10 May 2018 Samuel C. Crafts SAMUEL C. CRAFTS was born in Woodstock, Connecticut. He graduated from Harvard and became a civil engineer in Craftsbury, Vermont-a town that his father had founded. Scientifically inclined, he made… National Governors Association
08 May 2018 William A. Palmer WILLIAM A. PALMER was born in Hebron, Connecticut. After being admitted to the Bar in 1805, he moved to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, practicing law and engaging in farming. Before becoming… National Governors Association
07 May 2018 Silas H. Jension SILAS H. JENISON was born in Shoreham, Vermont-the first Vermont-born governor of the state. Largely self-educated, he learned surveying, a profession that he pursued along with his political career. He… National Governors Association
06 May 2018 Charles Paine CHARLES PAINE was born in Williamstown, Vermont. After graduating from Harvard in 1816, he managed his father's businesses. He founded the Vermont Central Railroad, becoming its first president. In the… National Governors Association
04 May 2018 John Mattocks JOHN MATTOCKS was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He studied and practiced law in Vermont and in 1806 became a director of the Vermont State Bank. His political career began the… National Governors Association
03 May 2018 William Slade WILLIAM SLADE was born in Cornwall, Vermont. After graduating from Middlebury College, he studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1810. In addition to practicing law in Middlebury,… National Governors Association
02 May 2018 Horace Eaton HORACE EATON was born in Barnard, Vermont. After graduating from Middlebury College, he taught at Middlebury Academy for two years and then moved to Enosburg, where his father practiced medicine.… National Governors Association
01 May 2018 Carlos Coolidge CARLOS COOLIDGE was born in Windsor, Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1811 and studied law for two years, after which he practiced in his home town and became… National Governors Association
23 Apr 2018 Charles Kilborn Williams CHARLES KILBORN WILLIAMS was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He moved with his family to Rutland, Vermont in 1790. He graduated from Williams College in 1800 and went on to receive… National Governors Association
22 Apr 2018 John Staniford Robinson JOHN STANIFORD ROBINSON was born in Bennington, Vermont. He graduated from Williams College in 1824 and was admitted to the Vermont Bar three years later. He opened his own law… National Governors Association
21 Apr 2018 Stephen Royce STEPHEN ROYCE was born in Tinmouth, Vermont. After graduating from Middlebury College, he studied law and then practiced in Berkshire and Sheldon, Vermont. He served in the state legislature and… National Governors Association
20 Apr 2018 Ryland Fletcher RYLAND FLETCHER was born in Cavendish, Vermont. In addition to working on his father's farm, he taught in the district school during the winter months. At age eighteen, he joined… National Governors Association