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Redfield Proctor, Jr. (April 13, 1879 – February 5, 1957) was an American politician who served as the 59th Governor of Vermont from 1923 to 1925.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/proctor.html#339.83.70 )〕 ==Life and career == The son of Emily Jane (née Dutton) and Redfield Proctor a United States Senator from Vermont, Redfield Proctor, Jr. was born in Proctor, Vermont on April 13, 1879.〔Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1917, page 512〕 He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1902 and was employed as an executive at the Vermont Marble Company, his family's business.〔(John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand, Ralph H. Orth ), The Vermont Encyclopedia, 2003, page 242〕 He rose to the position of vice president of the company and served as president of the Proctor Trust Company. He married Mary Sherwood Hedrick and they had three children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/redfield-proctor-jr.html )〕 Proctor was also prominent in other businesses and trade groups, including serving as president of the Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad, and serving on the board of directors of Boston's Shawmut Bank, the National Association of Manufacturers and the United States Chamber of Commerce.〔(Vermont Department of Banking and Insurance ), Annual Report of the Bank Commissioner of the State of Vermont, 1921, page 167〕〔( Moody's Investors Service ), Moody's Industrial Manual, 1917, page 842〕〔(Associated Press ), Redfield Proctor, Former Vermont Governor, Dies, Lewiston Journal, February 5, 1957〕 Proctor was involved in several civic activities, including serving as a member of the Vermont Sanitarium Board of Trustees, and as a Trustee of Middlebury College, Vassar College and the University of Vermont.〔(American Medical Association ), Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 46, Issues 14-26, 1906, page 1121〕〔(Underwood & Underwood ), Photo and Caption, Redfield Proctor, Jr., Trustee, 1918-1957, Digital Collections at Middlebury College, accessed July 13, 2013〕〔Bennington Banner, Gov. Proctor Dead at 77, February 6, 1957〕 He served as a selectman for the Town of Proctor before winning election to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1912 and 1915, and the Vermont State Senate in 1917, and serving as a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.〔(National Governors Association ), Biography, Redfield Proctor, Jr., accessed July 13, 2012〕 Proctor enlisted in the United States Army for World War I, was commissioned as a captain of Engineers, and later attained the rank of colonel in the Army Reserve.〔(Massachusetts Institute of Technology ), Technology Review, Volume 19, 1917, page 796〕〔(American Society of Mechanical Engineers ), Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Volume 40, 1918, page 1071〕〔(Society of American Military Engineers ), The Military engineer, Volume 18, 1926, page 79〕 In 1922 he was elected Governor and he served from 1923 to 1925. His term was marked by success at modernizing Vermont's state government, including authorizing the executive branch to employ a budget director and propose the state budget, and enabling the Governor to remove commissioners and department heads.〔(New York Times ), Redfield Proctor Seeks Nomination for Governor of Vermont, April 17, 1922〕〔(New York Times ), Redfield Proctor, Ex-Vermont Governor and Chairman of Marble Company, Dies, February 6, 1957〕〔(Christian Science Monitor ), Obituary, Redfield Proctor, Jr., February 6, 1957〕 After his term Proctor returned to Vermont Marble, serving as its president until retiring and becoming chairman of the board of directors in 1952,〔(Cathy Miglorie Vermont Marble Museum ), Marble Minutes: Changing of the Guard, March 4th, 2011〕 a position in which he served until his death in Proctor on February 5, 1957.〔Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Redfield Proctor, accessed July 13, 2012〕 He is buried in Proctor's South Street Cemetery.〔(Redfield Proctor page ), Find A Grave, accessed July 13, 2012〕 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「Redfield Proctor, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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