A Republican of the most pronounced type, Mr. Harvey has held many and various town offices, was state's attorney in 1878, and has twice represented his town in the Legislature. Here he served on important committees, and was elected one of the super- visors of the insane. In 1890 he was elected state senator from Orange county. He still continues his law business at West Topsham,
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and is well known in his section of the state. His success in many important cases in which he has been employed is principally due to his Scotch pluck and the personal interest which he takes in all his work. In addition to the law, Mr. Harvey has become well known as a dealer in lumber and real estate. He is a hurried man of business, and his many cares allow him little time in which to enjoy the quiet of his home.
HASELTON, SENECA, of Burlington, son of Rev. Amos and Amelia (Frink) Haselton, was born in Westford, Feb. 26, 1848.
His early education was obtained in the public schools of Jericho, Underhill and the academies of Underhill and Barre. He then entered the classical department of the U. V. M., from which he graduated with high honors in 1871. During his college course he taught several terms in Barre, Shelburne, Richmond and Waterbury, and for a year after his graduation from the university he occupied the position of associate principal of Barre Academy. In 1873 he began the study of law in the office of Wales & Taft at
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Burlington, but soon after accepted the chair of instructor of mathematics in the Univer- sity of Michigan, at the same time pursuing his professional studies in the law depart- ment of that institution. Later he returned to Burlington where he has since remained, attaining a very high rank as a general prac- titioner.
Judge Haselton is a strong adherent of the Democratic party and has always taken an active and leading part in both city and state politics. For many successive terms he was city judge and in 1886 represented Bur lington in the Legislature, serving on the judiciary committee. In 1888 he was ap- pointed a member of the state examining committee on admission to the Vermont bar, and the following year served as chairman of the same. Two years later he was chosen mayor of the city of Burlington to which position he has been twice re-elected. His term of office has been characterized by ex- ceptional prosperity on the part of the city.
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A school building of rare beauty has been erected and an important modification of the system of the city has been determined upon and is in progress. An electric rail- way has been secured through a contract which makes the enterprise especially ad- vantageous to the business interests of Bur- lington. Since Mayor Haselton has been in office the rate of taxation has been consider- ably reduced and now compares favorably with that of any other progressive city in New England.
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HASKINS, KITTREDGE, of Brattleboro, son of Asaph and Amelia ( Ward ) Haskins, was born in Dover, April 8, 1836. His great- grandfather, grandfather and father served respectively in the French war, the Revolu tionary, and the war of 1812.
Educated in the public schools of his native town and by a private tutor, he com meneed the study of the law in the office of Messrs. Shafter & Davenport at Wilming ton ; was admitted to the bar of Windham county court, April 14, 1858, and immedi- ately entered into a copartnership with the Hon. Charles N. Davenport at Wilmington, which was dissolved in the spring of 1861, when he removed to the village of Williams- ville, where he opened an office. He has
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been admitted at various dates a counsellor of the Supreme Court of the State of Ver- mont, a counsellor, attorney, proctor and solicitor of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont at Wind- sor, and counsellor of the Supreme Court of the United States at Washington, D. C. In November, 1863, he removed to Brattleboro, pursuing the practice of his profession with marked success. 9
In politics he was a Democrat ,until the breaking out of the rebellion, when he be- came a supporter of the administration of President Lincoln, and has acted with the Republican party since.
He has been a justice of the peace since Dec. 1, 1861 ; state's attorney for Windham county ; was town representative of Brattle-
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boro in 1872, and was elected to the state Senate in 1892. He was appointed by Pres- dent Hayes and also by President Arthur United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, holding the office until June 21, 1887. In Jammary, 1893, he was appointed by the Governor of Vermont one of the commissioners to establish, in conjunction with a similar commission on the part of the State of Massachusetts, a boundary line monument between the two states. At the organization of the Brattleboro Free Library in 1883 he was elected one of its trustees, and has served in that capacity and as pres- ident of the board to the present time.
