Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-17
The Governors of verm0nt-3.
ISAAC TICHENOR.

IsadC 1ICneuoIj bHe LnlFu UoVeTnOF VI
Vermont, was born in Newark, New Jer-
sey, on the 9Th day of February, 1853,
and graduated at Princeton College in
that State in 1875.
At the early age of twenty he filled the
important post Of assistant Deputy Com
misstary General Of Purchases for the North
ern Department of the Army of the
Revolution. The exigencies of the SER
vice brought him to this State, and in
June, 1777, Immediately before the bat
tie OF Bennington, we find him for the
first time at Bennington procuring sup
plies for the army. The condition of
affairs In Vermont attracted his atten-
ton, and seeing broad field lof useful
ness and honor before him, he determined
to make Vermont his future home, and
accordingly located himself at Benning.
ton, where he continued to reside till his
death.
He soon became identified with the in
terests of his adopted town, and was one
Of her representatives, she at that time
being entitled to ts00, in the Legislature
Of the State, for the years 1881, 49,, '83
and "a, and was Speaker of the House
during the year 1888. During this time
he was pursuing the study of the law at
Bennington, and having completed his
studies, he was admitted to practice at
the April Term, 1885, of the Bennington
County Court; and in 1886 was elected
by the Legislature one of the Justices of
the Peace for the county of Bennington.
This was the first election of that officer
by the State, and but three were allowed
to the town of Bennington, and eighteen
to the entire county.
In 1888, and subsequently, he was ap-
pointed one of the Agents on The part of
this State to negotiate the admission of
Vermont into the Union, and Gin case of
such admission, Delegate to Congress,
and in 1889 he was one of the seven
Commissioners who finally succeeded in
adjusting the matters in controversy
with New York, and thus paved the way
for admission into the Union. In 1887
he was elected one of the Councillors of
the State, and continued in that position
five years. In1791, being still member
of the Governors Council, he was elected
one Of the Judges of the Supreme Court,
and was reelected to that office in each
of the years 1892, 49, '94 and '95, and
during the last two years was Chief
Justice.
In 1892 he was member of the Coun-
Gil of Censors, and again in 1878; the
Council of '93 first proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution, establishing
Senate as coordinate branch of the
Legislature, which, however, was not
adopted at that time.
October 18th, 1895, Governor Robinson
having resigned his seat, Judge Tichenor
was elected by the Legislature, then in
session, to succeed him as Senator in
Congress from Vermont, and on the same
day he was also elected for the full term
of six years, commencing March 4th,
1897 but in the October following he
resigned his seat, having been, by the
Legislature, elected Governor of the
State, to succeed Thomas Chittenden,
who deceased the August previous to
which latter office he was annually re-
elected by large majorities OF the popu.
lar vote, in the years 1898, '99, 1900, 'Ol ,
'02, '0S, 'o4, '05, '06 and '0S. He was the
first Governor of Vermont who estab-
hshed the practice of meeting with the
Legislature and delivering his message
in person, and if we mistake not, with
perhaps one or two instances, of deliy.
ering any formal message.
In October, 1914, Governor Tichenor
was again elected to represent the State