The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-04
Civil Government.
. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
GOVERNOR-ELECT

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Hon. CARRoLS PAGE Hyde Park -Repub-
lican was born in Westield. VT, January 10,
1913. but has lived in Hyde Park since 1916. He
is a dealerin green ealf-sIns. and is also largely
interested in banking, numbering and farming.
He is president of the bamoille County Savings
Bank and Trust Company of Hyde Park vice
president of the Lamoille County National
Bank president of the Fife Lumber Company;
treasurer of the Morse Manufacturing Com
pany, Lamoille Lumber Company, Buck Lum-
Der Company and Hyde Park Lumber Com
pany He represented Hyde Park in the gen
eral assembly from 1869 to 1872, and was SEN
ator in 1S7i-75. He was a member of the
publican state committee from 1872 to 1880.
During that time he was always a member of
the executive committee. He was its secretary
and treasurer for many years, and for the last
four years its chairman, resigning the latter
position on tering the canvass for governor
He was Inspector of finance, and in this capac-
ity had charge of the savings banks of the
state for the four years ending December l.
1883. He was educated at the Lamoile Cen
trail Academy at Hyde Park, Lamoile County
Grammar school at johnson, and the Peoples
Academy at Morrisville. He nominated
after spirited canvass, by the republican con
vention assembled at Montpelier June ~, 1880,
and at the ensuing election, September >, was
chosen chief executive of the state.
LIEUTENANT-GOVER
Hon. HENRY A. FLETCHER Cavendish-
H. 1889 He is a farmer. Was educated at
the common schools and Chester and Ludlow
Academies. Was first sergeant of Company C.
Sixteenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers. Pro
noted to sergeant-maior and second lieutenant
of his company. Represented the town of
Cavendish in the general assembly in 1867 and
1868, and in 1878, 1880 and 1882 serving on the
general committee in 1873, on the revision of
the laws in 1880 and as chairman of the com
mittee on banks in 1882. lie was senator
from Windsor county in the legislature of 1856
and served on the committee railroads and
on the general committee. Was aid-de-camp
the staff of Governor Proctor 1873 so. Has
held few town offices. He was elected lieu
tenant-governor in 1890 Religions preference,
Baptist, Post-oflice address. Proctorsville.
TREASURER.
HENRY F. FIELD, Rutland. - Republican;
was born in Brandon October $. 1873. He is a
banker. and located in town in March. 1862;
was educated at the public schools and at
Brandon Academy. He was for several years
town. village and school district treasurer, and
is now town agent and county treasurer In
1857 and 1888 he was assistant dool-keeper of
the senate, in 1861, deputy secretary of state,
and in 1854 a senator from Rutland county,
serving ON the Judiciary committee and the
committee on railroads. He was the representa-
tive of Rutland in the legislature of 1855
serving on the committee ON education and also
as chairman of the committee banks He
was elected treasurer in 1890 Religious pref
erence, Congregationalist.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
CHAuNcEY W. BRowNELL, Jr.. Burlington
Republican was born in Willston October I,
1917. He is lawyer and located in Burling
tonin 1875. Was graduated from the University
of Vermont in the class of 1870 and from
the Albany N. Y Law School in 1872; was
assistant secretary of the senate from 1874
TO 1880. and elected to the Office of
rotary in 1880 and held that Office by
cessive elections till 1890. when he was elected
secretary of state. He was also states attor-
ney for Chttenden county in lSS4-S6. Religious
preference, Congregationalist.
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
Hon. HENRY E. POWELL, Richford. Re
publican was born in Richford September 3,
1889. He read law and was admitted to the
bar in 1866 Was educated at Potsdam N. y
and Fairfax Academies, entering the University
of Vermont i'll the class of 1864. Enlisted in
the war of the rebellion first sergeant. Com
pany +. Tenth Vermont Volunteers, and was
commissioned lieutenant-coonel of the Tenth
United States Colored Troops He held the
Office of inspector of customs in 1866 1861 and
/ 1865, and states attorney for Franklin
county in 1872 and 1873. In 1874 he was a mem
| Der of the house from the town of Richford, in
1873 was a senator from the county of Frank
lin, and was elected auditor of accounts i'll 1878.
! AT the recent election he was reelected auditor
of accounts. Religious preference, Baptist
SECRETARY OF CIVIL AND MILL
TARY AFFAIRS
HENRY NJ. MCFARLAND, Hyde Park-Re-
publican; was born at Waterville. Was edu-
Gated at the University of Vermont He was
for some time principal of the LamOille Cen
trail Academy at Hyde Park, leaving the school
to go into the practice of law. liz states
attorney Of Lamoile county in 1SS4-S6. He is
director of the Lamoille County National Bank,
vce-presdent of the Lamoile County Savings
/ m md IpiIgf [ of
half dozen. more or less, corporations in La
noble county engaged in the manufacture of
! lumber
sERGEANT-AT-ARNGs
TRUMAN C. PHINNEY, Montpelier Repub-
lican; was born in Middlesex April II, 1927
and removed to Montpelier in 1919. He was
elected to the office of sergeant-at-aIms i'll
1870, and has received continuous elections
since. Religious preference, Epscopalian.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL
GENERAL THEODORE 5. PECK, Burlington
Republican was born in Burlington March -,
1913. Was educated at the public schools, and
is engaged in a general insurance agency. lie
enlisted as a private in Company f, Vermont
Cavalry promoted to regimenta quartermas-
ter-sergeant of the Ninth Vermont Volunteers
in July 1862 to second lieutenant of Company
c. January, 1863; first lieutenant, Company ii,
June, 1864, and captain and assistant quarter
master, United States Volunteers. March IL,
1904 was colohel ana alu-ue-chlllp on lle Sldl
of Governor Stewart in 1870; was commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic, depart
ment of Vermont; colonel, First Regiment,
National Guard of Vermont for several years,
and was appointed adjutant and inspectoT-gen-
eral by Governor Farnham in 1881, vice James
S. Peck, resigned. Religious preference Con-
gregatonalist.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GENERAL WILLIAM III. GILMORE Farlee
Republican; was born in Farlee October Z,
1884. He is farmer, and was educated at the
New London Academy, New London, n III.
He was member of Company d. Eighth Reg
INFANT Narnnnt Nnlnntenrs and WAS nrnmnted