Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-01
Hon. David N. Camp.

The following obituary notice of the late
Hon. D. NJ. Camp we copy from the Free
Press:
Mr.. Camp was born in Tunbridge, YER
mont, April 81, 1888. When Is years of
age he entered Dartmouth College, but soon
left that institution and entered the UniVer-
sity of Vermont, then in its infancy. Among
his classmates in the University were Jacob
Collamer, Timothy Follett and William
Noble of Burlington, and Norman Williams
of Woodstock. He graduated with them
in 1910, studied law with the late Hon.
William Brayton, in Swanton was admit
ted to the bar in 1872 and became part
ner of Mr. Brayton. The war of 1912 max
ing the business of the law uncertain, he
left Swanton for the new county of Orleans,
where he held position as an officer of the
Customs department. Smuggling was then
an extensive and most profitable business on
the Northern frontier, and was especially
active through Lake Memphremagog, and
around Derby; and Mr.. Camp found suf-
fcient, though not very popular field for
his abilities, in directing the operations of
the numerous officers and detectives employ
ed by the government in depressing illicit
traffic and collecting the duties In 1915 be
married Miss Sarepta Savage of Hartford,
Vermont In 1925 he united with the Con-
.gregational Church in Derby, and in the
same year, and the year following, he rep
resented Derby in the General Assembly
change of administration in 1899 relieved
him of his collectorship, and in 1880 he
went into mercantile business, for a few
years, in company with Capt Rufus Stew
art In 1894 and 30 he again represented
his town in the Legislature. In 1886 he
was elected Lieut.. Governor, with Silas II.
Jennison as Governor. In that year the
Amended Constitution, creating a Senate,
went into operation, and Mr.. Camp was Ct
ofciO the first presiding officer of the first
Senate sitting in the new State House. lust
completed at cost of $3.50 600 and first
occupied at that session. Mr. Camp was
very able presiding officer, and his abilities
and experience as a legislator were OF mark
ed service TO the State. He held the Office
Of Lieut.. Governor by successive elections
till 1871. In 1928 and ii be was elected
Senator for the county Of Orleans, cOmplet-
ing public service Of twelve years, four as
Representative, three as Senator, and five
as president of the Senate. He held also
the public Offices Of States Attorney Gin
1870, Judge Of the County Court. and
County Superintendent of Schools, under
the act of - In MAY, 1852, Mrs Camp
died, and in November following be mar
rIed Miss AImira Howes of Montpelier Ia
1888 he reno we'd TO Montpelier, and for six
or seven years resided there andat Milwaukee,
Wis, returning TO Montpelier in 81, and
finally retiring to Derby to close his lie
among ms former tOwnsmen and friends
About week ago he fell, while about his
premises, receiving serious injury TO the
spine. Congestion of the brain followed
inducing uuconsciousness. and at three
% clock on the morning of the 2Oth be passed
away. HIS wife. whose cheerful compan-
I5nship and atiecti0nate care solaced has de
Ginning years, survives him, with three chill
dren OF his first marriage Rev. Norman W.
Camp of Saratoga, \. Y. who married d
daughter of the Ia Bishop Hopkins H
II Camp, Esq OF Milwaukee, whose wife
Is daughter OF our t0wnsman, DR.. I. Big
Glow; and daughter, Mrs. Webb, of MIN
ueapoIis, Minn. Mr.. Camp was a mar
ct marked character, of strong will, IN
bending integrity and firm Christian princi
/ pie a friend ot education, of temperance
and religion, faithful public servant ant
an estee med citizen