Charles H. Stearns

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Charles H. Stearns

Charles H. Stearns (born February 7, 1854 in Johnson , Vermont , † October 12, 1936 in Medfield , Massachusetts ) was an American businessman and politician who was lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1904 to 1906 .

Life

Charles Henry Stearns was born in Johnson, Vermont. There he also attended school and graduated from the Vermont seminary in Montpelier .

Stearns entered the family business. This dealt with the production of churns and other wood products. The company expanded into other areas of the timber business such as timber harvesting in Canada. He also became active in other business areas, including a haberdashery, granite quarry, and stone products company. He was director and president of the Union Bank and Trust Company of Morrisville .

Stearns was active in government and politics. This included chairing the Vermont Republican Party in Lamoille County and the Treasurer in Johnson Town. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1886 to 1887 and in the Vermont Senate from 1888 to 1889 . In 1904 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He held this office until 1906.

He was married to Viola H. Stearns (1856–1926). The couple had a son, C. Arthur Stearns (1883-1919).

Stearns died in Medfield, Massachusetts on October 12, 1936. His grave is in Johnson's Lamoille View Cemetery.

Others

The CH Stearns Company is still active in Johnson. She runs a convenience shop and a gas station . One of his holdings, Parker and Stearns , is still a supplier of accessories and materials for construction .

The Stearns Hall of Johnson State College was named after him.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography , by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, p. 321
  2. ^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, pp. 374-375
  3. ^ Who's Who in New England , edited by AN Marquis, Chicago, 1915, p. 1014
  4. ↑ The American Blue Book of Biography: Men of 1914 , edited by Thomas William Herringshaw, 1914, 884
  5. ^ Manual of the Legislature of Vermont , edited by the Vermont General Assembly, 1904, 53
  6. ^ Who's Who in Finance, Banking and Insurance , edited by John William Leonard, Issue 1, 1911, p. 947
  7. ↑ General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-2008 ( September 27, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ), from Vermont Secretary of State , State Archives and Records Administration 2008, p. 16
  8. ^ Newspaper article, Vermont Republican Ticket , New York Times, July 1, 1904
  9. ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State , by Walter Hill Crockett, Issue 4, 1921, p. 375
  10. ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Record for Charles H. Stearns, accessed December 31, 2011
  11. ↑ Buildings Description page ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Johnson College web site, accessed December 31, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jsc.edu

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SURNAME Stearns, Charles H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stearns, Charles Henry; Stearns, CH; Stearns, Chas. H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and businessman
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Johnson , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1936
Place of death Medfield , Massachusetts