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thumb Martin S. Vilas (March 1, 1870 – November 19, 1953) was a Vermont lawyer, politician and author who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. ==Biography== Martin Samuel Vilas was born in Colchester, Vermont on March 1, 1870.〔(Hiram Carleton ), Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, Volume 1, 1903, pages 416 to 418〕 He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1894, studied at Harvard University, and received a master of arts degree from the University of Vermont in 1899. Vilas taught school and served as a school principal while studying law, and attained admission to the bar in 1902. He practiced in Burlington until 1912, when he relocated to the west coast, living first in California, and later in Washington. He returned to Vermont in 1915.〔(Walter J. Bigelow ), Vermont: Its Government, 1919, page 41〕〔Harvard University Alumni Association, Alumni Directory, entry for Martin Samuel Vilas, 1913〕 A Republican, Vilas served in several local offices, including Burlington City Attorney and Chairman of the Burlington Republican Party.〔(Vermon Bar Association ), Memorial to Martin Samuel Vilas, Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1954, page 64〕 In 1916 Vilas was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served two terms, 1917 to 1921, and was Senate President from 1919 to 1921.〔(Vermont General Assembly ), Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1917, page 32〕〔(Vermont General Assembly ), Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1919, pages 4 to 5〕 Vilas was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives (1926, 1930); Lieutenant Governor (1932); and the United States Senate (1938).〔(Vermont State Archives and Records Administration ), Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate Since 1870, 2011, page 4〕〔(Boston Globe ), Race for Governor Leads Vermont List, September 14, 1926〕〔(Associated Press ), Weeks Picked in Vermont, Biddeford Weekly Journal, September 12, 1930〕〔(Boston Globe ), Sharp Vermont Contsts Today, September 13, 1932〕〔(Boston Globe ), Vermont G.O.P. Names Officials, September 14, 1938〕 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「Martin S. Vilas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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