Nelson W. Fisk

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Nelson W. Fisk

Nelson Wilbur Fisk (born August 5, 1854 in Isle La Motte , Vermont ; † October 1, 1923 ibid) was an American businessman and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1896 to 1898 .

Life

Nelson Wilbur Fisk was born in Isle La Motte, Vermont. He graduated from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie , New York and then worked in his family's marble quarry. After the death of his father Hiram Fisk in 1884, he became the sole owner of the company.

Fisk married Elizabeth B. Hubbell of Chazy , New York in 1880. His wife was an expert in weaving and dyeing, and her wall hangings, placemats, and tablecloths were valued by collectors. When she came to Isle La Motte, she founded the Elizabeth Fisk Looms, employing some of the Isle La Motte women. Their fine bed linen was known throughout the country and even in England.

A member of the Vermont Republicans, Fisk was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1883 to 1887 and a member of the Vermont Senate from 1889 to 1891 . In a key legislative role, he was involved in the construction of three bridges, including the first to connect Grand Isle with mainland Vermont at Alburg . He was a trustee of the State Normal School, now Johnson State College , the Vergennes State Industrial School, and the University of Vermont . He was also a delegate to the National Assemblies of Republicans of 1888 and 1892. In 1896 he was elected lieutenant governor of Vermont and held this office from 1897 to 1899.

When the Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt was visiting Fisk in 1901 at the annual meeting of the Vermont Fish and Game League, he received word that President William McKinley had been shot at in Buffalo . Roosevelt was crossed by boat and brought to the President in Buffalo on the Rutland Railroad that night. The Vermont Fish and Game League's annual meeting was attended by Vermont political celebrities and over a thousand guests. These were brought over Lake Champlain by steamers , which docked at the Fisk loading ramp opposite the quarry.

Fisk died in Isle La Motte on October 1, 1923. His grave is in Isle La Motte South Cemetery.

The Fisk quarry on Isle La Motte on West Shore Road is part of the remains of one of the oldest reefs on earth. This reef was formed about 480 to 450 million years ago and extended over a length of 2000 kilometers. Since 2009 the fossil reef has been a national natural monument. The Fisk quarry has been opened to the public.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Lamoille, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Jeffrey by William Hartley , pages 432-36, published by The Historical publishing company, 1907
  2. ^ Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives , 1882, edited by J. & JM Poland, Steam Book and Job Printers by Vermont Secretary of State , p. 147.
  3. ↑ Lake Champlain Islands by Tara Liloia, 2009, p. 58, edited by Arcadia Publishing, Isbn = 0-7385-6211-4
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, by Dodge, Prentiss Cutler , 1912, p. 190, Ullery publishing company
  5. ↑ Handweaver and Craftsman, Issue 19-20, 1968, pp. 18-19
  6. ↑ Handicrafts of New England, by Eaton, Allen Hendershott, 1949, pp. 87-88, 119
  7. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Historical Fisk Farm by Linda Fitch, owner of Fisk Farm
  8. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory of the Vermont Secretary of State, 1915, p. 546, edited by Rand, Avery
  9. ^ Who's Who in New England , edited by AN Marquis & Co., Chicago, Issue 1, 1909, p. 365
  10. ↑ Vermont Men of Today by Lawrence Barinerd 2nd, The Vermonter magazine, Feb.1901, 73-75
  11. ↑ Teddy Roosevelt Day, by Linda Fitch, owner of Fisk Farm
  12. ^ I Rose Like a Rocket: The Political Education of Theodore Roosevelt by Paul Grondahl, 2007, pp. 367-68, U of Nebraska Press, isbn = 0-8032-5987-5
  13. ↑ Vermont: The Green Mountain State , Volume 4 by Walter Hill Crockett, 1921, pp. 350-51, edited by The Century history company, inc.
  14. ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Directory for Nelson Wilbur Fisk, accessed December 24, 2011
  15. ^ Newspaper article, Nelson W. Fisk dies, New York Times, October 3, 1923
  16. ↑ Lake Champlain Islands by Tara Liloia, 2009, p. 58, edited by Arcadia Publishing, Isbn = 0-7385-6211-4
personal data
SURNAME Fisk, Nelson W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fisk, Nelson Wilbur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and businessman
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Isle La Motte , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH October 1, 1923
Place of death Isle La Motte , Vermont