Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
HINSDALE, N. H.
SENATOR L. FRANK LIsccTG.
Hinsdale Man Won Reputation as
Civil Engineer-In Both Branches of
Legislature

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his home at 215 Thursday afternoon,
July 20, surrounded by the members of
his family and relatives. He WIS
stricken with an attack of brights
disease July 2, and while he made a
heroic effort to overcome the aflliction
his advanced age was against him.
Mr.. Lscom 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. He was one Of
10 children of Lemuel Liscom, jr., and
Emmerancy (Horton) Liscom. He was
commonly known as l.. Frank Liscom.
He completed course of study in
Kimball Union academy, Meriden, N.
H.. in 1860. He then assisted his father
on farm and on Aug. IL, 1862, en-
listed in the Union army. lie was much
of the time on duty at Washington, al
so at Harper's Ferry, was in the Red
River expedition at Petersburg and
with General Sheridan in the Shenan-
doah valley. He was one of the soldiers
present at the capture of Jefferson
Davis.
Mr.. Liscom was discharged at Sa-
vannah July 8, 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 Il 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 & Albany, Boston & Providence,
and Boston & Lowell railroads. He nj.
so constructed all the steel work in the
North station, Boston, and that of the
old Art Museum which formerly stood
in Co2ley square. He put the first iron
on the Central Vermont road at Dog
river and had charge of the making
of many of the railroad bridges.
At this time Mr.. Liscom was receiv.
ing large salary and had fine pros
poets Of advancement, but his father
was reaching the age when he needed
help at home, 30 Mr.. Liscom resigned
his position in Boston in 1880 and re.
turned to llinsdalc, where he had since
been engaged in farming and lumber
| ing.
Before returning here he had bought
large tracts of timberland and has ac-
CURED an extensive lumber interest
He finally bought his fathers property
and had since made his home OH the
| farm.
In the term of 1912 and again in
lS93-94 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 cast in the 14th dis
trict, a vote far exceeding that cast for
governor.
While in the Legislature Mr. Lis,
com formed the first Farmers council
ever held in this state, society whose
object is to pave the way for the in.
fluence of the farmer through systemat
lie organization He was one of the first
to advocate moving the agricultural
1college to Durham and had been
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
tenn was chairman of the public i'm.
lprovements committee. As senator he
was chairman of the committee on
claims
In the house Mr.. Liscom introduced
la bill providing for an electric rail.
lroad from Hinsdale to Brattlcboro and
fused every effort to secure it's passage.
1t was defeated, however, through the
Influence of the railroad, and on being
introduced the second time both parties
lagreed 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., franchise to build a dam
across the Connecticut river between
iBrattleboro and Hinsdale. He was an
earnest advocate of this measure and
made a hard fight for it.
Senator Liscom married for his first
wife, Dolly Amelia, daughter of Orriu
IT. Mason Of New York, woman OF
lovable and notable character, who il
now deceased. She had great artist,
/. 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.
! Liscom married, second, Bertha Lewi
of this town Oct. 90, 1913. He leaves
his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Vic
= tor Stearns of Arlington, Mass, an,
Mrs. Berton Holman of West Nutley
N. j., also three sisters, Mrs. F. A
Phrower of Gardner, Mass, Mrs. Allel
M. Cox of Conneaut, Ohio, and Mrs
: Pardon Smith of this town, also on
brother, Lucien G. Liscom of Por
Huron, Mich.
He was n member Of Golden Rul
lodge. +. & A. NJ. Sheridan post. M
IA, G. A. r., the Red Men and Wan
tastiquet Grange.
Senator Liscom was known always q
a strictly temperate man, and Away
> worked faithfully to secure the legil
. lation desired by his constituents. II
]. always took a prominent part in tow
, affairs and was one Of the most fuen
!. speakers In this locality. He was EN-
/. lnently qualified for writing histor
h of the town of Hinsdale and had go
q ten together many historical facts wit
Ella view to putting them into permaneI