Hle enlisted as a volunteer, and on the organization of Co. 1, 16th Regt. Vt. Vols., Sept. 20, 1862, he was elected and commis- sioned ist lieutenant of the company. He resigned and was honorably discharged, by reason of disabilities incurred in the service. On his return home he immediately entered the government service as a civil employe in the office of the assistant quartermaster of volunteers at Brattleboro, doing duty there and at Burlington, St. Albans and Mont- pelier until the close of the war. He was appointed and commissioned captain of Co. H, 12th Regt. Vt. Militia, and was appointed colonel and aid-de-camp of Governor l'eter T. Washburn.
He is a 32d degree Mason and has been prominently connected with the order since June, 1857. He has been M. E. Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chap- ter of Vermont ; was president of the Order of High Priesthood for many years, R. E. Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the state, and in the M. W. Grand Lodge of Vermont, has served as Grand Junior and Grand Senior Warden, and in June, 1893, was elected to the office of R. W. Deputy Grand Master, which posi- tion he now holds, He has been a member of the Grand Army of the Republic for many years.
He married Esther Maria, daughter of Maj. Adna B. Childs of Wilmington, July 1, 1860, and had one child, who died in 1864.
He is an Episcopalian and for many years has been one of the vestry of St. Michael's Church of Brattleboro. He has been quite constant in his attendance upon the conven- tions of the diocese as a delegate from his parish, and was elected as one of the lay deputies by the diocesan convention to the general convention of the church, which met in Chicago, Ill., in 1886, again at the city of New York in 1889, and at Baltimore, Md., in 1892.
HASTINGS, JONATHAN HAMMOND, of Waitsfield, son of Garinter and Hannah (Ol- cutt) Hastings, was born in Waitsfield, Feb.
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12, 1824. His father came from New Hamp- shire to Waitsfield in 1823, where he fol- lowed the business of farming, innkeeper, and loaning money. With no educational advan- tages but those of the common schools he has acquired in his extensive business relations a wide knowledge of the world, and a large stock of general information. Owing to the ill health of his father he was early called to the management of his financial affairs which he safely conducted for him until his decease in 1857. Since 1856 he has retired from ag- ricultural pursuits as his other business de- manded his sole attention. For four years he was in partnership with R. J. Gleason, engag- ing in general trade. The public has reposed such confidence in him, that he has been called upon to settle a majority of the estates in the town for the past twenty-five years, also acting as guardian, trustee, referee, commis- sioner, and business adviser. He has been a director of the National Bank of Waterbury, since 1856, and is now vice-president of the same.
Naturally Judge Hastings has been sought after to fill the various offices of the town where he resides, and the county also has sought his services as deputy and sheriff from 1847 to 1860. He was elected by a large Republican majority in 1862 and 1863 to the Legislature and was further honored by being the choice of that party to represent them in the Senate of which he was a mem- ber from 1869 to 1872, serving as committee on claims, and chairman of the committee on banks. Elected assistant judge in 1880, he held that office four years, and has acted as justice of the peace for more than thirty years. Again in 1892 his townsmen saw fit to make him their representative in the House, where he served on the committee of ways and means. He is now trustee of the public money and law agent for his town. Ener- getically devoted to the cause of temperance he was a charter member of Waitsfield Lodge I. O. G. T.
Judge Hastings was married Nov. 1, 1848, to Miss Ellen M., daughter of Hon. Samuel and Hannah (French) Merriam, of Johnson. Six children have been born to them of whom two only are now living : Abbie M. (Mrs. J. C. Joslyn, of Minneapolis, Minn.), and Lucy H. (Mrs. John W. Gregory), of Waitsfield.
Judge Hastings was again married Sept. 29, 1892, to Orris, daughter of John C. and Charlotte (Lovell) Paddock of St. Johnsbury.
HASTINGS, STEPHEN J., of Passumpsic, son of Warren and Lydia ( Richardson) Hast- ings, was born in Waterford, Feb. 10, 1850. His grandfather and father were reputable citizens of the town, the latter being a mem- ber of the Legislature of 1864 and 1865. He gave his son the benefit of a common school
and academical training, completing his edu- cation by sending him to Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1873.
