Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
ERMONT PHdaNIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY. APRIL a. 1907
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL NEWS
George Davenport.

George w. Davenport, Sc, a we'll known
resident OF Greenfield, Mass, died Sunday
night at 11.30 from a stroke of paralysis,
which he suffered last Friday. Mr..
Davenport had been for years a familiar
figure on the streets of that town and
was well known throughout Franklin
county and in southern Vermont He was
a member of the noted Davenport family,
the best known being the late Charles
N. Davenport of Brattleboro, a leading
lawyer of his time. George Davenport
was also a lawyer, but had not engaged
actively in practice for a number of
years. About 10 years ago he received
generous legacy from the estate of his
uncle, Oliver Davenport of Leyden, who
left property valued at over $500, 900, and
had since lived in retirement at Green
field. Mr. Davenport had q warm place
in his heart for the unfortunate and
often gave generously of his means to
help the poor. He had a local reputation
| as a speaker, and in former years was
often heard in political conventions and
at other public gatherings. Politically
Mr. Davenport was originally a Demo-
crat and as such frequently appeared
on the public platform in support of
Democratic principles. During the Gree
| ley campaign he left the Democratic
party and had since been active in the
councils of the Republicans.
He delighted in making gifts to the chill
dren, and was known to nearly every
| child in the public schools. He served
| for a number of years as oveTseer of the
| poor, and did much in that office for the
needy. One of the last acts of his life
was to provide for placing so cents in
| savings bank for every baby born in
Greenfield Only short time before his
death he received a pleasant letter from
President Roosevelt, in which the presl-
| dent gave permission for the use of his
photograph on badge which Mr.. Daven-
| port was to issue. He was unmarried.
George White Davenport was born in
| Leyden, the son of Calvin and Lucy
| (White) Davenport He attended the
schools of his native town, and later went
| to Powers institute at Bernardston, where
he paid his own way by working out Of
| school hours He was loyal to the insti-
| tute, and always made 1t a point to at
! tend the reunions of former students
| He studied law in the office of his bro
| Their at Wilmington, being admitted to
| the Windham county bar in 1865, and to
| practice before the supreme court i'm 1870.
From Wilmington he enlisted i'm Com
! pany f. 10th regiment of Vermont vol
| unteers, in 1862 After four months
| service he was injured by a forced march
from Camp Vermont, near Alexandria,
| Va, to Fairfax court house, and suf-
fered partial paralysis of his limbs. He
located in Brattleboro in 1870, and prac-
ticed law there nine years being for
ther, Charles n. Davenport. After leav-
ing Brattleboro he lived in Leyden and
Bernardston previous to going to Green
field. He was member of the board OF
overseers of the poor at Greenfield fol-
several years, and in the fall Of 1901
was an Independent candidate for the
legislature, but was defeated. He leave.
four brothers. w. w. Davenport of Ley
den and Greenfield, Martin Davenport OF
Bernardston. S. T. Davenport Of Green.
field and T. II. Davenport of West Brat.
tleboro.
A funeral service was held in the Uni.
terrain church in Greenfield. after which
the body was brought to Brattleboro OF
the IL O'Clock train Wednesday and wa.
taken to the Universalist church. wher,
II lay in state from l o'clock to 100
Eleven members of Edwin f. Day post
G. A r. of Greenfield, including Comman.
der Christian Glass, came to Bratteboro
besides a number of relatives and friend!
The service was held at 100. Rev. NJ. II
Harris of WATERFOWL, n. Y, forme
pastor of the church, officiating, assisted
by Mrs. Nellie T. Brigham, the wei
known inspiratonal speaker Sedgwicl
post, G. a. r., of Brattleboro attende,
: in a body and OBLIGATED at the committa
service in Prospect Hin cemetery. TIL,
! bearers were A. 4. Moulton John w
| Tumey, C. G.. Parsons Robert A. Cary
John Plumley and George C. Lougee o
I Greenfield, members of Edwin Z. Da,
post.