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• Arnold, Jonathan    b. December 3, 1741  d. February 1, 1793
  Member, Continental Congress. Father of Rhode Island Governor and Congressman Lemuel Hastings Arnold. Great-great-grandfather of Rhode Island Governor and US Senator Theodore Francis Green. Completed preparatory studies. Studied medicine, became a physician. Charter member, Providence Grenadiers militia unit, 1774. Member, Rhode Island Assembly, 1776. Author, May Act, law that repealed requirement for government officials and militia officers to swear oath of allegiance to England...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   
• Fairbanks, Erastus    b. October 28, 1792  d. November 20, 1864
  Governor of Vermont. In 1824 he formed a business partnership with his brother Thaddeus to manufacture stoves and plows, E & T Fairbanks and Company, which later included their brother Joseph. In 1830 Thaddeus invented the platform scale, which proved so successful the Fairbanks company established a world wide customer base and became Vermont's largest employer. Erastus Fairbanks served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1836 to 1838. In 1851 he was elected Governor as a Whig, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   
• Fairbanks, Horace    b. March 21, 1820  d. March 17, 1888
  Vermont Governor. The son of Vermont Governor Ersatus Fairbanks, he succeeded his father as President of E & T Fairbanks & Company, the maker of the Fairbanks platform scale and Vermont's largest employer. Horace Fairbanks was also active in other businesses, serving as President of the First National Bank of St. Johnsbury the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad. After serving in the Vermont Senate he was elected Governor as a Republican, serving from 1876 to 1878. His brother Franklin...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   
• Fairbanks, Thaddeus    b. January 17, 1796  d. April 12, 1886
  Inventor, Businessman. In 1823 he built a foundry in St. Johnsbury to manufacture two of his inventions, a plow and a stove made from cast iron. In 1824 his brother Erastus joined the business, which they named E & T Fairbanks Company, an enterprise that later included their brother Joseph as a partner. In 1830 Thaddeus revolutionized the business world when he invented the platform scale, a machine for weighing large containers. This device made it possible to determine the weight and value...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   
• Ide, Henry Clay    b. September 18, 1844  d. June 13, 1921
  US Governor-General of the Philippines; later US Ambassador to Spain. Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1866, and became a high school principal in Vermont and Massachusetts while he read law to prepare for admittance to the bar. Began practicing law in 1870. Served as a Vermont State Senator, 1882 to 1885, representing Caledonia County. Appointed by President Benjamin Harrison in 1893 to be US Commissioner in Samoa, an appointment in conjunction with Great Britain and Germany. In Samoa...[Read More] (Bio by: wildgoose)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   
• Jewett, Luther    b. December 24, 1772  d. March 8, 1860
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1815 to 1817. He also served as a Member of the Vermont State House of Representatives. (Bio by: K)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   
• Poland, Luke Potter    b. November 1, 1815  d. July 2, 1887
  US Senator
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   
• Ross, Jonathan    b. April 30, 1826  d. February 23, 1905
  US Senator. Vermont Chief Justice. Worked on family farm, attended public schools and St. Johnsbury Academy. Graduate, Dartmouth College, 1851. Teacher in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Principal, Chelsea and Craftsbury Academies 1851-56. Married Eliza Ann Carpenter of Waterford, November 22, 1852. Eight children: Caroline C., Eliza M., Helen M., Julia, Martha E., Edith Helen, Edward H., and Jonathan C. Married Helen Daggert after death of his first wife. Studied law in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
   

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