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He has been a frequent contributor to current medical literature and his essays in turn have been published in various medical journals and in the transactions of the societies. He reported " Mott's Cliniques " for the press.
Dr. Holton has avoided that entire re- striction of active energy to one pursuit which sometimes subjects individuals to the charge of narrowness. For twenty years he has been an active member of the Brattle- boro school board, and during a large por- tion of this time its chairman. He was one of the first trustees of the Brattleboro Free Library ; has been a director of the Vermont National Bank for fourteen years ; and presi- dent of the Brattleboro Gas Co. for twelve years.
Politically, Dr. Holton is a staunch Re- publican, and in 1884 was elected to the state Senate from Windham county, serving in that body as chairman of the committee on education, chairman of the committee on insane asylum, and a member of the joint committee on the house of correction. In 1888 he was elected representative from Brattleboro to the General Assembly, where he was a member of the committees on education, ways and means and public health. He served for three years as sur- geon of the 12th Regt. Vt. Militia.
Dr. Holton was instrumental in the or- ganization, and is president of the board of trustees of the Pan-American Medical Con- gress, which, under the patronage of the government, met in Washington in 1893. (This organization was one of the most important in the medical profession, and was organized for the purpose of scientific discussion and more intimate relations of the medical fraternity of the Western Hemi-
sphere, and undoubtedly will have an indi- rect influence npon the political relations of the United States and these countries.) He was appointed commissioner for Vermont of the Nicaragua Canal convention, held in New Orleans in December, 1892; was also one of the commissioners for Vermont of the Columbian Exposition.
Hle is a member of Brattleboro Lodge, No. 102, F. and A. M.
He married, Nov. 19, 1862, Ellen Jane, daughter of Theophilus and Mary Damon (Chandler) Holt of Saxton's River. They have one adopted daughter : ( Mrs. Clifton Sherman of Hartford, Conn.)
HOLTON, JOEL HUNTINGTON, of Burlington, son of Erastus Alexander and Hannah Brainard ( May) Holton, was born in Westminster, Nov. 15, 1841. He is a direct descendant of Kenelm, brother of Gov. Edward Winslow of the old Plymouth colony.
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Mr. Holton obtained his education in the schools of Westminster and the academies of Barre and West Brattleboro. In 1857 he commenced to learn the trade of a silver plater and continued in this employment for five years, when, prompted by his patriotic impulses, he enlisted August 18, 1862, as private in Co. I, 12th Vt. Regt., in which organization he was promoted to the grade of sergeant, and served till the regiment was mustered out, July 14, 1863.
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After his return from the army he was employed as clerk in a hardware store at St. Albans ; he then purchased a half interest in a plating and saddlery concern at Derby Line. In 1871 he removed to Burlington, where he formed a copartnership to do a wholesale and retail trade in hardware, sad- dlery and builders' supplies. He shortly became sole proprietor in the wholesale department, and is now the most extensive hardware dealer in Vermont.
A staunch adherent of the Democratic party, he has taken an active part in city and state politics, has been the incumbent of many important offices, was elected alder- man from a strong Republican ward of the city, and nominated for mayor in opposition to the Hon. U. A. Woodbury.
Mr. Holton married, Oct. 29, 1863, Emma J., daughter of Sylvester and Amanda (Far- man) Diggins of Westminster, who died June 16, 1881. Three children were the fruit of their union : Frank E. (deceased), Harry Sylvester, and Susie May. Mr. Holton was again united in marriage, June 25, 1883, to Kate E., daughter of Thomas W. and Rebecca (Richardson) Wiley of Westmin- ster.
He is commander of Stannard Post No. 2, G. A. R., and is much interested in G. A. R. work. He united with the Congregational church of Burlington, and is now serving his second term as member of its prudential committee.
HOOKER, GEORGE WHITE, of Brat- tleboro, son of Samuel S. and Esther (White) Hooker, was born at Salem, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1838.
He attended the common schools of Lon- donderry, and his scholastic education was subsequently supplemented in the West River Academy. Commencing life as a clerk, he continued at Londonderry and at Bellows Falls, and then went to Boston as traveling salesman.
