Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-21
SONS OF VERMONT.
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS WHO HAVE
BEEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.
a Notable List OF Eminent Natives of
the state who Have FILLED Posi-
tions of Honor and
of Trust.

tC. S. Forbes in the Boston Journal
II is significant fact that the last repub-
lican president and the last two republican
vice-prcsidents, the next vice-president, the
present secretary OF heinterior and the pres
cnt minister to England were all native born
Nermontcrs. 1t is doubtful if any other
State in the Union can show such an array
of eminent native born citizens who have
occupied so high positions in the public ser
vice within a single decade since the foun-
dation of the government
Vermont has furnished one president of
the United States, three vce-presdents,
two presidents pro tenn of the Sen
ate two cabinet officers, 10 ministers
plenipotCntiaricS to foreign countries,
eight United States consus at foreign
stations, two registers of the treasury, eight
United States Court judges, one United
States commissioner of PENSIONS one assist
ant attorney general of the United States
one assistant surgeon general OF the United
| States, one public printer of the govern
! mcnt, one chief of the government weather
| bureau. one collector and surveyor for the
port of New York, one collector for the port
of Boston. one judge of the Southern
| claims commissions also a member of the in
/ State commerce commission, and chair
men for the United States civil service com
mission. This list of distinguished Yer
| mOntcrs includes The late Chester a. Arthur
and William \. Wheeler, Vice President
| elect Levi z. Morton lateministcr to France,
| stephen Il. Bradley and George f. Edmonds
| former presidents of the Senate, Jacob Col
lamer postmaster general in lS49), Secreta-
ny of the Interior William +, Villas, George P.
! hot T., pa,
| ton date minister TO Russia. John A. Kas-
son date minister to AUSTRIA, +. d. Culver
Gate minister to Nenezuela), Consul Jarvis
date minister to Spain, Charles Is. Well,
date minister to Java, and Hon. T.. j.
! Phelps our present minister to England
also :. Is. Colby and l.. Z. Chittcnden
date registers of the treasury, Joseph II.
| Jarrett date commissioner of PENSIONS,
Gen. W. ". Dudley date commissioner of
PENSIONS :, b. Rounds date public printer.
ti5n. William Is. Hazen date chief of the
| United States weather bureau, Hon. A. W.
| Beard formerly collector of the port of BOS
tom, Judge Asa O. Aldis of the southern
claims commission, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Walker and Dorman T.
Eaton, chairman OF the United States civil
service commission The list of Judges OF
the United States District and Circuit
| Courts contains the name, of the following
natives of Vermont: Hon. c. l.. Bendict OF
brooklyn, Hon, j. a. Nelson Of New York
Hon. j. W. Locke OF Florida, Hon. $. L
Whitney of Michigan, Hon. John Bronson o
louisiana Hon +. G.. Palmer OF Minnesota
lion. Lyman Walker of indiana, and Hon
W. W. Peck Of Wyoming. Other native
of the state have held positions as follows
f. 4. Bryant assistant attorney general
/. W. Fisher. chief clerk, pension office
Charles Seymour, consul AT Canton; lillian
Slade. consul at Brussels: II. l.. Dodge su
perintendent United States mint at SaI
Francisco; A. b. Maynard, United state
marshal for the district of Detroit Rufus S
Andrews, surveyor OF port of New York
Col, Rodney Smith, assistant paymaster
general; Dr. j. II. Baxter, chief medica
purNeYor United States army; Capt. f. &
hutterteid, clerk, pension Office; Maio
Charles Il. Gould, chief patent office divs
ion Capt. Fred Mack, United States boar
OF review.
Few Ii any States III the Union have con
trihuted SO largely to the representation q
other States in Congress as Vermont. Tn
rolls OF the senate and House of Representa-
tives since $40 contain the names of |
senator's ana ~ members representing othe
, states who We're natives of Vermont. Thi
is record to be proud of and shows tn
. kind of men the state raises to 'go Yves
and grow up with the country.
Many OF these native Nermonters hav
{ left the impress of their genius and state,
f monship ON national legislation. and some {
+ them are instrumental III shaping the polio
OF the government Such senator's t
stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, Silas Wrigf
e of New York and Matthew II. Carpenter {