Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-11-13
Hon. Geo W. Hendee.

stowe, VI. NOV. on ico-, anu II thete-
fore nearly forty years Of age. He has
always lived in Lamoil,e county save about
our years ofhis childhood. lie is the on
child Of the late Rev. J. p. Hendee,
vho Is we'll remembered as a Christian
minister Of much native ability, as the
publisher IN ls32 aud 1888. at Stowe, Of
a monthly newspaper called the Christian
LRminary, and as one Of tho founders Of
Peoples Academy, at MOrris,ille. VI.
The clerical poverty of his father cOmTell.
ID his son to work out on farm, aud
teach among the snow drifts 10 obtain
common school education, with such ;ddi-
iional advantages as the Academy at Nor
risville afforded In 1859, he commene-
ed the study Of law with Hon. w. @. Fer
rim, at johnson, VT, Mr.. Ferriu being
brother to Gov. Hen6ee's mother COM
plcting his studies with the late Hon.
Thomas Gleed at Morrisville. he was ad-
mitted to the Bar Of Lamoille County in
May 1855, and began practice in Water
vile. After three years of practice here
he was elected States Attorney Of his
county, entering upon the duties of that
Office in December 1851. In the spring
of 1858, he removed to Morrisville, and
formed law partnership for two years
with Thomas Glced, As an advocate at
the bar he had but few equals in the State,
but his great good nature so overcome his
lawyers natural craving for popularity
and pelf, that his clients were frequently
, brought to compromise advantageous to
. themselves and honorable to their Attor-
Q ney.
In 1861 aud go he represented Nor.
r ristown in the Legislature. Early in
a 1868 he was appointed Deputy Provost
/, Marshal by Col. Rolla Gleason, and re-
II mained in that Office about l8 months.
From 1864 to &c, he was Assistant AS
d SCISSOR for Lamoille county. In the, Fall
* Of 1866, he was elected Senator, rnd con-
HHst boay a ar9fiHse for 9fHqse 'ye years. as''"l dydS as
t. was unanimously elected President pro
II tenn. of the Senate and from this position
lie his election as Lieutenant-Govenor was
is easv and natural, winning, as he did in his
til identified and courteous bearing, the res
C. pect and esteem of host Of friends. What
lie has been so often said of Solomon Foot
at that nature had anointed him presiding
MT officer. may as truthfully be said Of Gov
es- Hendee.
rs, On the Goth day of FEBRUARY, 1870
ey Gov. Washburn sealed his devotion to hi
ire State with his death, and left her highest
aid office va cant. Till Gov. Stewart was IN
'to- auyurated Mr.. hcndee acted as Goveno
my Of the State, and discharged his duties 81
ade generally to the satisfaction ofthe peopl
out that he was prominent candiuate lo
'on Governor till he voluntarily, for the sax
and ofharmouy in the party, withdrew HI
up. name from the canvass. The same yea
and his friends asked him to be a candida'
ugh from the Third District, as member
too, Congress, but at the suggestion OF mutu
to friends of himself and Hon. W. Y. Smi
you he again recalled his name.
lcu' In June. 1867, the courthouse at Hy'
PARK was filled with tn, best men OF l.
'oiu moille county, resotced to have rai'ros
anu Gov Hendee was one OF committee
''9' pointed at that meeting to organize
raiu determination of the people into an
oa'y cient business corporation, and tod
from the Connecticut river to Swanton,
h'' railroad is nearly graded, and the c
''eeu run from the east as far as Wolcott. MI
=" work has been done, and In overcom
'D opposition and in preserving harm
'ouuu among It's friends, no man has contribu
io" more than Mr.. Hendee, ana in this W
4'' he fairly and by manly strength, N
aking u .h Z sano,o, or Goveuor, won
lasting gratitude and the present est
music, and confidence Of the Third District.
NOD AS committee, as commissioner,
uncle director of the Lamoilie Valley kailro
e cun- and as member of the Executive Z
alters, mittee of five, with Hon. Horace l
PINK banks as chairman, chosen from tive
nerlno one directors at the consolidation OF
Ills IN Essex county, Montpelier and st. 10
ior h't bury. and the Lanoillc Valley kall
innatl. Companies, Gov. Hendee has worked
sitting and day with all classes, from the
hands, payer with only poll for q list to
a chat, representing milions Of wealth.
ng the An earnest and active supporte
lpping, schools and churches, with a heart
er than his pocket, he has a well-me
nights reputation, with its base where It s.
en- were be-. in his own town and county.--l
n, and pelier Daily Journal. slaH M
day 2" Bank sodr houses with leaves