In August, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Co. F, 4th Vt. Vols., and soon after he was made sergeant-major. In the spring of 1862 he received the commission of 2d lieutenant, and in the summer that of ist lieutenant. After the battle of Antietam he declined a captaincy in the line, and was appointed to the staff of Gen. E. H. Stough- ton. From thence he was afterward trans- ferred to that of Gen. George J. Stannard. In June, 1864, he was appointed assistant adjutant-general of volunteers by President Lincoln, and held that position until mus- tered out, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1865. After the triumphant close of the struggle Colonel Hooker returned to Boston, and traveled through the eastern and west- ern states. In the spring of 1876 he was ad-
mitted as junior partner to the firm of William Belden & Co., bankers and brokers, in New York. In 1876 he removed to Brattleboro, which has since been his home.
Colonel Hooker has very properly mani- fested patriotic interest in the political affairs of his adopted state. In 1878 he was ap- pointed chief of staff with the rank of colonel, by Governor Proctor. In 1880 he was a delegate-at-large to the national Republi- can convention in Chicago, and in the same year was chosen a member of the national Republican committee. In the fall of 1880 he was chosen to represent the citizens of Brattleboro in the state Legislature, and re- elected in 1882. During the first session he was unanimously elected judge-advocate- general by the Legislature.
Colonel Hooker was chosen sergeant-at- arms of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the Forty-seventh Congress. In 1879 he was elected department com- mander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Vermont, and was again elected in the following year. He also received the unusual compliment of nomination for the third term, but positively declined re-election.
Colonel Hooker was married on the 28th of January, 1868, to Minnie G., daughter of James and Love (Ryan) Fiske of Brattle- boro. One son is the fruit of their union : James Fiske.
HOOPER, MARCO B., of Fletcher, son of John W. and Polly ( Hall) Hooper, was born in Bakersfield in 1837. John W. Hooper was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died from the effect of wounds received in the same.
Marco was one of a family of twelve chil- dren and was left an orphan at the age of seven years by the death of both his parents. He was thus compelled in early youth to face the hardships and difficulties that beset his path, in which undertaking he had little as- sistance from educational facilities, as his ad- vantages in this respect were limited to the district school. Soon after he was fourteen he entered the employment of B. F. Bradley of Fairfield to learn the carriage maker's trade and he remained with him until 1861. After a residence of some years in East Fair- field he went back to Fairfield and engaged in business in Mr. Bradley's shops. Subse- quently he labored on a farm for eight years in Fletcher. In 1885 he bought the house and shops of the late S. E. Chase of Fletcher and gave his attention to carriage repairs and bucket manufacturing until 1892, since which time, in conjunction with his sons, he has occupied and cultivated a large farm in the town.
Always a Republican since he cast his first ballot for Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Hooper was
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sent to the Legislature as the member from Fletcher in 1892 and served on the manu- fac tures and distributing committees. He is a Baptist in his religions faith.
He married, May 31, 1860, Mary, dangh ter of Joseph and funia (Montague) Robin- son Fletcher, belonging to one of the oldest families of that place. A goodly family of six sons have blessed their union : Eliner J., W. Burton, John W., H. Arthur, Samuel R., and Joel A.
HORTON, EDWIN, of Chittenden, son of John N. and Elsie ( Potter) Horton, was born in Clarendon, August 25, 1841.
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He was reared among the usual surround- ings of the youth in his time, dividing his time between an attendance at the common and select schools of Clarendon and Black River Academy of Ludlow, and labor upon the paternal homestead. Being desirous of a more extended education than that afforded by the course of study which he had pursued he de- voted much time to private research and read- ing. He settled in Chittenden in 1858, where he has principally followed the calling of a farmer, but has been obliged to devote much time to those official duties which his upright character and keen intelligence have brought to him. He has held at various times different town offices, especially that of lister. For twenty-three years he served as constable and collector, resigning these positions in 1893. He was the Republican representative of the
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town for three terms and in 1884 was elect- ed senator from Rutland county, and served on the committee on claims. In 1890 he was again complimented by an election as repre- sentative and in that session of the Legisla- ture his previous experience placed him at once among the leaders of the House.
Mr. Horton was married in Bethel, August 4, 1862, to Ellen L., daughter of Zenias and Harriet ( Brown ) Holbrook. 'Their children are : Bertha A. ( Mrs. Harley Baird of South Boston ), Fred E., Ida M. ( Mrs. D). F. Spaulding of South Boston ), and Hattie E.
