Edward H. Deavitt

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Edward H. Deavitt, June 1906

Edward Harrington Deavitt (born December 1, 1871 in Moretown , Vermont , † October 2, 1946 in Montpelier , Vermont) was an American lawyer , businessman and politician, speaker of the House of Representatives of Vermont and State Treasurer of Vermont from 1906 to 1915 was.

Life

Edward Harrington Deavitt was born in Moretown, Vermont, to Thomas Jefferson Deavitt and Carrie E. Harrington Deavitt. He grew up in Montpelier, graduated from the University of Vermont in 1893 and attended Harvard Law School in 1896 . He first worked as a lawyer in Boston and later in Montpelier.

In addition to his work as a lawyer, Deavitt worked as a businessman. He has served on the boards of directors of several banks and public utilities and on the board of directors of a granite plant in Montpelier.

As a member of the Republican Party , Deavitt served on the State Committee responsible for lawyer admission exams and as a bankruptcy advisor. In 1906 Deavitt won the election as State Treasurer. He held this office until 1915.

In the mid-1920s, Deavitt was an adviser to Governor Franklin S. Billings , after which he became State Commissioner for Finance.

Deavitt was a member of the City Council of Montpelier from 1923 to 1926 and Mayor of Montpelier from 1926 to 1930.

In 1928 Deavitt lost the Republican primary for governor of Vermont. Successful incumbent John E. Weeks argued that the Mountain Rule , which would have limited his term of office to two years, would not work as he would be the best candidate to help build Vermonts after the great flood . Political observers rated Deavitt's challenge to Weeks as a half-hearted attempt to uphold the Mountain Rule.

Deavitt was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1930. He was also elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and was a member of parliament from 1931 to 1933. After his tenure ended, he returned to his business activities and became President of Green Mountain Mutual Fire Insurance Company .

Edward Deavitt married Mary Tromblee on December 25, 1902. He died in Montpelier on October 2, 1946.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Public Utilities in Vermont. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015 .
  2. ^ Prentiss Cutler Dodge: Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 1912 . Ullery publishing Company, January 1, 1912, p. 168 ( books.google.com ).
  3. ^ Men of ... American Publishers' Association, Jan. 1, 1915, pp. 195 ( books.google.com ).
  4. ^ Who's who in New England . AN Marquis, January 1, 1915, p. 322 ( books.google.com ).
  5. ^ Who's who in Finance and Banking . Who's Who in Finance Incorporated, January 1, 1922, p. 179 ( books.google.com ).
  6. ^ Newspaper article: Executive Clerk Named , Christian Science Monitor, July 18, 1925
  7. ^ Providence County Times - Google News Archive Search. In: google.com. news.google.com, accessed July 21, 2015 .
  8. ^ Providence County Times - Google News Archive Search. In: google.com. news.google.com, accessed July 21, 2015 .
  9. Jump up ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Molding the Thought of the Present Time . University Microfilms, Jan. 1, 1967 ( books.google.com ).
  10. ^ Samuel B. Hand: The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974 . Lexington Books, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7391-0600-6 , pp. 126 ( books.google.com ).
  11. ↑ Deborah Pickman Clifford, Nicholas Rowland Clifford, "The Troubled Roar of the Waters," Vermont in Flood and Recovery, 1927-1931 . UPNE, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58465-654-8 , pp. 134 ( books.google.com ).
  12. ↑ Newspaper Article : Vermont May Break "Mountain Rule," Boston Globe, September 7, 1928
  13. ↑ Newspaper article: results of Primaries yesterday , Kingsport Times, September 12, 1928
  14. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, from Vermont Secretary of State, 1933, p. 607
  15. ^ Obituary to Edward H. Deavitt, Journal of American Insurance, Issue 23, 1946, p. 23
  16. ↑ Newspaper Article : Vermont Official Dies , from Associated Press, Fitchburg Sentinel, October 3, 1946
  17. ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Edward Harrington Deavitt, accessed on Ancestry.com, February 19, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Deavitt, Edward H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Deavitt, Edward Harrington
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, lawyer, and treasurer of Vermont
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Moretown , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1946
Place of death Montpelier , Vermont