The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-14
FRANK |. FISH IS
CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS
=
Bank Examiner is After D. j.
Fosters Job
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Asplrant II Resident Of versennes,
Native Of Newfane and Is as
Years Of Ago.

Vergennes, May 14.-fion. Frank l..
Fish OF Vergennes has today an
nounce that he will be candidate
for Congress from the first District OF
Vermont. He has been leading
lawyer OF Addison County for nearly
twenty years.
Mr.. Fish was born at Newfane,
Windham County, September II, 1863
and was educated at Leland and Gray
Seminary at Townshend and Vermont
Academy at Saxton's River, gradual.
ing from the latter institution I'm 1886.
He was the first editor of Vermont
Academy Life, publication of which
he was one OF the founders.
He studied law in the office OF Judge
j. M. Tyler OF Brattleboro. who was
appointed to the position of Supreme
Court Judge during the time Mr.. Fish
was student In his Office. He also
studied In the Office Of Judge l.. NJ.
Read OF Bellows Falls where he re-
NAMED two years, during which time
Mr.. Fish acted as Register of Probate
AT the same time he had charge of
the local department of the Bellows
Falls Times. He took his examina.
ton for the bar In November. 1889.
Al the suggestion of one of the ex-
aminers. the late Charles NJ Wilds of
Middlebury, Mr.. Fish located at Yer
gennes, commencing the practice of
his profession there In January, 1890.
The Following year he was elected
('ify Tny Nnl1antar ..yht
held for six years and In December,
1891, he was appointed by the Judges
OF Addison County court, on the resig-
nation of William II. Bliss. States
Attorney for Addison County which
Office he held by repeated elections
until April 1900, when he resigned.
having been appointed National Bank
Examiner.
During the time he was states at
torney, Mr.. Fish was called upon to
prosecute many important cases in
| behalf OF the state. One of the most
celebrated cases was State VS.. Smith
Davis and another important case was
That OF State vs.. Eastwood. The lat.
Ter defendant was convicted of MUIR
der and sentenced to be hanged but
the legislature committed the sentence
10 lie Imprisonment. This was before
the establishment of the Office of
encouragement and the important
state cases were conducted by the
states attorney and such counsel as
were assigned. Mr.. Fish argued for
the state before the IT, s. Supreme
court at Washington In State vs..
Hodgson In which case the consti.
tutionality OF the prohibitory law was
questioned. c. A. Prouty of Newport
was associated with Mr.. Fish, the lat
ter preparing the brief and making
the closing argument for the state.
The late +. j. Phelps of Burlington
argued In behalf OF the defendant. The
court upheld the law.
AS one OF the states ATTORNEYS along
the line OF the Rutland railroad. Mr.,
Fish was made defendant with the
otner states attorney and with the
raiiroad commissioners In the suit
Drought by the stockholders of the
Rutland railroad to enjoin the issuing
OF mileages pursuant to an act of the
legislature. Mr.. Fish was assigned
pg Governor Smith to defend the state
omcers; ne made the brief and
argued the case before Judge Wheel.
er against Michael II. Cardozo of
New York. This case was abandoned
by the state on account of an adverse
decision In a similar case by the II.
3. Supreme court
Since 1900 Mr.. Fish has occupied
the Office OF National Bank Examiner
ior vermont and during most of that
time also for the counties of Berk.
shire and Franklin in the state of
Massachusetts,. In connection with
his duties as National Bank Examiner
mr. FISH has acted as receiver OF the
Farmers National Bank of vergen.
mes, or the Packard National Bank of
Greenfield, Mass, and OF the Peoples
National Bank OF Swanton. Since his
appointment as National Bank Exami.
ner, Mr.. Fish has been actively en-.
gagged In his legal profession except
during the time he has been EMPLOYED
IN the discharge of his official duties
ne mas always taken an active inter
est IN politics and has done more OF
less work on the stump. He presided
at the Republican state convention
Tor the election of delegates to the
National convention eight years age
and spoke several times during the
campaign following. He began sneak
ing four years ago but was compelled
to abandon any effort in that direction
on account OF his official duties.
Upon the resignation of j. w. Tit
comb as president OF the Vermont
State Fish and Game League In 1902
Mr.. Fish was elected as his successor
and served In that capacity for foul
years. During these terms OF office h,
presided at the meeting at two ban
quets Of the League at Montpelier. /,
banquet at Fort Frederick, N. Y, ant
another at Bluff Point Hotel, Cham
plain. N. Y.
Mr.. Fish is superintendent O
schools at Vergennes, which position
he has held for several years. He /,
also a trustee of Vt. Academy ant
OF Norwich University.
In 1892 Mr.. Fish married Miss Mar,
j. Lyon Of Waterbury Center. The,
have three children, two daughter
and one son.