The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-02-07
our Congressional Dele0otion.


We copy the following concerning the
Vermont Delegation form the Congress
sional Directory =
George F. Edmunds, United States
Senator from Vermont, was born at
Richmond, VT, February 1 1S2s. He
received common school education and
the instructions OF Il private tutor. He
studied law and has been one of the most
successful men of his profession in the
commonwealth. He was a member Of
the Legislature from Burlington in 1854,
80, 81, '5S and 50, and was Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives the three
latter years. He was also a member of
the Senate and its President pro tempOre
in 1861 and 'G2. He was appointed by
Governor Dillingham; to the Senate of
the United States to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Solomon Foot.
and took his seat April ,. 1866. and was
elected by the Legislature at its session
in October of that yeaI for the remainder
Of the term. His term of service expires
March 4, 1869. He is chairman of the
committee of the joint committees on
the judiciary, public lands, pensions and
revision Of the Senate rules
Justin :. Morrill, was born ut Stanford,
VT, April II, 1910. He received an
academic education, and entered upon
mercantile pursuits, from which he re-
tired several years since, and has devot-
ed himself to agricultural pursuits He
was Il member Of the 34th, 35jh. 36th.
18th, 3Sth and 39th Congresses, and was
elected TO succeed Luke p. Poland, who
served out the term Of Jacob C0llamer,
and took his seat March T. 1867 His
term expires in 1873. He is member
Of the COMMITTEES on finance, post-ofiices
and post roads, and claims.
Frederick +. Woodbridge was born nj
Nergenncs, Vt, August 80, ISIS; grad
uated ut the University of Vermont III
1916; studied law with his father Hon
r. d. Woodbridge, and practced was
elected a member Of the House Of Rep
resentatives OF the state Legislature in
1919, and again in 1857 and 1888 WAS
many times chosen mayor OF his native
city; was State auditor in 1850. 1851 and
1872; was prosecuting attorney in 1874,
1870, 1856, 1857 and 1888: engaged in
railroad management, and was several
years Nice-P President and theactive man.
ager Of the Rutland and Washington
Railroad was elected Il member Of the
State Senate in 1860 and 1861 and in the
latter year was chosen President pro
tcmpOre of that body; was elected TO the
thirty-eiehth and thirty-ninth Congress
es, and reelected to the fortieth. He i
a chairman of the committee to revise
and fix the pay of the officers of the two
houses and member of the judiciary and
private land claim committees.
Luke p. Poland was born at Westford
Nov 1915 He received an academic I
education, and afterwards studied and
practiced law. He was Register of Pro-
bate for Lamoille county in 1889 and 40.
He was Il member of the State COnstitu-
tional Convention i'll 1913, and States
Attorney in 1874 and II, and Judge Of
the supreme Court from lS45 to 1866
He received the degree Of Ii. D., from
the University Of Vermont III 1861 He
j. appointed to the United States Senate /
TO fill the vacancy occaSioned by the
death Of Jacob Collamcr, by Gov. Dilling-
ham. Mr. Morrill, was afterwards elect
ed by the Legislature TO the vacancy and I
he was elected to the 10th Congress. He /
was chairman Of the committees on re- /
visal and unfinished business and on the /
revision of the laws Of the United States, /
also "a member Of the committee on cleo /
tions. He i one of the Regents Of the /
Smithsonian Institute.
Worthineton c. Smith was born at st. /
Adams, April D, 1923; graduated at the /
University Of Vermont; studied but did /
not practice law. bat entered into bust /
ness and was largely interested in the /
manufacture and sale of iron. He was /
a member Of the House of Representa- /
tives i'm 1858, and OF the senate Of Yer +
mont in 1864 and %. and was its Pre-i- 4
dent pro tempOrc during the last term .
and was elected to the 10th Congress by /
plurality vote on the second trial for I
the election of member Of Congress ia 4
the third district He is member of /
the committees on manufactures and on /
coinage. weights and measures.