Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-20
THE MEN OF VERMONT,
IS. BENJAMIN SWIFT.

ful men ever knew. To the churches and
ministers Of Vermont he was patriarch; and
wherever he was known he Is remembered
with the greatest venera,ion." The DIR.
Swift, Of whom the above is said was the Kew.
Job Swift, d. ID, He was born in Sand
wicb, Massachusetts, IN l74s, and graduated
at Yale College in 1868, He was ordained
about the year 1866, and was the first minis
ter Of Richmond, Berkshire County, Msssa-
chusetts. After preaching in that town, and
in the State OF New York number OF years, |
he was, on the 9th of February, 1885, set
tied over the Congregational church at BEN
ningt n, Vermont. lie had labored with
this church some sixteen years, when dis
sessions arising, growing out of the Bit
terness of party politics" he asked a dismis-
sion, which was granted, on the h of June
1901. lie was subsequently settled over
congregational church in Addison, and re-
NAMED in connection with that church till
his death, which occurred at Enos6urgh, IN
Franklin County, Vermont, while on tenn
porary mission 10 that place, October 2Oh,
1904.
lie was the father of elcven children,
seven sons and four daughters. His Son
were, ScrenuS, graduated at Dtrt~Outh Cot
| lege in 1891, an Attorney, and Is still hvtng,
at an advanced age, in Manchester, Yer
mont ;-NOdadiab, born in l776-a Phys
cian-member Of the Vermont State Senate
in 1910 and 1871 died in New York city in
1860 - Samuel, graduated at Dartmouth
College in lSs0-for many years, respective
~, County Clerk, Judge Of Probate and
Judge Of the County Cosrt in Addison
County ;-EraStuS, graduated, if we mistake
graduated at Middlebury College, in 1911
a Physician OF Vermont State Sen
ate in lSS7,-ded at Bennington, in 1856 {;
job Sedgwick, born in 1894, graduated at
Middlebury College in 1912, and at the An
dover Theological Seminary, in 1915, and
was, subsequently, a teacher and, then, a
plante: in Georgia. BENJAMIN SWIFT, the
other son, was born at Armenia, in the County
OF Dutchess, and State Of New York, on the
5.h day of April, 1881, He came to Ben
nington, Vermont, as member of his faith
. ers family, in February 1886, being then less
: than Ave years old.
=, After receiving the benefits of an ordinary
common school education, (he and Nodadiah
being the only male members Of the family
that did not receive colIegiat educat;on)
be commenced the study of law, and after tht
usual preparatory course, was admitted tc
the bar in Bennington County, in 1906, liz
commenced the practice Of bis profession il
Manchester, in the County of Bennington
He remained there until about the year 1909
when he removed TO ct. Adams, in Franklin
County, where he continued TO reside till hi
death. He represented the town of St. Al
bans in the General Assembly of Vernon
in 1913, and again, in 1928 and 1926.
T. Ia 1927 he was elected Member OF Cor
II gress from the Northwestern Congress sion;
9 District of Vermont, aud wac reelected j
n 1929, lie was not, often, an active particular
Is IN the debates of the House, vet the opinion
- / and views of few members were received Wit
= a. much respect and consideration as wer
his.
On the 4tli of March, 1888, the term IL
which Horatio Seymour had been electe'
- having expired, Beni amin swlit becan
4 United States Senator from Vermont, ,
T. having been elected by the Legislature at il
,r annual session the October previous as b
a successor. He remained IN the Senate anti
n. the 4th of March 1839-having served GU
or the full term of six years 10 which he ha
to been elected.
ID On the 18th day Of December 1887, MI
e. Swift presented to the Senate certain Join
W resolutions of the Senate and House of Rep
re resentatves Of Vermont, and moved that the
he be read and printed. These were series {
in FIVE resolutions the first, instructed GU
10 Senators and requested our Representative
IN in Congress to use their influence TO prever
the annexation Of Texas TO the Union th
second, solemnly protested, in the name
: the State, against the admission of Texas
- the third, protested against the admission il
y to the. Union, F" of any State whose Cons It'll
= ton tolerates domestic slavery !" the fourtl
claimed that Congress had full power by tb
= constitution to abolish slavery and the sIav
70 trade in the District of Columbia and in IL
- Territories the fifth, instructed our Senate
and Representatives to present the resol
md tbn