The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-08
tX-CONGRESSMAN
HASKINS DEAD At
<%9RATTLEBORO
Former Representative from Sec
Ond District Died Monday
HAD LONG PUBLIC CAREER
Member of Three Legislatures, Speak
err, State Senator-Prominent in
Masonic and G. A. r. Circles.

Brattleboro, Aug. S.-Col Kittredge
IIaskins, so, who had been prominent
in the political, Masonic and Grand
Army activities OF Brattleboro and
the state of Vermont for over half
century for eight years, from 1900 to
1908, was member of Congress from
the I'd congressional district OF Yer
mont, died at $40 yesterday morning
at his home on Terrace street, after
an illness OF several weeks following a
chill which he contracted in Montpe.
lier while attending the diocesan CON
vention of the Episcopal church.
He was born in Dover. N. H., April
s, 1886. son of Asaph and Amelia
(Ward) Hopkins, and attended the
public schools of his native town.
After a course of tutoring he entered
the law office of Shalter & Davenport
of Wilmington, as a law student.
| He was admitted to the bar of Wind
ham county in April, 1858, and at
once former a partnership Win
Charles n. Davenport at Wilmington
which continued until 1861 when he
moved to Wiliamsville and opened a
| law office there.
In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co.
!, 10th Vermont regiment. at Will
iamsville and was soon commissioned
first lieutenant. He was appointed
acting regimental adjutant while his
regiment was at Camp l}rattleboro and
| later was acting quartermaster. He
was post adjutant to Gen. Il. II.
stoughton, who was for a time in
| command of the I'd Vermont brigade.
! He was injured while lifting heavy
| case in the latter part of 1862 and
| was finally compelled to resign from
service in March. 1863, because of dis
ability.
After his discharge he moved to
Rrattleboro and was appointed civil
employe in the Office of the assistant
Quartermaster of volunteers. doing
duty in several Vermont towns. lie
was appointed and commissioned cap
tain of Co. II, 18th Vermont regiment
and in 1863 was appointed aid-de
camp. with rank OF colonel. on the
stan Of Gov. Peter T. Washburn.
| Col. Haskins started in life as a
democrat. hut at the breaking out OF
the civil war he became a stancl
supported Of Abraham Lincoln, and
had since been prominent and ar
dent republican. lie had been jus
tice of the peace since 1861, except
when disqualified by other positions
and represented l'rattleboro in the
Legislature in 1928. 1867 ant
1889, and was elected speaker o
the special session in May. 1898. ant
at the regular session that fall. H'
was senator from Windham count,
in 1923. and was state attorney fol
Wmdham county in 1912. He wa
United States attorney for the dis
trict of Vermont from 1880 TO 1887.
In 1900 he was elected to Congress
and while there secured many impor
tant benefits for his district and state
He was chairman of the war claims
committee and served on many othe
important committees.
In December. 1910, he was aT
| pointed judge OF the Brattlcboro mt
, nicipal court. and In the iollowin
, February was appointed postmastc
. of Brattleboro to succeed the late Co
S II. T.. Taylor. being recommended b
0 his successor in Congress, Frank |
5 Plumley He held the office until tn
4 recess appointment OF NJ. j. Moran l
the spring OF 1915.
Col. Hasl,ins joined Social lodge {
, Masons of Wilmington In 1867 an
before leaving that town was ma
ter Of the lodge. He always took
deep interest In the Masonry Of We
mont in all its phases.
He was prominent In Grand Arm
circles and member of protectil
:. | grange. lie was prominent memb,
IS of st. Michaels Episcopal church, m
Il was vestryman for many years an
4 recently senior warden. lie W,
4 elected lay deputy by the diocese
70 convention to the general convo
4 tion which met in Chicago In 1886,
'G New York In 1889 and In Baltimore
70 1892.
He married July I. 1860, Mi
Esther Maria Childs Of Wilmngto
. who died January 10, 1919. Oh
~ daughter born TO them died whit
q about two years old. lie later ms
e; ried Miss Maud Arvilla Jane Elmo
IA of Dorchester, Mass, who surviv
ID, him lie Is also survived by o
va brother, Hiland Ilaskins. of Fro
an e,rect. and one sister. Mrs. Carr
nv Perry. who lives with her niece. Nj
"a Brown Of Frost street, llrattlebol
M and several nicccs and nephcws.
di The funeral will be held in
IA Michaers Episcopal church. Thursd
n, morning, at 10 o'clock, Rev Nels
Kellogg, the rector. officiating. Bish
a. e. \. Hall Of burlington Is
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