List of people from Montpelier, Vermont

See also: Category:People from Montpelier, Vermont

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in the US city of Montpelier, Vermont.

Artists and authors

• Frederick W. Adams, physician and author
• Michael Arnowitt, classical and jazz pianist
• Ruth Payne Burgess, painter
• Jessica Comolli, beauty queen
• Kathryn Davis, novelist
• Garrett Graff, editor and educator
• Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus
• Frank Miller, comic book writer and artist
• Anaïs Mitchell, singer-songwriter
• Angelia Thurston Newman, poet, author, lecturer
• Arthur E. Scott, photo-historian of US senate
• Daniel Pierce Thompson, author
• Samuel C. Upham, journalist and counterfeiter
• Thomas Waterman Wood, painter
• Eric Zencey, novelist and essayist

Military

• John W. Clark, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Dayton P. Clarke, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Richard A. Cody, general, 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
• Robert J. Coffey, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Hannibal Day, Union Army brigadier general
• George Dewey, US Navy admiral
• William Charles Fitzgerald, US Navy lieutenant
• Thomas D. Kinley, US Army major general, resided in Montpelier ^{[1] [2]}
• William W. Noyes, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• James Stevens Peck, American Civil War officer who later served as Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
• Francis V. Randall, Union Army officer in the American Civil War ^[3]
• Stephen Thomas, Union Army brigadier general and recipient of the Medal of Honor

Politicians

• James H. Agen, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• George H. Amidon, Vermont State Treasurer
• Howard E. Armstrong, Secretary of State of Vermont ^[4]
• George W. Barker, U.S. Marshal for Vermont, Judge of Maniwitoc County, Wisconsin ^[5]
• Francis K. Brooks, majority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives and member of the Vermont Senate ^[6]
• George W. Cate, U.S. congressman
• Augustine Clarke, Anti-Masonic Party leader and Vermont State Treasurer
• Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill, Wisconsin state senator
• Ann Cummings, Montpelier mayor and member of the Vermont Senate ^[7]
• Madelyn Davidson, Vermont State Treasurer
• Luther C. Dodge, mayor of Burlington, Vermont ^[8]
• Benjamin F. Fifield, lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, 1869–1880 ^[9]
• Charles E. Gibson Jr., Vermont Attorney General ^[10]
• Mary Hooper, state representative and mayor of Montpelier
• George Howes, Vermont State Treasurer
• Vincent Illuzzi, state senator
• Elisha P. Jewett, Vermont State Treasurer
• Levi R. Kelley, Vermont State Treasurer
• Patrick Leahy, U.S. senator, President pro tempore of the United States Senate
• Farrand F. Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont ^[11]
• Timothy Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont ^[12]
• Lucas Miltiades Miller, U.S. congressman from Wisconsin
• William Paddock, Wisconsin State Assembly
• John A. Page, Vermont State Treasurer
• Asahel Peck, 35th governor of Vermont
• Lucius Benedict Peck, U.S. congressman
• Andrew Perchlik, member of the Vermont Senate ^[13]
• Clarence H. Pitkin, U.S. Attorney for Vermont and Washington County State's Attorney ^[14]
• Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State of Vermont ^[15]
• Samuel Prentiss, U.S. senator
• Theodore Prentiss, Wisconsin state assemblyman
• John H. Senter, U.S. Attorney for Vermont, Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont ^[16]
• Jeb Spaulding, member of the Vermont Senate, Vermont State Treasurer, Vermont Secretary of Administration, Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges ^[17]
• John Spaulding, Vermont State Treasurer
• John Mellen Thurston, U.S. senator
• William Upham, U.S. senator
• Eliakim Persons Walton, U.S. congressman
• Anne Watson, mayor of Montpelier
• Charles W. Willard, U.S. congressman
• David Wing Jr., Secretary of State of Vermont ^[18]

Law and judiciary

• Nicholas Baylies, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court ^[19]
• Louis P. Peck, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court ^[20]
• Marilyn Skoglund, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, notable for becoming an attorney and judge without attending law school ^[21]
• Charles Tetzlaff, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont ^[22]
• John H. Watson, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court ^[23]

Sports

• Jim Laird, running back for several NFL teams
• Dave Moody, NASCAR commentator
• Bob Yates, professional football player
• Amanda Pelkey (born 1993), American professional ice hockey forward for the Boston Fleet, Olympic gold medalist (2018), two-time World Champion (2016, 2017), and Isobel Cup champion (2016)

References

1. "Wedding Announcement: Kinley/Irish". Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT. March 4, 1990. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
2. General Officer Management Office (October 31, 1996). "Biography, Major General Thomas D. Kinley". Senior Leader Management Office. Arlington, VA: National Guard Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
3. Ellis, William Arba (1898). Norwich University: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor. Concord, NH: Rumford Press. p. 115 – via Google Books.
4. "Obituary, Howard E. Armstrong" . Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 9, 1983. p. 18.
5. "Death of George W. Barker". Argus and Patriot. Montpelier, VT. April 24, 1873. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Secretary of the Vermont Senate. "Biography, Senator Francis K. Brooks". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
7. Secretary of the Vermont State Senate. "Biography, Ann Cummings". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
8. Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp.  51-52 – via Internet Archive.
9. Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company.
10. State of Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1969. p. 651.
11. Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 438.
12. Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 437.
13. "Biography, Senator Andrew Perchlik". legislature.vermont.gov. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
14. "Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin" . The Evening Argus . Montpelier, VT. May 31, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp.  322–323.
16. "John H. Senter Dropped Dead" . Barre Daily Times . Barre, VT. January 21, 1916. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Jeb Spaulding Is Appointed Vermont State Colleges Chancellor". Herald of Randolph . Randolph, VT. September 25, 2014.
18. Thompson, Daniel P. (1860). History of the Town of Montpelier. Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton. pp.  68, 105, 290–291.
19. Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. p.  181.
20. "Obituary, Louis P. Peck" . Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 13, 2008. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
21. Polston, Pamela (March 6, 2002). "She Rules: Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Skoglund Is a Special Case". Seven Days. Burlington, VT.
22. "Biographical Entry, Tetzlaff, Charles R." The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Vol. 6. New Providence, NJ: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 1983. p. 90 – via Google Books.
23. Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government. Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. p. 12.