Find A Grave - Bennington

Channing, William Ellery [cenotaph] b. April 7, 1780 d. October 2, 1842
Religious Figure. Sometimes called the "Father of American Unitarianism," he graduated from Harvard University at the top of the class of 1798, tutored in Virginia, returned to Harvard to study theology, and in 1803 became minister of Boston's Federal Street Church, where he served until 1842. Identified early in his career as a leader among New England's liberal clergy, he became spokesperson for the growing Unitarian movement within the Congregational Church. His 1819 "Unitarian Christianity,"...[Read More] (Bio by: NM)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Frost, Robert b. March 26, 1874 d. January 29, 1963
Acclaimed writer and poet. Born in San Francisco, his family moved to Massachusetts after the death of his father. Frost attended Dartmouth college, but stayed for less than one term. He returned to Massachusetts and taught school, worked in a factory, and was a journalist. His first poem, Butterfly: An Elegy was published in 1894. He entered Harvard in 1897, and stayed just short of two years. He became a farmer and wrote much of his early work during this time. Unsuccessful at farming, he...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Glazier, Sidney b. May 29, 1916 d. December 14, 2002
Motion Picture Producer. He is best known as the producer of the classic 1968 comedy "The Producers". Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1916, he worked in a local movie theater before serving in World War II. Later finding success as a salesman of State of Israel bonds, that job lead directly to a position as executive director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Foundation. Putting his extensive knowledge of the former first lady to good use, he served as producer of 1965's Best Documentary...[Read More] (Bio by: Shelly Stager)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Hall, Hiland b. July 20, 1795 d. December 18, 1885
Vermont Governor.
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
McCullough, John Griffith b. September 16, 1835 d. May 29, 1915
Governor of Vermont. He graduated from Delaware College in 1855 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1858, afterwards establishing a practice in Philadelphia. He later moved to Mariposa, California, and took part in the effort to keep the state in the Union during the Civil War. He was elected to the California Assembly in 1861 and served as state Attorney General from 1863 to 1867. In 1873 he returned to the eastern United States, became an executive or director of several...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Merrill, Orsamus Cook b. 1775 d. 1865
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1820. Also served as a Member of the Vermont State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Robinson, John Staniford b. November 4, 1804 d. April 25, 1860
Grandson of Governor and US Senator Moses Robinson. Grandnephew of US Senator Jonathan Robinson. Graduate, Williams College, 1824. Studied law, admitted to bar, 1827. Practicing attorney. Vermont House, 1832-33. Vermont Senate, 1838-39. Political aspirations thwarted by fracturing of Democratic party over slavery. Married Mrs. Julietta Staniford Robinson, widow of William Robinson, October, 1847. No children. Governor, 1853-54. Selected by Legislature when Robinson as Democratic...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Robinson, Jonathan b. August 11, 1756 d. November 3, 1819
US Senator. A native of Hardwick, Massachusetts, he served as a United States Senator from Vermont, serving from 1807 to 1815. He also served as a Member of the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1789, State Court Judge in 1795, and Justice of the Vermont State Supreme Court in 1801. (Bio by: K)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Robinson, Moses b. March 22, 1741 d. May 26, 1813
Governor of Vermont and US Senator. Son of Samuel Robinson, Sr., one of Vermont’s first white settlers. Brother of Samuel Robinson, Jr., Revolutionary war officer and Vermont political leader. Brother of US Senator Jonathan Robinson. Grandfather of Vermont Governor John S. Robinson. Completed classical course of study. Moved to Bennington, 1761. Town Clerk, 1762-81. Studied law, admitted to bar and practiced. Married Mary Fay, daughter of Stephen Fay, a leader of Green Mountain Boys...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Stone, Newton b. December 9, 1838 d. May 5, 1864
Civil War Union Army Officer. A native of Readsboro, Vermont, he was a law student and after joining the war effort in May, 1861 as 1st Lieutenant in Company A of the 2nd Vermont Volunteer Infantry, was admitted to the bar the following month. With his law career now on hold, he rose steadly through the ranks and on April 2, 1864 was promoted to Colonel and commander of the 2nd Vermont Infantry. On May 5, 1864 during action at the Battle of the Wildernees, a leg wound made it necessary for him...[Read More] (Bio by: Stonewall)
Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Tichenor, Isaac b. February 8, 1754 d. December 11, 1838
3rd Vermont Governor, US Senator. He was elected as a senator from Vermont to the United States Senate, serving first from 1796 to 1797, then from 1815 to 1821. He then served as Governor of Vermont from 1797 to 1807.
Bennington Village Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Wills, William Henry 'Bill' b. October 26, 1882 d. March 6, 1946
Governor of Vermont. Raised in Vergennes, Vermont, he subsequently relocated to Bennington, where he became a department store shoe salesman. In 1915 he founded Wills Insurance, an agency that is still in business. He was also a director of the Bank of Bennington. A Republican, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1929 to 1931 and in the Vermont Senate from 1931 to 1933 and from 1935 to 1936, for most of that time as Senate President. After two terms as Lieutenant Governor (...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA

12 records found