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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 Author, May Act, law that repealed requirement for government officials and militia officers to swear oath of allegiance to England...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)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
Grout, William Wallace b. May 24, 1836 d. October 7, 1902
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. He was commissioned in July 1862 as a Captain in the 15th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, eventually being promoted up to Lieutenant Colonel. He fought with his regiment on the Third Day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 3,1863), where his unit was part of the Vermont Brigade's celebrated flank attack on Pickett's Charge. Became a Brigadier General in the Vermont militia and was assigned to command a brigade that defended the US border during the time...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Grove Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Section 2, Block 30, Lot 346, Grave 1
Harrington, Ephraim W. b. January 16, 1833 d. October 19, 1914
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Entered the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company G, 2nd Vermont Volunteer Infantry on June 20, 1861. Served throughout the War with his regiment, which was part of the illustrious First Vermont Brigade. Fought at the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company G on August 8, 1864, then to Captain and Company commander on December...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Grove 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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