The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
Senator L. Frank LiscOm OF
Hinsdale Succumbs to
Brights Disease
WON REPUTATION
AS CIVIL ENGINEER
constructed Important Railroad Struc-
lures Before Returning to Hinsdale
to Care for His Father-In Both
Branches of Legislature.
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HINSDALE. Y. IL. July u

Especial to The Reformer.)
/ HINSDALE, n. H., July 81.
Senator Lemuel Frank Liscom, a.,
one of the most prominent and widely
known men of Hinsdale, n. H., died in
his home at 2.l5 O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon, surrounded by the members of
his family and relatives. lie WIS
stricken with IN attack of brights
disease July ;, and while he made a
heroic effort to overcome the affection
! his advanced age was against him.
Mr.. Liscom was born IN this town
| Feb. II, 1871, in the house where he
died, which has been in the possession
of the family 81 years. lie was one of
| 10 children of Lemucl LiscOm, IT., and
| Emmerancy (Horton) Liseom. He was
commonly known as l.. Frank Liscom.
| He completed a course of study in
| kimball Union academy, Meriden, Y.
H., in 1860. He then assisted his father
on farm and on Aug. IL, 1862, en-
listed in the Union army. He was much
of the time on duty at Washington. al
so at IIarper's Ferry, was in the Red
River expedition at Petersburg and
with General Sheridan in the Shenan-
/ y
present ut the capture of Jefferson
! Davis.
Mr.. Liseom was discharged at Sa-
vannah July $. 1865. retiring from the
service with the rank of orderly ser
geant.
| Returning north. he went to Boston,
where he secured employment in the
shop of the National Bridge Co. for
which business he had been partially
fitted by course in engineering taken
at the academy. He worked in the en-
cheering department and in the office
Of the company and secured thorough
mastery Of the details of the business.
Later he was employed by the Key
stone Bridge Co, the Edgmore Bridge
Co., and other large firms. He became
superintendent of construction and in
! that position had charge of the build
| ing Of important structures for the
Boston 4 Albany. Boston & Providence.
and Boston 4 Lowell railroads. He al
so constructed all the steel work in the
North station, Boston, and that of the
old Art Museum which formerly stood
in CoPley square. He put the first iron
on the Central Vermont road ut Dog
river and had charge of the making
! OF many Of the railroad bridges.
At this time Mr.. Liscom was receiv-
ing a large salary and had fine pros
poets Of advancement, but his father
was reaching the age when he needed
help at home, so Mr. Lscom resigned
his position in Boston in 1850 and re-
turned to Hinsdale, where he had since
been engaged in farming and lumber
ing.
Before returning here he had bought
large tracts of timbcrland and has ac-
quired an extensive lumber interest.
He finally bought his fathers property
and had since made his home on the
farm.
In the term of 1912 and again in
lS9394 Mr.. Liscom served as repre-
sentative in the state legislature and
IN 1897 took his seat in the senate.
having been elected on the largest ma
Jority vote ever east in the 18th dis
trict, vote far exceeding that east for
governor.
While in the legislature Mr.. Lis
com formed the first Farmers council
ever held III this state, society whose
object is to pave the way for the in
iluence of the farmer through systemat-
lc organization. He was one of the first
to advocate moving the agricultural
college to Durham and had been a
warm friend of the college in the mat
ter of securing appropriations and
! other advantages.
During his first term in the house he
was clerk of the committee on roads.
! bridges and canals, and in his second
! term was chairman of the public i'm
/ proVements committee. As Il senator he
was chairman Of the committee on
claims.
In the house Mr.. Liscom introduced
4 bill providing for an electric rail
road from llinsdale to Brattleboro and
used every effort TO secure its passage
1t was defeated, however, through the
influence of the railroad, and ON being
introduced the second time both parties
agreed on leaving the decision to the
supreme court, but nothing ever came
of this project.
| In the senate Mr.. Liscom introduced
the bill to give the Connecticut River
Power Co., a franchise to build dam
across the Connecticut river between
Brattleboro and Hinsdale. He was an
earnest advocate of this measure and
made hard fight for it.
Senator Liscom married for his first
wife, Dolly Amelia, daughter of Orrin
7. Mason of New York, woman of
lovable and notable character, who is
now deceased. She had great artistic
ability and continued her art studies
and painting during her married life
Of this union there were two daughters,
Flora Dolly, born in Truthville, n. Y,
and Mary Edith, born in Hinsdale Mr..
II iISGnm n1orr,o1
of this town Oct. %, 1913 He leaves
his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Vic
tor Stearns of Arlington, Mass, and
Mrs. Berton Holman of West Nutlev,
y. j., also three sisters, Mrs. f. A.
Phrower of Gardner, Mass, Mrs. Allen
NJ. Cox of Conneaut, Ohio, and Mrs.
Pardon Smith of this town, also one
brother, Lucien G. Liscom of Port
Huron, Mich
He was a member of Golden Rule
II lodge r a.