Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15
L,eu,.-Governors OF vermon,-i,
JOSEPH MARSH.

py INC ShoiVo VI NaHbs SoseiA ~" NN'f "
Rutland, Speaker, and Major Thomas
Chandler. Clerk, The journal records
that Col. Thomas Chittenden was elected
Governor by great majority Of votes
and that "yotes for Deputy Governor
being called for, when there was no per-
son chose by a majority of the suiirages Of
the freemen (by eleven votes > then this
Assembly, by ballot, made choice of Col,
Joseph Marsh for Deputy Governor, At
ter the choice was made, there was
brought in fifteen votes for Col. Marsh,
which, II they had come before, he would
have been chosen, by a majority Of the
suifrages Of the freemen, at large,
JOSEPH MARSH, above named, was born
in Lebanon, Connecticut, in January,
l725, and came TO Vermont in l1,2, and
settled in Hartford, in the county Of
Windsor, and Immediately took promi-
nent part in the affairs Of the State.
He was chosen delegate from Cum
berland county, the territory of which,
was nearly the same as that at present
contained in Windham and Windsor
oounties) TO the Provincial Congress Of the
Colony Of New York, which assembled in
the city Of New York in February, lii6,
hut did not attend In July of the same
wear, he attended that body as delegate,
the name Of which, however, was changed
4 NJ
the Colony Of New York." TO that OF
"The Convention of the Repr esentatiyes
of the State of New York" On account OF
the unsettled state of the country, and the
position of the British army, the meetings
of this Congress or Convention Were
"rotatory," and were held either at
White Plains, in the Church at Harlem,
at Kingsbridge, at the house of Mr.. 0dell
on Philipe's Manor, or in the Episcopal or
Dutch Church at Fishkill, so as TO permit
communication with the American Army.
In August, 1115, the Provincial Con-
gress of New York voted that the militia
of the counties Of Charlotte, Cumberland
l
they had divided Vermont under their
claim should be formed into one brigade,
TO consist Of three regiments, the upper
and lower regiments, and a regiment OF
minute men. On the 2lst of November,
at convention Of representatives from
the towns of Cumberland county, Joseph
Il e la -
per regiment, which nomination was con-
firmed, January 4th, 1876, by the Com
mittee of Safety for New York. During
that year, Colonel Marsh received order,
from Gen. Schuyler and the New York
Convention to enlist every fifth man in
his regiment, for the purpose of assisting
in the reinforcement of Ticonderoga. In
compliance with these orders, he succeed
ed in collecting his men, and in marching
them to the place to which they had been
ordered.
Notwithstanding he had thus been iden'
titled with the interests of New York, yet
he was member of the convention which
assembled at Windsor, June 4th, l1II
: adopted the name of the State of Yer
! mont, and reafiirmed the declaration o
independence made at Westminster thu
January previous, and did renew thei
pledges to each other by all the ties helC
: sacred among men," and was also mem
: Der of the convention which, a
Windsor, in July of the same year, adopt
ed the first Constitution of Vermont.
On she Goth Of March, ITS, the Coun
ell of Safety established Court of Confs
cation for the county of Cumberland, i,
order to increase the revenues of the State
and to punish Tories OF this Court Col
j Marsh was member. To them was Civ
en- power to confscate and sell all land
which, upon sufficient evidence, should b,
adjudged forfeited.
In IFS, as we have seen, he was elected
: Lieutenant (or Deputy Governor, which
5 at this time he held only one term, but he
$ was again elected in 1884, and was re
elected in 1888 and again in 1889.
! He was efected representative from
5 the town Of Hartford to the General AS
se-ably of Vermont at its first session il
March, ITS, but only served during tn,
8 first day, having been elected Lieutenan
t Governor. He again represented Hart
, ford in 1871 and in 1882
| At the session of the Legislature. in rs.
he was elected Chief Judge of the Windsor
County Court, and was annually re-clect
, ed in 1888, 1884 and 1885 lie as again
4 elected in 1887, and was re.elet ted eacl
year down to and including 1898.
He was also member of the first Coun
! Gil Of Censors which assembled at Norwich
on the first Wednesday of June, 1886
| This council held three sessions, the sec
ond being at Windsor, in September o
the same year, closing their labors at Bon
, nington, in February, 1876. They, among
other things, proposed an amendment t.
the constitution (which, however, was no
adopted by the convention which they
called TO consider the proposed amend
ments,l limiting the whole number of Rep
resentatives 10 fifty, and providing fol
their election, either by county conven
TONS. or by dividing the State into fit,
election districts
. Gov Marsh was for ''many years pro
fessor Of the Christian religion, and died a
q Hartford, in January, 1910, in the enjoy
!. ment of its hopes and consultations. at tn,
advanced age Of eighty-fve years."
Rev. James Marsh, DID, for many
/, years Professor in, and President of, tn,
| University Of Vermont, was his grandson
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