St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09
Our Legislators.

The Montpelier Daily Journal gives
brief biographical sketches of mem
hers of the Legislature. We give few
well known in this vicinity and trust
they are not all authentic:
Charles d. Brainerd, Danville. re-
publican, was born in Danville Sept.
IL, 1912. He is farmer, and was ed
ucated at Phillips academy. He was
ID lieutenant of Co. G, 18th Vt. Vols.
I'd lieutenant Co. G, 18th Vt. Vols,
and LIST lieutenant and captain of Co.
F, 18th Vt. Vols. He has been lister
and justice of the peace, and was as
sistlnt Judge of the Caledonia county
court from December 1880 to Decem-
Der 1881. He was Il member of the
state senate in 1882. He has no re-
ligious preference.
Henry Clay lde, st. Johnsbury, re-
publican, was born in Barnet pas
sumpsic), Sept. Is, 1874. He is a
lawyer, and located in town in 1871.
He was n member of st. Johnsbury
academy, graduated in 1872 entered
Dartmouth college, and graduated as
valedictOrian, class of 1866. He was
principal of st. Johnsbury academy
from 1866 to 1868, and head master of
the high school of Arlington, Mass, for
one year; read law in the office of the
late Benz. II. Steele, and was add
United to the Caledonia county bar in
1871. He held the office of superin-
tendent several years, and was states
attorney in 1S76-7S. Religious pref
erence, Congregational list. He was
senator from Caledonia county in 1889.
Henry A. Gilfllan, Barnet. republi-
can, was born in Barnet in 1897. He
is farmer, and was educated ut the
common schools of his native town.
He was sergeant of Co. F, 10th regi-
ment Vt. Vols. He has repeatedly
held the usual town Offices Religious
preference, United Presbyterian.
John F. Ruggles, Burke, republican.
was born in Sutton, Jan. %, 1912. He
is Il druggist, and located in town in
1874. Was educated at the common
schools. Religious preference, Uni
versalist.
James b. Mattocks, DanvilIe, demo
crat, was born in Danville in 1896.
He is the cashier of the Caledonia ma
tional bank, and located in town in
1863. Was educated at Phillips acad-
envy, and has been town clerk and
treasurer of Danville for the past six
teen years. Religious preference,
Congregationalist.
Henry Clay Glover, Groton, repub-
lican, was born in GrOton, JAM, 1916.
He is farmer. Was educated at the
high school. Religious preference,
Baptist.
Jabez Wordsworth Hovey, Hard
wick, republican, was born in Thet-
ford, May 3. 1888. He is IL farmer, and
located in town in 1857. Was educat-
ed at Barre academy. He has held
the offices of selectman from 1874 to
1876, and in 1881 and 1889, and has
been u justice of the peace from 1868
to 1883. Religious preference, COngre-
gationalist.
Henry l.. Wetherbee, Kirby, repub
lican, was born in Lyndon, May %,
1884. He is a farmer, and located in
town in 1852. Was educated mt the
st. Johnsbury academy. He has held
the usual town offices, and has been
town treasurer since 1877. He was a
member of the house in 1872. Re-
ligious preference, Methodist.
William A. Densmore, Lyndon, re-
publican, was born in Sutton, Dec. 16,
1888. He is cashier of the Passumpsic
railroad, and located in town May |,
1871. Was educated at Newbury semi
nary. Religious preference, MethO-
dist.
John Albert Woodward, Newark,
democrat, is IL lumberman and was born
in Peacham in 1913. He served dur
ing the rebellion as corporal in Co. A,
9th reg't Vt. Vols. He settled in New
ark in 1881, and has never before held
office. Religious preference, Mctho-
dist.
Jacob Trussell, Peacham, republi-
can, was born i'll Danville, Sept. 30,
1893. He is a lawyer and farmer, and
located in town in 1856. Was edu-
Gated at Phillips academy, Danville,
and at the Caledonia county grammar
school, Peacham. He enlisted III Co.
ID, LIST regiment, Vt. cavalry, Sept %,
1861, and was promoted successfully
to the offices of orderly sergeant, sec
Ond lieutenant and first lieutenant,
which Office he held when mustered
out in November 1864. He has repeat
eddy held the usual town offices was
admitted to the Caledonia county bar
at the December term 1860, and was
member of the state board of education
from Caledonia county in 1873. Re-
ligious preference, COngregationalist.
George Cochran, Ryegare, democrat,
was born in Ryegate in 1871. He is
farmer. He has held the town offices
of selectman in 1876 and 1877, lister in
1888 and 1884, and overseer of the poor
in 1882, 1888, and 1884. Religious
preference, Presbyterian.
George Gifiin, Sheffield, republican,
was born in Hardwick, Feb. q, 1924.
He is farmer, and located in town in
1869. He has been town clerk ut Shelf |
field since 1873, and was a member at
the house from that town in 1868 and
1869. Religions preference, Congrega-
tionalist.
Martin F. Aver, Stannard, republi-
can, was born in Warren, n. H., Janu-
AIRY 7, 1899. He is house painter,
and located in town in 1875. Was edu-
Gated at the common schools. Religi |
GUS preference, Freewill Baptist.
William Paddock Fairbanks, st. |
Johnsbury, republican, was born in
st. Johnsbury, July 81, 1910. He is a
manufactures. Was educated at st. |
academy, Phillips acade-
my of Andover, Mass, and entered |
Dartmouth college in 1859, but gave
up the course in 1860 to enter into
business. He has held several minor
local offices, but having no time out
side of business and no taste. for pub
lie life he has never sought it. He was
the member of the house from st.
Johnsbury in 1882. Religious prefer
ence, COngregationalist.
Harlow EsterbrOOks, Sutton, repub-
lican, was born in Lyndon, Aug. "a,