 redfield proctor (june 1, 1831march 4, 1908) was a u.s. politician of the republican party. he served as the 37th governor of vermont from 1878 to 1880, as secretary of war from 1889 to 1891, and as a united states senator for vermont from 1891 to 1908. ==biography== proctor was a native of proctorsville, a village named after his family in the town of cavendish in windsor county, vermont. his father, jabez proctor, was a farmer, merchant, and prominent local whig politician. he was raised by mother from age 8 after sudden death of father. after graduating from dartmouth college in 1851, proctor returned to proctorsville, where he became first a businessman, and later a lawyer. he earned his master's degree from dartmouth college in 1854 and from albany law school in 1859. he married emily jane dutton in 1858, and moved to boston, massachusetts two years later. they had five children; arabella g. proctor holden (1859 - 1905), fletcher dutton (1860 - 1911), fanny proctor (1863 - 18
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