At the age of twenty-one Mr. Hastings mar- ried Althea C., daughter of Amos and Cosbi (Parker) Carpenter, and six children have been born of their union : Warren J. (de- ceased), Althea L., Ruth B. (deceased), Harold S., Frank B., and Dora E.
Soon after his marriage he settled on a farm in Waterford, now Passumpsic, and has devoted special efforts to the breeding of blooded Jersey stock. His attempt has been most fortunate, and his herd of twenty-three cows averaged 414 pounds of butter per cow
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in 1892. He is also a large maple sugar producer. After discharging the duties of several public offices, he was sent to the Legislature in 1882, and in the following year was appointed by Governor Barstow as one of the Vermont representatives at the Farmers' Congress in New York City, and again served in that capacity by request of Governor Pingree.
Mr. Hastings has passed the portals of Freemasonry and Odd Fellowship, is a Knight Templar of Palestine Commandery, of St. Johnsbury, and has been Noble Grand of Caledonia Lodge, as well as C. P. of Moose River Encampment I. O. O. F.
HATCH, ROYAL A., of Strafford, son of Royal and Marian (Chandler) Hatch, was born in Strafford, Sept. 3, 1838.
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He passed the usual time in the public schools of Stratford and coutumed his studies at Thetford Academy, and later at the acad emy at Chelsea when Judge Ross was pri cipal of the school.
Finishing his educational training at the age of seventeen, he returned to Strafford and helped to raise the frame of the build ing which has been the scene of his active labors for nearly forty years. He carly dis- played an aptitude for mechanics, and his father erected this shop to give him an op- portunity to indulge his favorite pursuits and at the same time to develop the re- sources of the town. He has engaged in the manufacture of bedsteads for almost forty years, introducing new machinery to accommodate the changing demands of the market.
Mr. Hatch was married to Mary E., daughter of Samuel and Almira ( Ripley) Cobb, of Hanover, N. H. Their children were : Mabel Ripley, Marian Chandler, Laura Alice, Caroline B. (deceased), and Royal.
Although of Democratic stock he is a be- liever in protection, and consequently has acted with the Republican party. His busi- ness engagements have not allowed him much time to take an active part in public affairs, yet he has served his town in several important capacities. He now holds the position of agent for the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and is director for Orange county, having filled both places for many years.
Mr. Hatch has been for more than thirty years a Free and Accepted Mason, and affiliates with Temple Lodge, No. 54, of Strafford. He was a charter member at the organization of Bishop Lodge, No. 31, I. O. G. T., and is now treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Vermont.
He is well known as a reliable business man ; enterprising and substantial, is re- spected by all, and is an important factor in the affairs of the town, where he has the good fortune to be surrounded by a refined and interesting family.
HAY, BARRON, of Bradford, son of James and Laura (White) Hay, was born in Bradford, Sept. 26, 1828.
His education was acquired in the com- mon schools of Orford and Bradford, and at Bradford Academy. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and when Barron was ten years old he went to Orford, N. H., to live with L. D. Corless, Esq. Here he remained for seven years, working upon the farm and attending school in the winter terms. In 1845 he returned to Bradford, where he has since resided. Having re- solved to devote his energies to business, he
entered the store of G. & M. Prichard as derk, and has been connected with the firm for forty two years, during twenty of which he has been a partner in the house.
Mr. Hay is a Democrat in his political faith. He has held the position of town treasurer for seventeen years, was town clerk in 1875, and in 1891 was elected a member for five years of the board of water com- missioners. He has been a justice of the peace, and in 1866'67, and in 18844 was sent to the House of Representatives.
Ile is a careful, capable, and honest busi- ness man, and owes his success in the world solely to his own efforts.
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He was united in marriage to Jeanette C., daughter of Levi and Almira (Abbey) Smith, Oct. 16, 1854. They have had two children : Fred E. (deceased), and John Barron.
The Bradford Opinion, on the event of Mr Hay's sixty-fifth birthday, says : "We can truthfully say of him that he detests meanness and trickery in whatever form it shows itself, and is accredited by all with being the best type of an honest man. These traits are so conspicuous that to some he at times seems ' cranky,' but, just the same, he is honored by those who have known him for a half century, as well as those of more recent acquaintance."