When the war which imperiled the exist- ence of the Union commenced Mr. Horton although restrained by his parents was re- solved to participate in the struggle. He there- fore deserted towards the front and enlisted in Troy, N. Y., June 15, 1861, serving for one year in C'o. G., 22d Regt., of that state and in 1862 was discharged from the U. S. service. When the draft took place in 1863 Mr. Horton was the only one of the fifteen drafted from the town whom fortune selected to fight for their native land, to fulfill this dity. He immediately joined the 4th Vt. Regt., and saw hard service in the battles of the Wilderness and at Petersburg and was twice wounded while in action, but remained with the regiment and was discharged when the regiment was mustered out in 1865.
Mr. Horton has a large acquaintance throughout the state and many friends. He is a member of Roberts Post, G. A. R., of Rut- land, and of the society of Vermont Officers. He has taken the vows of the Masonic order, uniting with Otter Creek Blue Lodge, Daven- port Chapter and Council, and Killington Commandery of Knights Templar, and Mt. Sinai Temple ; he is also a member of Kill- ington Lodge, Otter Creek Encampment, and Canton Rutland of Odd Fellows.
HOWARD, CHARLES W., of Shore- ham, son of Willard and Sarah (Page) Howard, was born in Windham, Dec. 4, 1846.
He was educated at the common schools in Windham and afterward fitted for col- lege at Chester Academy. He entered Mid- dlebury College in 1868 and graduated with honors. In 1874 he received a degree from the medical department of the University of Vermont at Burlington. During the next year, he studied medicine with Dr. Eddy of Middlebury, and afterward, for a year, was in the hospital at Hartford, Conn., remov- ing to Shoreham in 1875. From that time he has applied himself to his professional duties and built up a large practice. He has risen from the condition of a poor boy by steady work to that of a man of influence and repute, while he has also acquired some property.
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Dr. Howard has no aspirations for politi- cal preferment, but has held several offices, serving continuously as town clerk since 1881, and also as town treasurer. He has been honored with the town superintendency of schools since 1883, and has been a mem- ber of the committee on the county board of education.
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He is highly esteemed by his citizens, not as a church member or society man, but for his true worth and high principles. He was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity during his college course, and is an atten- dant of the Congregational church.
On Nov. 28, 1876, in the town of Shore- ham, he was united in wedlock to Lottie N., daughter of Edwin B. and Naomi Douglass. From this union is one daughter : Florence.
HOWARD, HENRY SEYMOUR, of Ben- son, son of Judson J. and Persis (Pierce) Howard, was born in that town, Feb. 26, 1841.
His education was obtained in the schools of Benson, the Castleton Seminary, and from a course at the high school at West Rutland. After the completion of his school training, he taught school for a time, and being anx- ious to lend his personal aid in the defence of his country's welfare, he enlisted, August 29, 1862, in the 14th Regt. Vt. Vols., and was soon promoted to the grade of corporal. He participated in all the hard service which fell to the lot of his brigade. Upon his
return from the South, he was for a few years employed in an establishment for the manu- facture of flour, at Brandon, and in 1868 he established himself in the hardware trade in Benson, in which business he has continued to the present time.
Mr. Howard was married in Benson, Sept. 13, 1864, to Eunice P., daughter of John and Ruth (Pratt) Balis. Two children are the fruit of this marriage : Judson Balis, and Hal- lie Maud.
Mr. Howard has been selectman, lister, and is town clerk and notary public, besides having held many other offices of honor and trust. As the candidate of a Republican con- stituency he represented Benson in the House of Representatives in 1884, serving on the committee on public buildings. He was a charter member of Acacia Masonic Lodge, No. 91, of Benson, in which he has filled the chair of junior warden. He is also a comrade of the G. A. R. For a quarter of a century he has been a respected and hon- ored member of the Congregational church, and has long served as chorister in the soci- ety of this persuasion in Benson.
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By his unquestioned sincerity, his honora- ble dealing in business and the public spirit which he has ever manifested when the prog- ress and welfare of his native place were in question, he has won the respect of all his friends and neighbors, and is considered a leading and influential citizen of the state.
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HOWARD, ROGER S., was born in North Thetford. Mr. Howard was educated at the district schools of his native town and at Kimball Union Academy, Plainfield, N. H. Being reared upon a farm he has naturally followed that avocation, and has dealt largely in lumber as a side issue.
Mr. Howard has affiliated with the Demo- cratie party, Has been selectman of his town for seven successive terms, and was honored by his constituency with two elce- tions to the lower branch of the Legislature, in 18844 and 1886, and took an active part in the legislation of those sessions.
