Pomeroy Colton

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Pomeroy Colton

Eben Pomeroy Colton (born February 11, 1829 in West Fairlee , Vermont , † September 10, 1895 in Irasburg , Vermont) was an American businessman and farmer who was lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880 .

Life

As Ebenezer Pomeroy Colton, but commonly known as E. Pomeroy Colton or EP Colton, he was born in West Fairlee, Vermont. His family moved to Irasburg when he was 14 years old. After finishing school he worked in construction, carpentry and agriculture.

He was married to Almira A. Bailey. The couple had three children.

Political background

Originally a member of the United States Whig Party , Colton joined the Republican Party in 1850 when it founded the Vermont sister party . He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1859 to 1860 and the Vermont Senate from 1870 to 1874. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 1876.

Colton was elected lieutenant governor in 1878 and held this office from 1878 to 1880.

He was an active Freemason ; he was also active in other civil and fraternal associations. Colton was the first Master of the Vermont National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry from 1872 to 1877 .

Colton died in Irasburg on September 10, 1895. His grave is in Irasburg Cemetery.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ One Thousand Men , published by Vermont Historical Society, 1915, 203
  2. ^ A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton , by George Woolworth Colton, 1912, p. 368
  3. ^ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, record for Eben Pomeroy Colton, accessed December 30, 2011
  4. ^ Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, record for Ebenezer P. Colton, accessed December 30, 2011
  5. ^ American Jersey Herd Book , Volume 7, edited by OD Hadwen, Worcester, Mass., 1881, p. 87
  6. ^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, 78
  7. ^ Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives , published by Vermont General Assembly, 1878, 105
  8. ^ Newspaper article, The September Elections , New York Times, August 31, 1878
  9. ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State , by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, 94
  10. ^ The Geography, History, Constitution and Civil Government of Vermont , by Edward Conant and Mason Sereno Stone, 1915, p. 321
  11. ^ History of the Grange in Vermont , by Bertram Horton, 1926, p. 65
  12. ^ Magazine article, The Grange in Vermont , published in The Vermonter magazine, March 1907, 68
  13. ^ Journal of the Proceedings of the Seventh Session of the National Grange , edited by SW Green, New York, 1874, page 9
  14. ↑ Transcript, Irasburg Cemetery ( Memento of the original dated April 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Irasburg, Vermont, Vermont Northeast Kingdom Genealogy, 2006 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nekg-vt.com
  15. ^ Newspaper article, For Those Gone Before, North Adams Transcript, November 18, 1895
personal data
SURNAME Colton, Eben Pomeroy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, businessman and farmer
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH West Fairlee , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1895
Place of death Irasburg , Vermont