The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-09
From the Rutland Herald.
THE MEN OF VERMONT.
l.. CARLOS COOLIDGE.

Carlos Coolidge. the seventeenth and o.d-
est surviving governor of Vermont, was born
in Windsor in the county of Windsor, and
state of Nermont, in the year 1872, and has
ALWAYS resided in the town of his nativity.
He graduated at Middlebury College in
the class of 1911, class distinguished for
ability and scholarship. Among his class
mates were Rev Eleazer S. Barrows, profess
or in Hamilton College: Hon Titus Brown.
president of the Senate of New Hampshire !:
Hon Charles Davis, Judge of the supreme
court of Vermont; Rev Calvin Hitchcock.
ID. d., an eloquent and learned congrega-
tional clergyman of Massachusetts,; Hon
Jacob Lansing, of Albany; Rev joel H.
Linsley, ID. d., for time pastor of Park
Street Church, Bos,on-and since president
of Marietta College, Ohio Thomas I. Mat
thcws, NJ. d., of Michigan, formerly lecturer
on anatomy physiology and chemistry in the
Vermont academy Of medicine Rev Benton
Pixley, missionary to the Usage Indians !;
Rev Miles 2. Squier, ID. d., secretary of the
Geneva agency of the American Home Mis-
sionary Society, and professor of mental and
moral science in Beloit College, Wisconsin :;
and IIeman Swift, NJ. d., a skillful physician
at Bennington, and for time member of the
Senate of Vermont.
In 1911, after the completion of his col
legiate course, he commenced the study of
law, in the office of Hon Peter Starr, at Mid
dlebury, and pursued his studies under his
direction for about two years. In 1913, he
returned to his native town and entered the
office of the Hon Jonathan II. Hubbard of
Windsor, then Judge Of the supreme court
of Vermont, and formerly a member of con-
gress. He remained with Judge Hubbard
until 1911, when, having finished his studies,
he was, at the Windsor county court, admit
ted to the bar Immediately after his ad-
mission to the bar, he opened an Office and
commenced the practice of his profession at
! Windsor, and has ever since continued in
practice in that place; twenty-seven years OF
which time he held the office of justice of the
peace for Windsor county.
He was elected states attorney for the
county of Windsor in 1913, and held the off
ce. bv annual reflections until 1886. II,
represented the town of Windsor in the gen
eral assembly of Vermont in 1884, and wa
reelected in 1885 and 1886, and again il
1889, 40 and IL. He was speaker of tn
Huuse of Representatives in 1886, '39, A
and 4l-and was distinguished tor the abil
ity and impartiality with which he dischars
, ed the arduous and delicate duties of tha
station. He, also, represented the town o
: Windsor in the constitutional convention G
1850.
He was one of the first board OF "BanI
t Commissioners of the State OF Vermont,
composed of three members, appointed, i
pursuance of an act of the legislature, passe
: in 1881, to inspect the affairs of the severs
"monied corporations" of the state.
On the assembling of the legislature i
t ls4s, Carlos Coolidge, was in joint assembl!
0 elected governor of Vermont, and was n
e elected in lS49. In both instances, he va
candidate of the whig party, for that ofic
: but failed to receive majority Of the popl
t lar vote.
e During his administration several impo
e tant measures were adopted. Among the'
= was-the exemption Of homestead to Il