Mr. Howard married, March 5, 1868, Kathere T., daughter of S. C. and Mary (Reed) Taylor. Of this union is one son : Frederick T.
He is prominently connected with the Masonic fraternity and has taken the chap- ter degrees.
A man of sterling worth, Mr. Howard has had the love and respect of the community in which he has resided.
HOWARD, WALTER E., of Middle- bury, son of William Bickford and Louisa (Cilley) Howard, was born in Tunbridge, May 29, 1849.
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Receiving his early education in the Springfield Wesleyan and Leland and Gray seminaries, he entered Middlebury College, from which he graduated in the class of 1871. After leaving this institution he fol- lowed the profession of a teacher and at the
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same time studied Jaw. In 1876 he was appointed principal of the State Normal School at Castleton, and five years later began the practice of his profession in Fair Haven. In 1886 Mr. Howard received the appointment of professor of history and political science at Middlebury College.
Always a strong Republican, he was sent to the state Senate from Rutland county in 1882. In this body he served as chairman of the special committee on amendments to the state constitution, and was also a mem- ber of those on federal relations, education and the library. Shortly afterwards he was made U. S. Consul at Toronto, Can., and in 1892 received a similar appointment at Cardiff, Wales. He represented the town of Fair Haven in the Legislature of 1888, where he was chairman of the committee on elec- tions and a member of that on the judiciary. In September, 1893, he resumed the profes- sorship of history and political science in Middlebury College.
HOWARD, WILLIAM SUMNER, of Con- cord, son of James and Sarah ( Adams) How- ard, was born in Ludlow, Sept. 7, 1822.
Educated in the public schools of Ludlow and Concord, he made the best use of the opportunities afforded him. Hisfather moved to Concord and purchased the Howard home- stead when William was about fourteen years old, and the son assisted the father in build- ing, clearing, and developing their estate. Under his careful management, and by tak- ing advantage of all the resources in his power, he has now one of the very best up- land farms in town, well supplied with every modern appliance and excellent stock. Here he has always resided, enjoying the fruits of his energy and industry.
Always a Republican since the formation of the party, such a man would naturally be called upon to discharge the duties of various town offices, and Mr. Howard has been prominently connected with educational affairs, serving as district clerk for more than thirty years and for more than forty as trus- tee of the Essex county grammar school, founded by Rev. Samuel Reed Hall as a nor- mal school, the oldest in the United States. Mr. Howard was a charter member of Es- sex Grange P. of H. of West Concord.
He was united in wedlock, June 8, 1843, to Lucinda F., daughter of William and Ra- chel (Wilcox) Gorham of Kirby, and of this union there are issue : William Elmore, George S., and Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. L. W. Macam of Moncton, N. B.).
HOWE, ELHANAN WINCHESTER, of Northfield, was the son of Joel and Rebecca (Wakefield) Howe, and was born in the town of Winhall, March 2, 1825.
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He was one of a family of fifteen children, and as his parents were poor he had to push his way in life unaided and alone. He re- ceived his education in the common schools in the town of Manchester.
- He commenced the marble business in South Dorset in 1853 and continued the same at Northfield in the firm of Howe & Sawyer. He also was interested in an enter- prise of the same nature at Montpelier. In 1860 he formed a business alliance with
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George W. Soper, and later became a part- ner in the firm of F. L. Howe & Co. at Northfield, which at present is one of the most prominent in the state, carrying a very large stock of ornamental work.
Mr. Howe was married in Dorset, July 3, 1848, to Miss Pamelia J., daughter of John C. L. and Eliza (Viall) Soper. Their children are : Frank L., Wilbur C., and Helen M.
Mr. Howe was appointed postmaster at South Dorset in 1850 and held the office five years. He has served as deputy sheriff of Washington county for twenty years, and has been its sheriff since 1890. He has ever been a strictly temperate man, and has proved a reliable and efficient officer in the enforce- ment of the law. As a Master Mason he is affiliated to DeWitt Clinton Lodge, No. 15.
HOWE, LUTHER PROCTOR, of Danby, son of Joseph and Olive (Scott) Howe, was born in Ludlow, Jan. 6, 1821.
Descended from a well-known ancestry, he obtained, despite difficulties which he man-
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aged to surmount, a practical education in the schools of Clarendon and Troy Conference Academy of Poultney. Subsequently he taught school and while teaching studied and im- proved his opportunities. For some time he was engaged in farming in Clarendon and Wallingford, but moved to Mt. Tabor in 1854.
