Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09
vERMoNT's WHO'S WHO,
over 300 Prominent sons and Dnush-
tcrs Of the Green Mouutoin st.,..

Over 800 prominent sons and Dnugh-
tiers Of the Green Mountain state.
A Chicago firm publishes every two
years n volume entitled who's Who"
modelled after the English publication
with the title containing sketches Of the
notable living men and women of the
United states" From the latest volume.
recently issued, sketches of resident, and
native Vermonters and other persons ut
some time identified with the state. to
the number OF 43 in all. and other facts
of interest have been compiled by Walter
~. Crockett of the st. Adams Messenger,
formerly on the editorial staff of the
! Free Press.
OF the 16,216 names in the volume re-
Gently issued. 81 are given as natives Of
Vermont and rs as residents of this
State.
Out of the 1923 States. Territories, and
countries mentioned as the birthAlace OF
the distinguished men and women whose
sketches are given In the book. onIv 10
exceed Vermont In number of M mcs.
These are New York. Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Illinois. Connecticut.
Maine, Virginia, New Jersey, Indiana,
England and Germany.
The seventy-eight residents Of Vermont
given are accredited to the following
towns and cities: Bakersfield, I; Bellows
Falls, 2; Bennington. .: Brattleboro. &:
Bristol, |; burlington. Is; Derby, /; Der
by Line, !; Dorset, |: Hartford, /: Hart
land. 1; Hyde Park. I: Jericho, 1; Ludlow.
/: Manchester, .: Middlebury 4; Mont
pelier. s; Morrisville, .; Newport. 1; North
Bennington. ]; North Clarendon. /:
Mortified, .; Proctor. .; Randolph. Q.
Rutland, 8; Shelburne, 2: st. Albans. 1: st.
J%ohnsbury, 4; Walden, 1; Wells River, /;
Windsor. 4.
1t will be seen that Burlington leads
in the list, with Brattleboro and Mont
pelier tied for second place. Q. the resi-
dent vermontcrs, 46 were born in this
State.
THE NATIVE VERMONTERS.
The 265 native Vermonters, not now
residents, given in a separate list. were
born in 122 Vermont cities and towns.
Burlington leads, with Montpelier second.
Brattleboro. MIddlebury. Woodstock in
third place, Enosburgh fourth. and Cav
endish, Pomfrct, Randolph. and Wind
sor NTH. The towns arc represented as
follows: Addison. 2; Alburgh, 2; Athens,
!; bakersfield, !: Barnard, 9; Barnet, /;
Bennington, 4; Berkshire, .; Bethel, /;
! Bradford, 3; Brandon. .; Brattleboro, 4;
Bridgewatcr, /: Bridport /; Brownineton,
,; Burke. /; Burlington, l6; Cabot. /;
Cambridge. 4; Cavendish, 5; Charleston.
|; Charlotte. 1: Chelsea, 3: Chester. /:
Clarendon, I; Concord. g: Corinth, l.;
Cornwall, 2; Craftsbury. !: DanvilIe. +.
Dorset. l. Eden I. EnnSbt,yh O.. u-e,o.
/: Fairfax. 2; Fairfield. 3: Ferrisburg. 4;
Fletcher, |; Georgia, ,: Grafton. g.;
Granville. !; Greensboro, /; Guildhall, +.
Halifax, ,; l1ardwick, 3; Hartford, p:
I1artland, /; HiEhEate, >: Huhbardton l.:
irasburgh, I; Isle La Motto, /; Jericho, 4;
johnson. !; Lincoln. |; Londonderry. l.;
Lowell, .; Ludlow, 3; Mapchcster, o.
Marshfeld, /; Middlebury. :: Milton. .;
Montpelier. q: Morristown. 2; Mount
Tabor. !: Newbury. /; Newfane. 3: New
Haven, 3; Northfield. I: North Hero. l.:
Norwich. 3: Orange. /: Orwell. 4: Pa wlet.
l; Peacham, |: Pittsfield. !: Pittsford. ..
Pomfret, s; Randolph. &; Reading. .: Rich
ford. I; Richmond, l; Rochester. .: Roya!-
ton. !; Rockingham. 2; Rutland. 4; RYE
gate. 1: Sandgate. !; Sharon. /: Shell
burne, /; Sheldon, .; Shoreham. 3; South
Hero. ]; 81. Adams. 4; ST. Johnsbury, o:
Stockbridse. l; stowe, /: Sudbury. l.;
sutton, 1: Swanton. 3; Thetford, .;
Iopsham, 3; Townshend. /: Vcrgcnnes. i;
vernon. /: Waitsheld, /: WallinGford, i:
Wardsboro, /; Waterbury. i: Wells. l.;
Weathersfeld q, Westheld, /; Westmin-
ster. ?: Westford, !: West Fairlee. /:
West Rutland. !; Weybridge, /; Whit
inghan, ?; Wheelock, i: Wilmington. 9:
Windsor, 5; Woodstock 7.
The names of nine persons are given
who were born in Vermont. the places
of whose birth are not given.
The names OF 100 persons not now resi.
State. but who have been identified with
it's life at some period in their careers.
have been compiled.
1t is probable that some names were
unintentionally omitted. Evidently II
was the policy OF the compilers to in
clude all living ex-governors, yet the
names Of George w. Hendee, of Morris
villc, John w. Stewart. of Middlebury.
and Etcnezer J. Ormsbee, of Brandon,
former governors of Vermont, are omit
ted.
The names of several persons who live
at Cornish. y. H.. and get their mail at
Windsor, are given as residents of Wind
sor.
Sketches of resident Vermonters are
given hcrewith:
RESIDENT NERMONTERS.
Barrett. Otis W. North C%larendoni en-
tomologist and botanist, Porto Rico agri-
cultural station.
Barstow, John L., Shelburne; governor
of Vermont 1SS2-S+.
Bates, Henry c, St. Johnsbury; lieut.
mani governor of Vermont. 1S9S-O0, Judge
court of first instance. Philippine Is
lands.
Bell. Charles j., Walden; governor Of
Vermont l904-06.
Benedict. George G.. Burlington; edi-
tor Free Press, since 1853, president Ver-
mont Historical society, author historical
lS.7.
Bentley. Wilson A, Jericho. meteorolo-
gist, student Of snow crystals.
Brainerd, Ezra. Middlebury: president
Middlcbury College since 1856: graduate
Middlebury College, 1854.
Buckham, Matthew, Burlington: presi-
dent University of Vermont since 1871;
graduate University of Vermont.
Burt, Edward a.. Middlebury; professor
of botany, Middlehury College.
Butler. Fred NJ, Rutland. lawyer.
Clarke, Edith f.. B%urlington; librarian