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338:John T. Alden, Democrat: 82,632, 48.4%
327:from 1955 to 1959, and 1969 to 1975.
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1261:Politicians from Bennington, Vermont
438:Biographical Sketches and Portraits
230:74th lieutenant governor of Vermont
609:"Former Vt. Lt. Gov. Buckley dies"
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226:Thomas Garry Buckley
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