Mr. Howe has served with credit in vari- ous official capacities, first as an old-time whig and later as a loyal Republican. His residence in the town has seen him lister, town clerk, constable, collector, selectman and deputy sheriff. He has done good ser- vice as town representative in four different sessions, 1856, 1861, 1863, 1864, acting on important committees and finally was deemed worthy of a seat in the state Senate in 1874, where he was a member of the agricultural and general committees.
He is allied both to the order of Free Masons and Odd Fellows.
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He married at Clarendon, Oct. 23, 1845, Mary Ann, daughter of Ozial H. and Avice ( Harrington) Round. To them were born : Addie (Mrs. Joel C. Baker), and Charles Luther. November 2, 1865, he formed a second alliance with Helen Maria, daughter of Judge Austin and Betsey M. Baker. They have one son : Luther Proctor, Jr.
HOWE, MARSHALL OTIS, of Newfane, son of Otis and Sally ( Marsh) Howe, was born in Wardsboro, Oct. 4, 1832.
. His early education was acquired at the district school, supplemented by a few terms
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at the academy. In early life he read seve eral of the standard elementary treatises on law and civil government. He has a general knowledge of the leading branches of the natural sciences, and has made a collection of minerals, grasses, etc. He was agricul tural editor of the Vermont Phoenix from 1880 to 1890, and has been a paid writer
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for other publications. An article compar- ing, according to the census statistics, the agricultural products of Vermont with those of other eastern states and the leading agri- cultural states of the West, which he con- tributed to the New York Tribune, showed a surprisingly favorable result for Vermont, and the article was copied and commented upon by nearly all the papers in the state. Mr. Howe has since more fully elaborated the comparative statistics of Vermont pro- duction in many newspaper contributions, and in vols. III and XI of the reports of the Vermont Board of Agriculture. He has treated of the "Past and the Present Pro- ducts of the Soil" in vol. V of the Vermont agricultural reports.
Mr. Howe has been a school superin- tendent for nine years, and now holds that office in the town of Newfane. He has been for many years statistical correspondent of the department of agriculture for Windham county. He was census enumerator in 1880, and in 1882 he represented Newfane in the Legislature, where he attended strictly to his duties, never but once failing to be present
and vote when the yeas and nays were called. In 1890, on recommendation of the Vermont delegation in Congress, he was ap- pointed supervisor of the eleventh census for the district of Vermont. For the past twenty-five years Mr Howe's home has been in Newfane.
Hle was married in 1866 to Gertrude 1., daughter of Avery J. and Mary (White) Dexter of Wardsboro. They have five sons : Marshall A., Hermon A., Arthur O., Carlton D., and Clifton D. Marshall A. Howe, the eldest son, is now a member of the faculty of the University of California.
HOWLAND, FRANK GEORGE, of Barre, son of George and Angelina ( Buszell) How- land, was born in Boston, Mass., August 27, 1863.
His father's employment was that of farmer and auctioneer and he has been a resident of East Montpelier since April, 1866. He has been the incumbent of several im- portant town offices and was sent to the Legislature in 1882.
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Frank G. Howland pursued the usual course of instruction in the public schools and then graduated from the Vermont M. E. Seminary at Montpelier, in the class of 1884.
An adherent of the Republican party, he represented the town of Barre in the Legisla- ture of 1892, and served creditably as a mem- ber of the committee on banks.
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He was united in marriage March 29, 1888, to Mary, daughter of Sidney and Irene A. (Heath) Wells of Barre.
Mr. Howland was elected teller of the Na- tional Bank of Barre, Feb. 16, 1885, and two years later was promoted to the position of cashier. He was largely instrumental in securing the charter for the Barre Savings Bank and Trust Co , which commenced busi- ness Feb. 27, 1893, and of which institution he is treasurer. He is considered in the community in which he resides as an active, energetic, and efficient man of business ; shrewd, intelligent, and honorable in all his transactions.
HUBBARD, GEORGE A., of Guildhall, son of John and Susan D. Hubbard, was born in Guildhall, Sept. 10, 1850.
At the age of seven he removed to Lunen- burg to attend the common schools of that place. Here he remained till he was seven- teen, at which time he returned to Guildhall and completed his education at the Essex county grammar school.
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