HAYWARD, HENRY R., of Tunbridge, son of Reuben and Maria (Cushman) Hay-
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ward, was born in Montpelier, March 29, 1841.
He was educated in the common schools, and moved in 1854 to Tunbridge, where he has since resided.
In 1861 he enlisted in Co. E., 2d Regt. Vt. Vols., as 3d sergeant, and served three years. He was promoted to 2d lieutenant, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of service, when he returned to Tun- bridge and engaged in the lumber and grist milling business, which he has since followed.
He has been commander of Whitney Post No. 21, G. A. R., ever since its organization, with the exception of two years, and also held various town offices, serving as selectman, lister, overseer of poor, etc. Mr. Hayward represented Tunbridge in the Legislature of 1880.
He was married, Nov. 17, 1864, to Miss Susan E., daughter of Mason and Celenda (Thompson) Farnham, of Tunbridge, and they have had six children, five of whom are living.
HAZEN, LUCIUS DOWNER, of St. Johnsbury, son of Lucius and Hannah B. (Downer) Hazen, was born in Hartford, Jan. 19, 1834.
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The common schools of his native town furnished the facilities for his early educa- tion and he afterwards attended Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, N. H., where he pursued a commercial course and com- menced at the age of fifteen to assist his
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father in his store and on the farm. In 1863 his father died in possession of the largest farm in Vermont and, two years after, the subject of this sketch removed to Barnet, where he was employed in purchasing wool for the Caledonia Manufacturing Co. He then made a heavy investment in timber lands in Whitefield, N. H., and in 1872 com- menced the manufacture of lumber, extend- ing his operations to the towns of Groton, Victory, Mill's Pond and Richford, Vt. In 1 890 he sold 16,000 acres of timber land in Victory to the Olcott Falls Co , previous to which sale he was the owner of one half of the township.
He was wedded Jan. 12, 1862, to Orinda G., daughter of Lloyd and Lois (Griswold) Kimball of McIndoes Falls. Four children have been the issue of their union : Lucius K., Mary L. (Mrs. N. H. Houghton), Charles D., and Margaret E.
Mr. Hazen was selectman of Newbury during the four years of the war and in 1869 was chosen by a Republican constituency to represent the town of Barnet in the Legisla- ture. He represented St. Johnsbury in 1888 and served on the committee on the insane and also on that of banks. He has been director and vice-president of the Merchants National Bank of St. Johnsbury for fifteen years, this being a longer term of service than that of any other director. In 1892 he was appointed a delegate at large to the national Republican convention at Minne- apolis. He is a deacon in the North Con- gregational Church and a member of the A. B. C. F. M., and also of the American Home- Missionary Society.
HEATH, CHARLES HENRY, late of Mont- pelier, son of Elias and Ruth ( Blanchard) Heath, was born in Woodbury, Nov. 4, 1829.
His earlier education was received in the public schools of Woodbury, the Washington grammar school and the People's Academy at Morrisville. He then entered the Uni- versity of Vermont, from which he graduated in 1854, receiving three years later the de- gree of A. M.
For two years after his graduation he was principal of the academy at Morrisville, which during that time ranked as the best school of its kind in the state. He then com- menced the study of law in the office of Thom- as Gleed, of Morrisville, and was admitted to the bar of Lamoille county court in Decem- ber, 1858. Until 1872 he practiced at Plain- field, but then removed to Montpelier. Early in the sixties he served as state's attorney for the county for two years, and in 1868, 1869, and 1870 was elected to the state Sen- ate, and was subsequently made a trustee of the State Library.
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Mr. Heath was married Feb. 9, 1859, to Sarah Eliza, danghter of Dr. David Wing and Rebecca (Caldwell) Putnam, of Morrisville. His death occurred July 12, 1889.
Mr. Heath's lite work was not all done in the law nor in the House where laws were made, but his ontlook was as broad as the interests of humanity extend, and whatever commanded itself as helpful to these was sure to enlist his hearty co-operation. He possessed a marvelous memory and whatever he observed seemed indelibly impressed upon his mind.
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