page_title: Deane C. Davis
section_title: Governor of Vermont
hierarchical_section_title: Deane C. Davis / Governor of Vermont
caption_attribution_description: English: Deane C. Davis Vermont Governor poster. From the Vermont Historical Society Museum, Montpelier Vermont. Probably 1970, when Davis ran for re-election.
context_page_description: Deane Chandler Davis was an American attorney and insurance executive from Vermont. Long active in Republican politics, he is most notable for his service as the 74th Governor of Vermont from 1969 to 1973.
context_section_description: From 1969 to 1973 Davis served as Governor.  His governorship was out of the ordinary because he assumed office at a relatively advanced age, and because he had not served the usual "apprenticeship" of previous successful Republican nominees for Governor, which typically included leadership positions in the Vermont House of Representatives or Vermont Senate, or lesser state offices such as Lieutenant Governor.  His governorship was particularly noteworthy for the creation of a state sales tax.  Davis also oversaw the 1970 enactment of Act 250, a law designed to allow for planned real estate sale and development while also safeguarding the environment, community life, and aesthetic character of the state.
caption: Davis re-election poster, 1970.
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