The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-12

trustees of Leland & Gray seminary in
Townshend
When the Austine Institution for the
education of the deaf and blind of the
state was founded and established I'M
Brattleboro, which he was largely in
strumental in securing, DR.. Holton was
elected its president, and he held that
Office at the time of his death He al
so had been a trustee of the Brattle-
boro free library since its organiza-
ton, in the formation of which he took
an active part. He had been presi-
dent of the Brattleboro Home for the
Aged and Disabled since its establish
ment, and it was here that in later
years he did the greater part OF his
medical practice.
Besides these various offices and in
terests to which he gave attention he
was president of the Brattleboro Gas
Light Co. for Is years, until it was
/ taken over by the Twin State Gas &
| Electric Co. He was a director for
wears of the Vermont National bank
Of Brattlahoro and was its vice presi-
! dent at the time of the resignation of
George G. Averill as president early III
4 1915. At that time he was elected to
the presidency of the institution, an of
fee which he had held ever since. He
was elected to the first board of di-
rectors of the Fort Dummer Mills when
/ that corporation established its cotton
mills in Brattleboro, and had been Vice
president of the concern.
Politically he was staunch Repub-
lican. In 1884 he was elected to the
4 Vermont senate and four years later
represented Brattl2boro in the leoisia-
ture. serving on important committees
In 1892 he was appointed commissioner
from Vermont to the Nicaragua Ca
nal convention in New Orleans. In the
following year he was named one OF
the Vermont commissioners 70 the Co
lumbar Exposition in Chicago. He
was a delegate at large from Vermont
to the National Republican convention
in St. Louis in 1896, which nominated
, President Mckinley. Formerly he was
!. much in demand as a camoaign speak
er. For u years, from 1902 until h,
, declined to serve longer, in 1914, h;
was moderator of town meetings il
Brattleboro.
: Dr. Holton was a Deacon of the FRS
Baptist church and had been presiden
of the Vermont Baptist State con
vcntion. He rendered his home churel
valuable service, and for many year
he taught large and interest d elias
Of men in the Bible school. He wa
! q charter member of Brattleboro lodge
!, F. and A. NJ. and was its treasure
! several years He was president 0
the Vermont Branch of the America
: Red Cross society, surgeon of the Son
= of Colonial Wars. member of the Yer
- mont Society Of Sons Of the America
n Revolution. serving rs president Of tn
! last named organization in 1906.
! He had written extensively on med
cal themes and delivered before man
y different bodies addresses and lecture
y on medical subjects. He also ha
y given numerous lectures on popula
j themes.
- DR.. Holton married. NOV. 10, 1s6:
Miss Ellen Holt of Saxtons Rive,
70 daughter of Theophiius and Mary D;
81 mon tChandler) Holt. Their home lii
IS was one of tender svmpathies and a
Q. feetionate cooperation. Mrs. Holto
# died May II, 1909, of organic heal
re- trouble. at the age of So years.
,f DR.. Holton leaves an adopted daugi
i ter, Mrs. Edith (Holton) sherman, VIII
: is in Honolulu with her younger daugl
ter, the latter being a teacher there.
Mrs. Ellen Perkins Of New Hayel
: Conn, a granddaughter Of DR. Holtol
= arrived lust after he died. She w
: delayed On account OF the trains bein
,e late.