NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Frederick Holbrook

Frederick Holbrook (February 15, 1814 - April 27, 1909), agriculturalist, politician, war-time governor of Vermont. This is a list of Governors of Vermont: As an Independent Republic Thomas Chittenden (None) 1778-1789 Moses Robinson (None) 1789-1790 Thomas Chittenden (None) 1790-1791 As a State Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Vermont ... This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of Vermont in chronological order: As an Independent Republic As a State Sources http://vermont-archives. ... Erastus Fairbanks (born October 28, 1792 in Brimfield, Massachusetts; died 20 November 1864) was an American manufacturer and politician. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... East Windsor is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro is a town located in Windham County, Vermont. ... The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political parties in the United States two-party system, along with the Democratic Party. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ...

Early Life

Holbrook was born in East Windsor, Connecticut, son of John and Sara (Knowlton) Holbrook. He attended Berkshire Gymnasium, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for two years, then visited Europe in 1833. When he returned, he settled in Brattleboro, Vermont, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. East Windsor is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... Caption Pittsfield is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro is a town located in Windham County, Vermont. ...

Political Career

He was elected register of probate for the district of Marlboro in 1847, and represented Windham County in the Vermont Senate in 1849 and 1850, where, as chairman of a special committee on agriculture, he proposed to Congress the establishment of a national bureau of agriculture. He was a founder of the Vermont State Agricultural Association in 1850, and served as its president for eight years. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Windham County is a county located in the state of Vermont. ... The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, which is the states legislature. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the Congress. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

He ran as a Republican candidate for governor in 1861, and was elected by a large majority, 33,152 votes compared to 5,722 for his nearest competitor, Andrew Tracy. He was reelected in 1862, receiving 29,543 votes; his nearest competitor, B. H. Smalley, only recieved 3,772 votes.In his second inaugural address, Governor Holbrook said "It is gratifying to realize that at each and every call of our country, in her hour of peril, thousands of the young men of our State have willingly and eagerly seized arms and have gone or are going forth to battle for the Union."^[1] The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political parties in the United States two-party system, along with the Democratic Party. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Civil War

Governor Holbrook served as governor during what many consider the darkest days of the American Civil War. His administration saw the recruitment of 10 infantry regiments, 2 light artillery batteries, and 3 sharpshooter companies. Under his administration, as well, Vermont built three military hospitals in the state which were "soon credited by the United States medical inspector with perfecting a larger percentage of cures than any United States military hospital record elsewhere could show."^[2] The Civil War is by far the most common term for this conflict; see Naming the American Civil War. ...

Retirement

After his two terms as governor, he refused all further offers of public office, although he was dilligently sought for a variety of positions. He died in his adopted hometown, Brattleboro.

See Also

Vermont in the Civil War During the American Civil War, the State of Vermont continued the military tradition started by the Green Mountain Boys of Revolutionary War fame, contributing a significant portion of their eligible men to the war effort. ...

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Categories: 1814 births | 1909 deaths | People from Vermont | Vermont politicians | Governors of Vermont | Vermont in the Civil War This is a list of Governors of Vermont: As an Independent Republic Thomas Chittenden (None) 1778-1789 Moses Robinson (None) 1789-1790 Thomas Chittenden (None) 1790-1791 As a State Categories: | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vermont. ... Thomas Chittenden (January 6, 1730 – August 25, 1797) was an important figure in the founding of Vermont. ... Paul Brigham was the second Governor of Vermont and was also lieutenant governor from 1796 to 1813. ... Isaac Tichenor (February 8, 1754 - December 11, 1838). ... Israel Smith (April 4, 1759â€“December 2, 1810) was an American lawyer and politician who held a wide variety of positions in the state of Vermont. ... Isaac Tichenor (February 8, 1754 - December 11, 1838). ... Jonas Galusha (February 11, 1753 - September 24, 1834) was Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 1800s. ... Martin Chittenden (March 12, 1763â€“September 5, 1840) was Governor of Vermont during a crucial portion of the War of 1812. ... Jonas Galusha (February 11, 1753 - September 24, 1834) was Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 1800s. ... Richard Skinner (born 1951) is a British radio broadcaster, who grew up in Portsmouth where he began his career as a newspaper journalist. ... Ezra Butler (born September 24, 1763) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. ... Samuel Chandler Crafts (October 6, 1768 - November 19, 1853) was a United States Representative and Senator from Vermont. ... American Politician and Statesman. ... Erastus Fairbanks (born October 28, 1792 in Brimfield, Massachusetts; died 20 November 1864) was an American manufacturer and politician. ... Erastus Fairbanks (born October 28, 1792 in Brimfield, Massachusetts; died 20 November 1864) was an American manufacturer and politician. ... John Wolcott Stewart (November 24, 1825 - October 29, 1915) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Vermont. ... Horace Fairbanks (21 March 1820-17 March 1888) was Governor of Vermont from 1876 to 1878. ... Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831â€“March 4, 1908) was an American politician in the Republican Party. ... William Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont. ... Carroll Smalley Page (January 10, 1843 - December 3, 1925) was a United States Senator and Governor of Vermont. ... Edward Curtis Smith (January 5, 1854-April 6, 1925) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. ... Prouty, George Herbert (1862-1918) of Newport, Orleans County, Vt. ... James Hartness (September, 3 1861 - 1934) was an American inventor and aviator, who also served as the Governor of Vermont from 1921 to 1923. ... Redfield Proctor, Jr. ... Charles Manley Smith (August 3, 1868 â€“ August 12, 1937) was an American politician from Vermont. ... George David Aiken (August 20, 1892â€“November 19, 1984) was an American politician from Vermont. ... William Henry Wills, (also known as William H. Wills) (October 26, 1882 - March 6, 1946) was a politician in the U.S. state of Vermont. ... Ernest William Gibson, Jr. ... Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) was a Governor of the United States state of Vermont from 1950 to 1951. ... Lee Earl Emerson (1898-1976) was a Governor of the United States state of Vermont from 1951 to 1955. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub | Governors of Vermont | Vermont State Senators | Members of the Vermont House of Representatives | 1893 births | 1986 deaths ... Robert Theodore Stafford (born August 8, 1913) is a retired American politician from Vermont. ... F. Ray Keyser (1927- ) was governor of Vermont for two years, 1961 - 1963. ... Philip Hoff speaking 12 October 2004 Philip Henderson Hoff (born June 29, 1924) was one of the most important governors of the U.S. state of Vermont, incarnating a new, progressive era in the states history. ... Deane C. Davis (1900-1990 ) was governor of Vermont from 1969 - 1973. ... Thomas P. Salmon (born August 19, 1932), U.S. Democratic Party politician, He served as Governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977. ... Richard Arkwright Snelling (February 18, 1927 â€“ August 14, 1991) was the Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death. ... Madeleine Kunin speaking 11 October 2004 Madeleine May Kunin (born September 28, 1933) is a Swiss-American diplomat and politician. ... Richard Arkwright Snelling (February 18, 1927 â€“ August 14, 1991) was the Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death. ... Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from the U.S. state of Vermont. ... James H. Jim Douglas (born June 21, 1952) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. ...

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