The Political Graveyard: Windham County, Vt.

Windham County
Vermont

Windham County information:

Population: 44,216 (2000); 41,588 (1990)
Land area 789 square miles.
County seat: Newfane
Capital Impact: Windham County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Windham County -- census data on population, race, economics
Windham County VTGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Windham County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Windham County
Politicians who were born in Windham County
Politicians who lived in Windham County
Politicians who died in Windham County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Windham County

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Selected officials of Windham County

(not intended to be complete)

A. Augustine Butterfield (State's Attorney, 1882-84) Herbert G. Barber (State's Attorney, 1898-1900) Ernest William Gibson (State's Attorney, 1929-32)

Private or family graveyard
Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Henry (1742-1816) — of Vermont. Born in Colrain, Franklin County, Mass., May 12, 1742. Cousin of John Vernon Henry. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Vermont state legislature, 1781-82, 1789-1801; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1791-93. Presbyterian. Died in Halifax, Windham County, Vt., May 10, 1816. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.

Unknown Location
Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Jonathan Hunt (1787-1832) — of Vermont. Born in Vernon, Windham County, Vt., August 12, 1787. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1811, 1816-17, 1824; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1827-32; died in office 1832. Died in Washington, D.C., May 15, 1832. Interment somewhere; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

Meeting House Hill Cemetery
Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Herbert Goodell Barber (1870-1947) — also known as Herbert G. Barber — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Wardsboro, Windham County, Vt., August 14, 1870. Son of Daniel Miller Barber and Lydia E. (Barnard) Barber; married, October 20, 1909, to Florence H. Whittier. Republican. Lawyer; Windham County State's Attorney, 1898-1900; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1908-10, 1935-37; member of Vermont Republican State Committee, 1910-14; member of Vermont state senate, 1912-14; Vermont state attorney general, 1914-18. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died October 5, 1947. Interment at Meeting House Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

Morningside Cemetery
Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Ernest Willard Gibson (1872-1940) — also known as Ernest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Londonderry, Windham County, Vt., December 29, 1872. Father of Ernest William Gibson. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1906; member of Vermont state senate, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1912; Progressive candidate for Vermont state attorney general, 1914; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1923-33 (2nd District 1923-33, at-large 1933); U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1933-40; died in office 1940. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen; Redmen. Died June 20, 1940. Interment at Morningside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., March 6, 1901. Son of Ernest Willard Gibson and Fullerton (Hadley) Gibson; married, October 9, 1926, to Dorothy P. Switzer. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; mathematician; lawyer; Windham County State's Attorney, 1929-32; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of Vermont, 1947-50; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Phi Delta Phi; Theta Chi. Died in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., November 4, 1969. Interment at Morningside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

Prospect Hill Cemetery
Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Kittredge Haskins (1836-1916) — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Dover, Windham County, Vt., April 8, 1836. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1872; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1880-87; member of Vermont state senate, 1892; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1901-09; state court judge in Vermont, 1910. Died August 7, 1916. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Elliott (1775-1839) — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Massachusetts, 1775. U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1803-09; member of Vermont state legislature. Died in 1839. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Manning Tyler (1835-1926) — also known as James M. Tyler — of Vermont. Born in Vermont, 1835. Republican. U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1879-83; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1889. Died in 1926. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Riverside Cemetery
Brookline, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Charles P. Stickney (1840-1922) — of Athens, Windham County, Vt. Born in Athens, Windham County, Vt., 1840. Member of Vermont state house of representatives. Died in 1922. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Ellsworth Bunker (1894-1984) — also known as "The Refrigerator"; "The Sly Fox" — of New York; Dummerston, Windham County, Vt. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., May 11, 1894. Son of George R. Bunker and Jean Polhemus (Cobb) Bunker; married, April 24, 1920, to Harriet Allen Butler (died 1964); married, January 3, 1967, to Caroline Clendening Laise. Director and officer, National Sugar Refining Company; director, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1951-52; Italy, 1952-53; India, 1956-61; Nepal, 1956-59; , 1966-67, 1973-78; Vietnam, 1967-73. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Recipient of two Presidential Medals of Freedom, in 1963 and in 1967. Died, in Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., September 27, 1984. Interment somewhere.
- Books about Ellsworth Bunker: Howard B. Schaffer, Ellsworth Bunker : Global Troubleshooter, Vietnam Hawk

