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thumb Frederick W. Baldwin (September 29, 1848 – September 8, 1923) was a Vermont attorney, businessman, historian, author and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. ==Biography== Frederick Wilton Baldwin was born in Lowell, Vermont on September 29, 1848. He was the son of Asa and Roselinda Baldwin, and the Baldwins were a family of English origin which had settled in Billerica, Massachusetts before coming to Cavendish, Vermont and then Lowell. Frederick Baldwin was educated at Johnson Academy and Montpelier Seminary, studied law with Philip K. Gleed and H. Henry Powers while teaching school, and was admitted to the bar in 1872. During the first years of his practice in Barton he was the partner of William W. Grout.〔(Jacob G. Ullery, editor ), Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, page 17〕 In addition to maintaining a thriving law practice, Baldwin was active in several business ventures, including serving as an officer or director of: The Barton Hotel Company; the Barton Manufacturing Company; the Barton Building Association; and the Barton Bank and Trust Company.〔(Frederick W. Baldwin ), History of Bank of Orleans, Irasburgh Bank of Orleans, Barton National Bank, Barton Savings Bank, and Barton Savings Bank & Trust Company, 1910, pages 119 to 120〕 A Republican, Baldwin served as Assistant Secretary of the Vermont Senate from 1872 to 1873, and Senate Secretary from 1874 to 1879. He was Barton's Superintendent of Schools from 1873 to 1875 and again in 1877. Baldwin also served as a Village Trustee for 12 years, and was Orleans County State's Attorney from 1880 to 1881.〔(Vermont Secretary of State ), Vermont Legislative Directory, 1900, page 393〕 Baldwin was a member of the Orleans County Republican Committee 1884 to 1892, and was Chairman from 1888 to 1890. He was one of Vermont's presidential electors in 1892, and was the elector deputized to carry Vermont's electoral votes to Washington, D.C. for the official tally.〔(William Hartley Jeffrey ), Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties, Vermont, 1904, pages 155 to 157〕〔(Vermont Secretary of State ), Vermont Legislative Directory, 1896, page 72〕 In 1896 Baldwin served as Barton's member of the Vermont House of Representatives.〔(Charles T. Walter ), Vermont Men of Today: Frederick W. Baldwin, February, 1902, pages 162 to 164〕 In 1900 Baldwin was elected to the Vermont Senate, and was selected as Senate President. Baldwin was a local historian and published the results of his work, including 1886's ''Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont'', 1910's ''History of Bank of Orleans, Irasburgh Bank of Orleans, Barton National Bank, Barton Savings Bank, and Barton Savings Bank & Trust Company'', and 1910's ''The Centennial Celebration of Runaway Pond, Glover, Vermont''.〔(Frederick W. Baldwin ), Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont, 1886, title page〕〔(Frederick W. Baldwin ), History of Bank of Orleans, Irasburgh Bank of Orleans, Barton National Bank, Barton Savings Bank, and Barton Savings Bank & Trust Company, 1910, title page〕〔(Frederick W. Baldwin ), The Centennial Celebration of Runaway Pond, Glover, Vermont, 1910, title page〕 Baldwin died in Barton on September 8, 1923.〔Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Record for Frederick W. Baldwin〕 He was buried at Welcome O. Brown Cemetery in Barton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frederick W. Baldwin (Vermont)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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