Northfield is a town in Washington County,Vermont,United States. The town lies in a valley within the Green Mountains and has been home to Norwich University since 1866. It contains the village of Northfield,where over half of the population lives. The town's total population was 5,918 at the 2020 census.
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.
The St. Albans Messenger is a newspaper published in St. Albans,Vermont. The newspaper is distributed throughout Franklin County and Northwestern Vermont.
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.
Peter Thacher Washburn was a Vermont lawyer,politician and soldier. A veteran of the American Civil War,he served as the 31st governor of Vermont as a Republican from 1869 to 1870,and was the second Vermont Governor to die in office.
Samuel Everett Pingree was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. A Republican,he served as lieutenant governor from 1882 to 1884 and governor from 1884 to 1886. Pingree was a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the 1862 Battle at Lee's Mills.
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee was an American attorney and politician from Vermont. A Republican,he served as lieutenant governor from 1884 to 1886,and governor from 1886 to 1888.
Josiah Grout Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. A Republican,he served multiple terms in the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate,including holding the leadership post of Speaker from 1874 to 1876 and 1886 to 1890. He served as governor from 1896 to 1898.
Franklin D. Hale was a Vermont politician who served as State Auditor and want on to a career as a diplomat.
Levi Underwood was a lawyer and politician from Vermont. Originally a Democrat,Underwood's antislavery views caused him to join the new Republican Party when it was founded. Underwood was most notable for his service as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1860 to 1862.
Daniel Chipman Linsley was an engineer,businessman,author,and political figure from Vermont. He was most notable for his railroad work which included serving as chief engineer of the Central Vermont Railway and assistant chief engineer of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Linsley was also active in politics and government in his hometown of Burlington,Vermont,and briefly served as Burlington's mayor in 1870.
Hugh H. Henry was an American farmer,businessman,and politician from Vermont. He was most notable for several terms in the Vermont House of Representatives,a term in the Vermont Senate (1864),and appointment as United States Marshal for Vermont.
Hamilton S. Peck was an American attorney and politician from Burlington,Vermont. A Republican,among the offices in which he served were alderman (1883-1885),city court judge (1888-1894),and mayor (1896-1898).
George H. Morse was businessman and local government official in Burlington,Vermont. A Republican,he served as mayor of Burlington from 1883 to 1885.
Walter J. Bigelow was an American newspaper editor,author,and politician from Vermont. A Republican,he was most notable for serving as mayor of Burlington from 1907 to 1909 and owning and publishing the St. Johnsbury Caledonian from 1913 to 1918.
Albert S. Drew was an American business,civic,and political figure from Vermont. A Republican who was a longtime participant in Burlington's municipal government,Drew was most notable for his service as the city's mayor from 1915 to 1917.
John J. Burns was an American politician who resided in Burlington,Vermont. A Democrat,he was most notable for his service as Burlington's mayor from 1939 to 1948.
Francis V. Randall was an attorney,farmer,college administrator,and military officer from Vermont. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War,he was most notable for his service as commander of the 13th Vermont Infantry Regiment during the war and his post-war appointment as vice president of Norwich University.
