The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25
From the Rutland Herald.
THE MEN OF VERMONT.
l6. HORACE EATON.

Paine was at the date of his election. He
Wa. born at Barnard, in the County of Wind
sor and State of Vermont, on the twenty-see-
ond day of June, 1904, and graduated at
Middlebury College in 1925.
Immediately after graduating at that Col
lege, he took charge and was Preceptor OF
the Addison County Grammar School for
about year. During his connection with
this school he commenced the study of medi-
cine, under the direction of Jonathan Adams
Allen, NJ. D., an able and learned practition-
er of Middlebury, who was, also, at that time
lecturer of chemistry in Middlebury College.
He terminated his connection with the Gram
mar School in 1896, and continued the study
of his profession with E. Eaton, NJ. d., of
Enosburgh, in Franklin County. He subse-
quen,ly attended medical lectures at the Yer
mont Academy of Medicine at Castleton,
where he graduated. receiving the degree Of
Doctor of Medicine, in 1928.
He then commenced the practice Of his
profession at Enosburgh. and remained there,
in active practice, except when engaged IN
the discharge of the duties of the sever
al political Offices to which he was elected,
till 1918, when he removed to Middlebury.
In 1929, having resided in Enosburgh but
a single year, he was elected to represent
that town in the general assembly of Yer
mont, and was reelected in 1880, and again
in 1880 and 1886. In 1887 he was elected
to the senate from Franklin county, and was
again elected in 1899. and remained Sena-
tor from that county till his election to the
Office of Lieutenant Governor in 1913. At
the opening of the session of the Senate in
1911. he was elected president, pro temp"re,
of the Senate, "a post for which few medica.
men have either experience or especial
claims"
/ In the constitutional convention Of 1913
he was an active member, being the delegate
from the town of Enosburgh, and was sever
al times called upon to preside over their &c
liberations, as chairman of the committee OF
the whole, to which the several amendments
( of the constitution had been referred.
He was Lieutenant Governor under the
administration of Governor MattochS and
Slade, and, as such was the presiding officer
of the Senate How well he discharged the
delicate and arduous duties Of that station
NAV be seen by the following extract from
the Journal -
Mr. ]. Barrett (of Woodstock presented
the following resolution which was read
Resoired. That the accompanying paper
signed 10y every member of the Senate, and
by the secretary and assistant secretary o.
the Senate, as expressive Of their sentiment:
towards the Hon HORACE EATON, president
of the Senate. be read, aid thereupon be sub
iect to the order Of the Senate.
Whereupon the paper accompanying said
resolution. and mentioned therein, was read
and unanimously adopted, and is as follows
The undersigned, members of the Senat,
, of Vermont, avail themselves of the near ap
, proach of the period when the relations
which have subs;sted between them and III
r Hon Horace Eaton, during the present ses
sion of the legislature, will be severed, to ex
press 10 him. in some degree, the feeling o
l respect, admiration and confidence which hi
course as their presiding officer has excited
They are sensible that this proceeding is un
usual; but SO also are, in their opinion. tn
excellencies of the officer, ss slight tribut
TO whom it is intended. They therefore Dc
: sire, in this permanent form. to subscrib
this testimonial of their high appreciation c
the unassuming dignity, the unwearied tidel
, ty to his trust, the entire impariiality, an
the uniform and unceasing kindness whic
have distinguished the course of the Honor
able Horace Eaton, as president of the Ser
ate, and which have made delightful and ed
sy the labors and duties of the session"
u During his last year, as Lieutenant &c,
ernor, in 1915, be was elected state superb
tendent of common schools, which Office b
continued to hold by annual reflections III
Ii til 1850.
IS In 1916 he was nominated by the viii
VI party as their candidate for the Office of go'
IS ernor of Vermont, but failed to receive nj
e iority of the popular vote, and was subs
& quently elected to that office by the legisl
e ture in joint assembly, and was reelected
'e 1S41.
1t The principal act Of his administration vi
g the passage of a general license law, by whit
n was submitted to the popular vote the que
ID ton of licensing innkeepers and others to ST
ID intoxicating liquors as beverage.
In 1S4S Governor Eaton removed fro
lr Enosburgh to Middlebury and became pr
to fessor of chemistry and natural history
rs Mddlebury College, the duties Of which p
rs sition he discharged in a very aeeeptab
er manner until Augus:, 1854, when on aeoou
rs of his failing health he resigned.
l. Governor Eaton was prominent in the '
rious benevolent projects of The day, and "
respectively president of the Vermont Sa
III bath Union, Vermont State Temperance S
o. e;etv and also of the Vermont State Me'
We
at cal Society.
,;s Governor Eaton died at his residence
es Middlebury on the fourth day of July, Is:
y, in the fftv. second YEAR of his age. His