Frederick H. Billings was an American lawyer,financier,and politician. He is best known for his legal work on land claims during the early years of California's statehood and his presidency of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1879 to 1881.
Robert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career,he served as the 71st governor of Vermont,a United States representative,and a U.S. Senator. A Republican,Stafford was generally considered a liberal,or "Rockefeller" Republican.
Edward John Phelps was a lawyer and diplomat from Vermont. He is notable for his service as Envoy to Court of St. James's from 1885 to 1889. In addition,Phelps was a founder of the American Bar Association,and served as its president from 1880 to 1881.
Lawrence Brainerd was an American businessman,abolitionist and United States Senator from Vermont. A longtime anti-slavery activist,after leaving the Jacksonians in the 1830s,Brainerd was active in the Whig,Liberty,and Free Soil parties,and was one of the organizers of the Republican Party when it was formed as the main anti-slavery party in the mid-1850s. Brainerd's longtime commitment to the cause of abolition was recognized in 1854,when opponents of slavery in the Vermont General Assembly chose him to fill a five-month vacancy in the United States Senate.
Edward Curtis Smith was an American attorney,businessman,and politician from Vermont. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as the 47th governor of Vermont from 1898 to 1900.
Russell Smith Taft was a lawyer,politician and judge who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Vermont and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Burlington,Vermont,USA
Frank Leslie Fish was a Vermont attorney and judge. He was most notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1926 to 1927.
George M. Powers was a Vermont attorney,politician,and judge. He was most notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1904 to 1906,and again from 1909 to 1913,and chief justice from 1913 to 1915 and 1929 until his death.
Charles Linsley was a Vermont lawyer and politician. The son-in-law of Daniel Chipman,he was notable for his service as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont (1845-1849),member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1858-1859),and U.S. Collector of Customs for Vermont (1860-1861).
William Barron was a businessman and public official from Bradford,Vermont. He was most notable for his service as Sheriff of Orange County,Vermont and United States Marshal for the District of Vermont (1841-1845).
George W. Barker was an American businessman and public official in Vermont and Wisconsin. He was notable for his service as United States Marshal for the District of Vermont (1835-1837),Sheriff of Washington County,Vermont (1843-1845),and Judge of Manitowoc County,Wisconsin (1864-1869).
John Pettes was a businessman and public official who was active in Windsor,Vermont. Among the offices in which he served were Sheriff of Windsor County (1837-1839) and United States Marshal for the District of Vermont (1849-1853).
Charles C. P. Baldwin was a government official in Vermont. A Republican,prior to becoming a resident of Iowa in his later years,he served as Sheriff of Orange County,Vermont and United States Marshal for the District of Vermont.
Fred A. Field was a businessman and public official from Vermont. Among the offices in which he served,Field was United States Marshal for the District of Vermont from 1898 to 1903.
Frank H. Chapman was an American public official from Vermont. He served as Vermont's Deputy United States Marshal for more than 20 years (1901-1923),and was acting U.S. Marshal for Vermont for several days in 1903 following the removal of his predecessor.
Bert Linus Stafford was an American attorney and politician from Vermont. A Republican,he was most notable for his service in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1906 to 1908,as State's Attorney of Rutland County from 1910 to 1915,and as mayor of Rutland from 1915 to 1917. He was the father of Vermont governor and U.S. Senator Robert Stafford.
Christian Hansen Jr. is a retired businessman and government official from Vermont. A Republican,he is best known for his service as United States Marshal for the District of Vermont from 1969 to 1977 and again from 1982 to 1994.
