The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-21
Hon. Calvin KIOductt.

The intelligence of the death of Hon.
CALVIN Blodgett. of Burlington, will be re-
ceived with sorrow throughout the state, as
he was widely known, both as business
man and legislator of high character. He
was born in Randolph, January 8, 1893.
sea from that date until 1850, in Waterbury
four years, where he commenced the lum-
Der trade, in connection with heavy
mercantile business, and on his removal to
the city of Burlington he made the lumber
interests his main occupation.
lie was man of strong mind and indie
pendent character. lie always secured
and maintained the confidence of the peo-
pie. For more than forty years has the
name Of Calvin Blodgett been the synonym
of incorruptibiity and integrity to those
who knew him in any of the various pub
lie positions he had been called to FILL
Vermont has had few men who amid all
the changes of party and the fortunes of
business have stood through the fiery or
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professcd and the course he had laid down
down for his guidance. May the example
of his life, and the lesson of his death
be the incentive to move men to follow
in his footsteps as men of sound judy
ment, integrity and honor
The qualities of mind and heart he pos
scsscd commended him to the confidence of
his fellow citizens and led them to confer
on him many offices, the duties of which
were all well discharged. He was member
of the Constitutional Convention at Mont
pelier in 1885 Judge Of Probate for the
district of Randolph, for six years, from
1888 to 1889 inclusive; Assistant Judge of
Orange County Court, 1886 State Senator
for Orange county for two years, 1871 and
1912 Clerk of the County Court for Orange
county forsiX years, 1913 to 1S40 inclusive ;
Director of Orange County Bank from 1913
to 1858; Town Representative from Water
bury, 1851 and 1862. When the city Of Bur-
lngton was organized, in 1865, he was
chosen, without opposition, Alderman from
the Centre Ward and held the Office by sue
cessive re-clcctions without dissent till 1871,
and was for the last two years President of
the Board. In politics the Judge was Il
consistent Democrat
The writer of this article has enjoyed the
friendship of Judge Blodgctt for more than
twenty-five years, although many years
his junior in age, most sincerely en-
dorses the estimate of his character, given
in an article in the Burlington Free Press,
from which leading points of his life have
been drawn for the purposes of this tribute
to friend The Free Press says:
He was one OF those rare men in whom
the intellect triumphs, not only over the
body but over his own spirit. "lIe that
rueth his spirit is better than he that
taketh city" Neither the severe and
constant trials of his physical inlirmity nor
the ordinary veXatons of life were ever
enough to make our departed friend give
way to petulance, passion or Immature.
His vigorous intellect, his imperturbablc
GOODNESS, and his large and kindly heart,
admirably fitted him to be wise counsel
lor in his own business and for the many
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known as a generous man. No good OBJ
ject, public or private, appealed to him for
aid in vain. Many poor man will mourn
| his loss.
During his residence in our community,
Judge Blodgett has been constant atten-
dant on public worship, and a liberal giver
for its support, none more SO In 1869 he
deemed it his duty to make public profess
sion of his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,
and did so by uniting with the First Con-
gregational Church, White street. lie was
greatly beloved by his two pastors, the
Rev. Messrs Mix and Griffin, and by all his
Christian friends who knew him intimately.
His last good work was the procuring a
pastor for the church he loved. He la
bored, as chairman of committee, for that
object continuously for nearly a year,
amid variety Of obstacles and disappoint-
ments until success, mainly owing to his
perseverance, finally crowned his labors.
On the evening of Saturday, the 18th inst
although the fatal disease had already ia
ken hold of him, he would not be pre-
vented from attending the meeting of the
committee to arrange for the approaching
installation of Rev Mr.. Brastow, thus as
| it were to set the seal to his last Christian
work.
Up to the hour of his dissolution his Vi
gorous mind remained uncloudcd and com
foried by Christian faith and hope.