Grafton Village Cemetery
Grafton, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

John Barrett (1866-1938) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Grafton, Windham County, Vt.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Grafton, Windham County, Vt., November 28, 1866. Son of Charles Barrett and Caroline (Sanford) Barrett; married 1934 to Mary (Tanner) Cady (died 1937). Newspaper correspondent; newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1894-98; Argentina, 1903-04; Panama, 1904-05; Colombia, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1894-98; director general, Pan American Union, 1907-20. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in a hospital at Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham County, Vt., October 17, 1938. Interment at Grafton Village Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Samuel Barrett Pettengill (1886-1974) — also known as Samuel B. Pettengill — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., January 19, 1886. Nephew of William Horace Clagett; son of Samuel B. Pettengill and Sue (Clagett) Pettengill; married, June 1, 1912, to Josephine Harrison. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (13th District 1931-33, 3rd District 1933-39). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 20, 1974. Interment at Grafton Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Carpenter Cemetery
Guilford, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Carpenter (1726-1804) — of Guilford, Windham County, Vt. Born in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass., May 17, 1726. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1779-81. Died in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., May 29, 1804. Interment at Carpenter Cemetery.

Old Cemetery
Guilford, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Shepardson (1757-1813) — of Guilford, Windham County, Vt. Born in Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., February 10, 1757. Son of John Shepardson; married to Anna Barney. Member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1803-08; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1808. Died, from spotted fever, in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., February 28, 1813. Interment at Old Cemetery.

Maple Grove Cemetery
Putney, Windham County, Vermont
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Noyes (1764-1841) — of Vermont. Born in Atkinson, Rockingham County, N.H., April 2, 1764. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1804; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1808-10, 1812; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-17. Died near Putney, Windham County, Vt., October 26, 1841. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Phineas White (1770-1847) — of Vermont. Born in Massachusetts, 1770. Democrat. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1821-23. Died in 1847. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Putney, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

George David Aiken (1892-1984) — also known as George D. Aiken — of Putney, Windham County, Vt. Born in Dummerston, Windham County, Vt., August 20, 1892. Son of Edward W. Aiken and Myra (Cook) Aiken; married 1914 to Beatrice Howard. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1933-35; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1935-37; Governor of Vermont, 1937-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1940; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1941-75. Protestant. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Odd Fellows. Died in Putney, Windham County, Vt., November 19, 1984. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Samuel H. Blackmer
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about George D. Aiken: Michael Sherman, The Political Legacy of George D. Aiken : Wise Old Owl of the U.S. Senate

Old Cemetery
Westminster, Windham County, Vermont

Politicians buried here:

Stephen Row Bradley (1754-1830) — also known as Stephen R. Bradley — of Westminster, Windham County, Vt. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., February 20, 1754. Son of Moses Bradley and Mary (Row) Bradley; married to Merab Atwater, Thankful Taylor and Belinda Willard; father of William Czar Bradley. Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; county judge in Vermont, 1783; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1785; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1788; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1791-95, 1801-13. Died in Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H., December 9, 1830. Interment at Old Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Czar Bradley (1782-1867) — of Vermont. Born in Westminster, Windham County, Vt., March 23, 1782. Son of Stephen Row Bradley. U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1813-15, 1823-27 (at-large 1813-15, 2nd District 1823-25, 1st District 1825-27); member of Vermont state legislature. Died in Westminster, Windham County, Vt., March 3, 1867. Interment at Old Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mark Richards (1760-1844) — of Westminster, Windham County, Vt. Born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., July 15, 1760. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1812; member of Vermont state legislature; U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1817-21 (at-large 1817-19, 2nd District 1819-21); Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1830-31. Died in Westminster, Windham County, Vt., August 10, 1844. Entombed at Old Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Windham County

Politicians who were born in Windham County

Politicians who lived in Windham County

Politicians who died in Windham County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Windham County