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1116:E. Fairbanks
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814:Matthew Lyon
804:Matthew Lyon
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693:
652:Find a Grave
648:Israel Smith
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285:(1810-12-02)
233:Succeeded by
226:Matthew Lyon
210:
203:Matthew Lyon
198:Succeeded by
190:
175:
143:Succeeded by
120:
96:Succeeded by
79:Paul Brigham
63:
32:Israel Smith
25:
1768:1810 deaths
1763:1759 births
1507:J. Robinson
1487:M. Robinson
847:U.S. Senate
839:Gideon Olin
657:govtrack.us
608:October 22,
586:October 22,
564:October 22,
532:October 22,
510:October 22,
488:October 22,
238:Gideon Olin
221:Preceded by
186:Preceded by
131:Preceded by
86:Preceded by
1742:Categories
1712:Gibson Jr.
1707:Gibson Sr.
1697:Dillingham
1341:M. Proctor
1266:F. Proctor
1256:McCullough
1016:Chittenden
983:Chittenden
973:Chittenden
906:1807–1808
833:1801-1803
798:1791-1797
465:References
379:, and was
377:Noah Smith
359:Early life
323:Profession
259:1759-04-04
74:Lieutenant
1562:Partridge
211:In office
176:In office
121:In office
64:In office
1677:Collamer
1672:Brainerd
1652:Prentiss
1587:Jeffords
1582:Stafford
1572:Flanders
1512:Tichenor
1492:Tichenor
1401:Snelling
1391:Snelling
1366:Stafford
1326:C. Smith
1311:Billings
1301:Hartness
1281:Fletcher
1251:Stickney
1246:E. Smith
1236:Woodbury
1181:Converse
1166:Washburn
1151:G. Smith
1146:Holbrook
1131:Fletcher
1121:Robinson
1111:Williams
1106:Coolidge
1091:Mattocks
1081:Jennison
1061:Van Ness
1036:Tichenor
1031:I. Smith
1026:Tichenor
978:Robinson
365:Suffield
326:Attorney
266:Suffield
169:district
54:4th
1687:Morrill
1627:Bradley
1617:Bradley
1610:Class 3
1592:Sanders
1547:Stewart
1542:Proctor
1537:Edmunds
1517:Seymour
1497:Chipman
1480:Class 1
1432:Italics
1416:Shumlin
1411:Douglas
1361:Johnson
1356:Emerson
1296:Clement
1216:Ormsbee
1211:Pingree
1206:Barstow
1201:Farnham
1176:Stewart
1056:Skinner
1051:Galusha
1041:Galusha
1021:Brigham
437:of the
367:in the
341:Vermont
163:Vermont
113:Vermont
1682:Poland
1667:Phelps
1657:Crafts
1642:Palmer
1577:Prouty
1567:Austin
1557:Greene
1527:Phelps
1386:Salmon
1371:Keyser
1351:Arthur
1346:Gibson
1321:Wilson
1291:Graham
1271:Prouty
1231:Fuller
1171:Hendee
1076:Palmer
1071:Crafts
1066:Butler
825:from
790:from
528:. NNDB
399:Career
315:Spouse
292:, U.S.
1727:Welch
1722:Leahy
1717:Aiken
1662:Upham
1647:Chase
1632:Chase
1622:Paine
1522:Swift
1502:Smith
1421:Scott
1396:Kunin
1381:Davis
1336:Wills
1331:Aiken
1316:Weeks
1286:Gates
1241:Grout
1126:Royce
1101:Eaton
1096:Slade
1086:Paine
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1552:Page
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1276:Mead
1261:Bell
1226:Page
1186:Peck
1161:Page
1136:Hall
755:1808
751:1807
747:1806
716:1802
712:1801
708:1800
704:1799
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