List of people from Montpelier, Vermont
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in the US city of Montpelier, Vermont.
Artists and authors
[edit]- Frederick W. Adams, physician and author
- Michael Arnowitt, classical and jazz pianist
- Ruth Payne Burgess, painter
- Jessica Comolli, beauty queen
- Kathryn Davis, novelist
- Garrett Graff, editor and educator
- Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus
- Frank Miller, comic book writer and artist
- Anaïs Mitchell, singer-songwriter
- Angelia Thurston Newman, poet, author, lecturer
- Arthur E. Scott, photo-historian of US senate
- Daniel Pierce Thompson, author
- Samuel C. Upham, journalist and counterfeiter
- Thomas Waterman Wood, painter
- Eric Zencey, novelist and essayist
Military
[edit]- John W. Clark, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Dayton P. Clarke, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Richard A. Cody, general, 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
- Robert J. Coffey, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Hannibal Day, Union Army brigadier general
- George Dewey, US Navy admiral
- William Charles Fitzgerald, US Navy lieutenant
- William W. Noyes, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- James Stevens Peck, American Civil War officer who later served as Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
- Francis V. Randall, Union Army officer in the American Civil War[1]
- Stephen Thomas, Union Army brigadier general and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Politicians
[edit]- James H. Agen, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- George H. Amidon, Vermont State Treasurer
- Howard E. Armstrong, Secretary of State of Vermont[2]
- George W. Barker, U.S. Marshal for Vermont, Judge of Maniwitoc County, Wisconsin[3]
- Francis K. Brooks, majority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives and member of the Vermont Senate[4]
- George W. Cate, U.S. congressman
- Augustine Clarke, Anti-Masonic Party leader and Vermont State Treasurer
- Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill, Wisconsin state senator
- Ann Cummings, Montpelier mayor and member of the Vermont Senate[5]
- Madelyn Davidson, Vermont State Treasurer
- Luther C. Dodge, mayor of Burlington, Vermont[6]
- Benjamin F. Fifield, lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, 1869–1880[7]
- Charles E. Gibson Jr., Vermont Attorney General[8]
- Mary Hooper, state representative and mayor of Montpelier
- George Howes, Vermont State Treasurer
- Vincent Illuzzi, state senator
- Elisha P. Jewett, Vermont State Treasurer
- Levi R. Kelley, Vermont State Treasurer
- Patrick Leahy, U.S. senator, President pro tempore of the United States Senate
- Farrand F. Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont[9]
- Timothy Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont[10]
- Lucas Miltiades Miller, U.S. congressman from Wisconsin
- William Paddock, Wisconsin State Assembly
- John A. Page, Vermont State Treasurer
- Asahel Peck, 35th governor of Vermont
- Lucius Benedict Peck, U.S. congressman
- Andrew Perchlik, member of the Vermont Senate[11]
- Clarence H. Pitkin, U.S. Attorney for Vermont and Washington County State's Attorney[12]
- Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State of Vermont[13]
- Samuel Prentiss, U.S. senator
- Theodore Prentiss, Wisconsin state assemblyman
- John H. Senter, U.S. Attorney for Vermont, Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont[14]
- Jeb Spaulding, member of the Vermont Senate, Vermont State Treasurer, Vermont Secretary of Administration, Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges[15]
- John Spaulding, Vermont State Treasurer
- John Mellen Thurston, U.S. senator
- William Upham, U.S. senator
- Eliakim Persons Walton, U.S. congressman
- Anne Watson, mayor of Montpelier
- Charles W. Willard, U.S. congressman
- David Wing Jr., Secretary of State of Vermont[16]
Law and judiciary
[edit]- Nicholas Baylies, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[17]
- Louis P. Peck, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[18]
- Marilyn Skoglund, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, notable for becoming an attorney and judge without attending law school[19]
- Charles Tetzlaff, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont[20]
- John H. Watson, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[21]
Sports
[edit]- Jim Laird, running back for several NFL teams
- Dave Moody, NASCAR commentator
- Amanda Pelkey, Team USA hockey team member
- Bob Yates, professional football player
References
[edit]- ^ Ellis, William Arba (1898). Norwich University: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor. Concord, NH: Rumford Press. p. 115 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary, Howard E. Armstrong". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 9, 1983. p. 18.
- ^ "Death of George W. Barker". Argus and Patriot. Montpelier, VT. April 24, 1873. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Secretary of the Vermont Senate. "Biography, Senator Francis K. Brooks". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Secretary of the Vermont State Senate. "Biography, Ann Cummings". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 51-52 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company.
- ^ State of Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1969. p. 651.
- ^ Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 438.
- ^ Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 437.
- ^ "Biography, Senator Andrew Perchlik". legislature.vermont.gov. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin". The Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. May 31, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 322–323.
- ^ "John H. Senter Dropped Dead". Barre Daily Times. Barre, VT. January 21, 1916. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jeb Spaulding Is Appointed Vermont State Colleges Chancellor". Herald of Randolph. Randolph, VT. September 25, 2014.
- ^ Thompson, Daniel P. (1860). History of the Town of Montpelier. Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton. pp. 68, 105, 290–291.
- ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. p. 181.
- ^ "Obituary, Louis P. Peck". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 13, 2008. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Polston, Pamela (March 6, 2002). "She Rules: Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Skoglund Is a Special Case". Seven Days. Burlington, VT.
- ^ "Biographical Entry, Tetzlaff, Charles R." The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Vol. 6. New Providence, NJ: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 1983. p. 90 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government. Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. p. 12.