Thomas P. Salmon

Thomas Paul Salmon (born August 19, 1932 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is a former American politician . He was governor of the state of Vermont from 1973 to 1977 .

Early years and political advancement

Thomas Salmon was born in Cleveland but grew up in Stow , Massachusetts . He attended Hudson High School , also in Massachusetts, and eventually studied at Boston College until 1954 . At the law faculty of this school he completed a law degree until 1957. In 1958 he also studied tax law at New York University .

Salmon became a member of the Democratic Party . After moving to Rockingham , Vermont, he was a city councilor there between 1959 and 1972. He was also a judge in Bellows Falls from 1963 to 1965 . Between 1965 and 1970 he was an MP in the Vermont House of Representatives . There he was group leader of the then opposition Democrats for two years.

Governor of Vermont and another résumé

In 1972 Salmon was elected as the new governor of his state. He held this office between January 4, 1973 and January 6, 1977. He was intermittently on the board of the New England Governors' Association . In 1976 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States Senate .

From 1979 to 1986 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Railway Association .

Between 1993 and 1998 he was President of the University of Vermont, succeeding George H. Davis . He then practiced as a lawyer in Bellows Falls. In 1983 he became chairman of the board of the Green Mountain Power Company .

Salmon is married to Madeleine Savaria, with whom he has four children. His son Thomas was elected head of the State Auditor of Vermont in 2006.

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SURNAME	Salmon, Thomas P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Salmon, Thomas Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 19, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cleveland , Ohio