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Seneca M. Dorr (August 14, 1820 – December 3, 1884) was a Vermont lawyer, judge and politician who served as President of the Vermont Senate. He was the husband of author Julia Dorr. ==Biography== Seneca Milo Dorr was born in Chatham Center, New York on August 14, 1820. An acquaintance of Martin Van Buren, he studied law, passed the bar, and practiced in Ghent. In 1857 he moved to Rutland, Vermont, where he practiced law and became active in the marble business. Dorr also became involved in banking and investment brokering.〔(Hiram Carleton, Editor ), ''Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont,'' 1903, pages 586 to 587〕 Originally a Democrat, Dorr opposed slavery and as a result joined the Free Soil movement and later became a Republican.〔(The Nation ), ''Summary of the Week's News,'' December, 1884, page 494〕 In 1863 Dorr served on the Vermont Council of Censors, and he was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1863 to 1865.〔(Vermont Council of Censors ), ''Journal of the Council of Censors of the State of Vermont,'' 1862, page iii〕〔Daily Kennebec Journal, ''Vermont's Loss: One of the State's Most Distinguished Men Dead,'' December 5, 1884〕 From 1865 to 1866 Dorr served in the Vermont Senate, and was the Senate's President pro tempore.〔(Clerk, Vermont House of Representatives ), ''List of Vermont Senate Presidents Pro Tempore,'' 2011〕 From 1876 to 1877 Dorr served as Rutland County Assistant Judge.〔(Claremont Manufacturing Company ), ''Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register,'' 1877, page 189〕 Dorr died in Rutland on December 3, 1884.〔(Marcus Davis Gilman ), ''The Bibliography of Vermont,'' 1897, page 75〕 He was buried in Rutland's Evergreen Cemetery.〔(Find A Grave ), ''Seneca Milo Dorr'', accessed April 20, 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「Seneca M. Dorr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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