Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-20
L. D. ELDREDGE DEAD.
Was Associated with Middlebury Bust
ness Interests for Forty Years.

The funeral took place from his late
residence at p. m. Tuesday afternoon.
Notwithstanding the stormy weather
there was good attendance. President
Ezra Brainerd and Rev. Thomas Simms
OBLIGATED. The musical numbers were
rendered by Alfred Woodward, Richard
Warner, Mrs. J. E. Weeks and Mrs.
William Jackson. The bearers were
Professors Howard, Wright, Eaton and
McGilton, Rufus Wainwright and j. w.
Stewart. The floral tributes from
numerous friends were fine. The inter-
ment was in the family plot In the Maple
Grove cemetery at New Haven. asLE
Loyal Dorus Eldredge was the only
son and child of Julius l.. and Polly
| (Cowles) Eldredge, and was born on
Feb. ., 1881, at West Stockholm,
N. Y, whittier his parents had removed
short time before from New Haven,
VT. The family soon returned to New
Haven to live, and in that town the boy
hood and early youth of young Edredge
were passed on the farm and in school.
The young man finished his preparations
for entrance to college at Castleton and
johnson, this state, and was graduated
from Middlebury college with honors in
the class of 1857. Among his classmates
were several men who later made names
for themselves in different walks of life.
OF these we may mention the late Hon.
Walter c. Dunton of Rutland, at one
time justice of the supreme court of
Vermont; Col. Henry NJ. Porter of New
York city; Brigadier General II. II.
Thomas. Rev. Stephen Knowlton, a
Congregational clergyman well known
throughout this state some years ago.
Henry S. Foote, Esq, of Brooklyn,
y. Y, formerly of Middebury, and
E. G. Hunt, Esq, of New Haven.
Immediately after graduation from
college Mr.. Eldredge entered upon the
work of teaching and for the next two
years he taught successfully in the
academies at Randolph and johnson.
During these two years he took up and
indefatigably pursued the study of law
and made such good progress that he
was admitted to practice before the
Lamoille county court at Hyde Park in
1853. He at once went to Alburgh, and
there engaged in the practice of his
chosen profession in partnership with
bon. Jed z. Ladd. In 1860 and again in
1861 he was elected states attorney for
Grand Isle county.
In 1862 Mr.. Eldredge located In Mid
dlebury and made this town his home
from that time to the day of his death.
Two years later he formed a law
partnership with Hon. John w. Stewart
and for the next II years the firm of
Stewart & Eldredge was the leading
law firm of Addison county. Suisse
quently Mr.. Eldredge joined forces with
the late Hon. James NJ. Slade, and this
partnership continued up to the death of
Judge Slade two years ago, since which
time he had formed no other law con-
nections but devoted his time chiefly to
his large insurance business, in which he
had been engaged for many years.
In 1854 Mr.. Eldredge was appointed
assistant assessor of L. 5. Internal
Revenue, holding that position until 1870,
when he became deputy collector under
the late Rolin j. Jones of Cornwall, who
was collector of internal revenue for
the congressional district under the old
| system. This office he held until 1874
when it was abolished.
From the day of his graduation Mr.
Eldredge was always in close touch with
his Alma Mater and in 1881 he was made
treasurer of the institution. This office
he resigned, owing to the condition of
his health, something over year ago.
but had continued to perform some of its
duties almost up to his last Illness.
Not long ago it was said of him as
treasurer of Middlebury college, that
during his administration of the in.
stituton not one dollar principal or inter
est of the funds of the college had been
lost through bad or unwise Investments.
Surely this is record to be proud of
MIR. Eldredge also acted in a fiduciary
capacity for number of other large
| interests and among these was the Cutter
Marble Co, whose treasurer and general
manager he was for several wears in the
days of the company's greatest pros
perity.
Mr.. Eldredge early allied himself with
Republican party and renamed firm in
his POLITICAL faith to the end. He was
elected a state senator from Addison
county in 1876 and in 1883 was chosen
town representative from Middlebury.
He was an influential member of each
house and his legislative a career was
| highly creditable one. In the senate he
was second on the judiciary committee
and chairman of the committee on federal
relations. In the house he was again
second on the judiciary committee and
Of hn
ations. OF the offices held by him the
more important were selectmen, village
trustee, chairman of the school committee
for many years, and justice of place con-
| tinuously since 1864.
Early in life Mr.. Eldredge Joined the
Congregational church and remained a
loyal and consistent member of it until
his death.
Mr.. Eldredge was married at Yer
gennes, VT, on July 20, 1858, to Miss