Fred Tuttle, a life long resident of Tunbridge, VT was born and died on the family farm that had been an integral part of his life for all of it's 84 years. He was the son of Joseph C. and Bessie L. (Hoyt) Tuttle. He went through grade school and attended South Royalton High School but left in his sophomore year to work on the family farm with his father. In 1941, as a twenty-two year old he joined the U.S. Army. and served as Military Police in the U.S. before being sent to the Europe where he served with the Army Corps of Engineers. After World War II he returned home to work with his father on the dairy farm. He married Dorothy L. Savage on September 29, 1961.
Fred was also a movie star, having starred in "The Man With A Plan" a 'mockumentary' about a Vermont dairy farmer who ran for the Senate and won. In a case of life imitating art, the producer of that movie talked Fred into running for the Republican nomination for US Senate against a millionaire who moved to Vermont strictly to run for office. The millionaire pledged to spend no more than $1 Million dollars on his campaign and Fred said he would limit his expenditures to $16. Fred won the Republican primary with 55% of the vote and although he later lost to Incumbant Senator Patrick Leahy in the general election he still took home 25% of the vote. Fred was a cult hero in Vermont and had small parts in two other movies. He was profiled on the front page of the New York Times on November 8th, 1996 and appeared on the Jay Leno show in 1998.
Fred was also a movie star, having starred in "The Man With A Plan" a 'mockumentary' about a Vermont dairy farmer who ran for the Senate and won. In a case of life imitating art, the producer of that movie talked Fred into running for the Republican nomination for US Senate against a millionaire who moved to Vermont strictly to run for office. The millionaire pledged to spend no more than $1 Million dollars on his campaign and Fred said he would limit his expenditures to $16. Fred won the Republican primary with 55% of the vote and although he later lost to Incumbant Senator Patrick Leahy in the general election he still took home 25% of the vote. Fred was a cult hero in Vermont and had small parts in two other movies. He was profiled on the front page of the New York Times on November 8th, 1996 and appeared on the Jay Leno show in 1998.
Fred Tuttle, a life long resident of Tunbridge, VT was born and died on the family farm that had been an integral part of his life for all of it's 84 years. He was the son of Joseph C. and Bessie L. (Hoyt) Tuttle. He went through grade school and attended South Royalton High School but left in his sophomore year to work on the family farm with his father. In 1941, as a twenty-two year old he joined the U.S. Army. and served as Military Police in the U.S. before being sent to the Europe where he served with the Army Corps of Engineers. After World War II he returned home to work with his father on the dairy farm. He married Dorothy L. Savage on September 29, 1961.
Fred was also a movie star, having starred in "The Man With A Plan" a 'mockumentary' about a Vermont dairy farmer who ran for the Senate and won. In a case of life imitating art, the producer of that movie talked Fred into running for the Republican nomination for US Senate against a millionaire who moved to Vermont strictly to run for office. The millionaire pledged to spend no more than $1 Million dollars on his campaign and Fred said he would limit his expenditures to $16. Fred won the Republican primary with 55% of the vote and although he later lost to Incumbant Senator Patrick Leahy in the general election he still took home 25% of the vote. Fred was a cult hero in Vermont and had small parts in two other movies. He was profiled on the front page of the New York Times on November 8th, 1996 and appeared on the Jay Leno show in 1998.
Fred was also a movie star, having starred in "The Man With A Plan" a 'mockumentary' about a Vermont dairy farmer who ran for the Senate and won. In a case of life imitating art, the producer of that movie talked Fred into running for the Republican nomination for US Senate against a millionaire who moved to Vermont strictly to run for office. The millionaire pledged to spend no more than $1 Million dollars on his campaign and Fred said he would limit his expenditures to $16. Fred won the Republican primary with 55% of the vote and although he later lost to Incumbant Senator Patrick Leahy in the general election he still took home 25% of the vote. Fred was a cult hero in Vermont and had small parts in two other movies. He was profiled on the front page of the New York Times on November 8th, 1996 and appeared on the Jay Leno show in 1998.
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