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Fletcher D. Proctor

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governor in 1906, Proctor served from October 4, 1906, to October 8, 1908. As governor, rejecting his father's fiscal conservatism, he declared that the state had "a higher duty than to live cheaply." Proctor advocated progressive forestry policies, reorganized Vermont's courts and reformed the
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Proctor was employed at his family's business, Vermont Marble, becoming President in 1889. He also served as President of the Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad and the Proctor Trust Company.
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Proctor died in the town of Proctor on September 27, 1911, after an illness of several weeks. He is interred at South Street Cemetery in Proctor.
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commission that regulated utilities and railroads. During his term as governor, Proctor's executive clerk was
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from 1892 to 1894. He served in the Vermont House again from 1900 to 1902 and 1904 to 1906 and was
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Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Fletcher Dutton Proctor, accessed August 5, 2012
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He married Minnie E. Robinson on May 26, 1886, and they had three children, Emily Proctor,
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and inspector of rifle practice on the regimental staff before resigning in 1887.
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As governor, it also fell to Proctor to appoint a temporary replacement to the
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Levi G. Kingsley, Albert J. Dickinson, Cyrus Jennings, Simon L. Peck
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Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, Fletcher Proctor Sick, September 6, 1911
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In 1883, Proctor was elected head of the Vermont division of the
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in 1882. He would later receive honorary degrees from the
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Acts and Resolves Passed by the Vermont General Assembly
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He named former governor and 1629:People from Cavendish, Vermont 976:National Governors Association 815: 802: 789: 776: 753: 740: 727: 714: 690: 1: 683: 646:, the son of former Governor 1634:People from Proctor, Vermont 808:Vermont Historical Society, 720:Vermont Secretary of State, 618:Proctor was a member of the 7: 633: 10: 1695: 856:Vermont General Assembly, 810:Annual Meeting Proceedings 737:, Volume 6, 1898, page 203 622:from 1890 to 1892 and the 580:with the honorary rank of 1596: 1167: 1156: 1124: 1075: 1066: 1058: 1048: 1039: 1031: 1026: 1016: 1001: 993: 988: 795:The Legislature of 1900, 568: 501: 493: 483: 475: 465: 455: 450: 438: 430: 404: 392: 381: 370: 362: 352: 344: 327: 310: 305: 301: 291: 279: 268: 258: 248: 237: 227: 217: 206: 194: 184: 174: 164: 146: 138: 126: 114: 103: 96: 84: 72: 62: 51: 43: 39: 30: 23: 1601:indicate acting governor 989:Party political offices 845:The Vermont Encyclopedia 812:, 1918, pages 139 to 140 675: 534:and brother of Governor 516:51st governor of Vermont 897:Ex-Senator Stewart Dead 784:Fletcher Dutton Proctor 508:Fletcher Dutton Proctor 315:Fletcher Dutton Proctor 1639:Amherst College alumni 871:Stewart Goes to Senate 869:Atlanta Constitution, 782:Vermont Men of Today, 586:Vermont National Guard 470:Vermont National Guard 823:"Fletcher D. Proctor" 722:Legislative Directory 592:. He was promoted to 552:University of Vermont 546:, and graduated from 476:Years of service 264:George Herschel Davis 223:George Herschel Davis 155:Serving with 1118:Governors of Vermont 655:United States Senate 536:Redfield Proctor Jr. 526:Proctor was born in 514:politician, and the 375:Redfield Proctor Jr. 1069:Governor of Vermont 1008:Governor of Vermont 967:Fletcher D. Proctor 962:Political Graveyard 746:Charles S. Forbes, 699:Fletcher D. Proctor 630:from 1900 to 1902. 613:Ebenezer J. Ormsbee 605:school board member 563:Mortimer R. Proctor 387:Mortimer R. Proctor 46:Governor of Vermont 25:Fletcher D. Proctor 16:American politician 1669:Burials in Vermont 1052:John H. Merrifield 1046:1900 – 1902 1027:Political offices 899:, October 30, 1915 886:, October 25, 1908 556:Norwich University 544:Middlebury College 528:Cavendish, Vermont 412:Middlebury College 331:September 27, 1911 321:Cavendish, Vermont 297:Benjamin F. Taylor 133:John H. 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Index


Governor of Vermont
Lieutenant
Charles J. Bell
George H. Prouty
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
Kittredge Haskins
John H. Merrifield
Vermont Senate
John A. Mead
Rutland County
Vermont House of Representatives
Proctor
Redfield Proctor
Cavendish, Vermont
Proctor, Vermont
Republican
Redfield Proctor Jr.
Mortimer R. Proctor
Redfield Proctor
Middlebury College
Amherst College
BA

Vermont National Guard
First lieutenant
Republican
51st governor of Vermont
Cavendish, Vermont
Redfield Proctor

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