List of people from Montpelier, Vermont

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in the US city of Montpelier, Vermont.

Artists and authors[]

Frederick W. Adams, physician and author
Michael Arnowitt, classical and jazz pianist
Ruth Payne Burgess, painter
Jessica Comolli, beauty queen
Kathryn Davis, novelist
Garrett Graff, editor and educator
Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus
Frank Miller, comic book writer and artist
Anaïs Mitchell, singer-songwriter
Angelia Thurston Newman, poet, author, lecturer
Arthur E. Scott, photo-historian of US senate
Daniel Pierce Thompson, author
Samuel C. Upham, journalist and counterfeiter
Thomas Waterman Wood, painter
Eric Zencey, novelist and essayist

Military[]

John W. Clark, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Dayton P. Clarke, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Richard A. Cody, general, 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Robert J. Coffey, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Hannibal Day, Union Army brigadier general
George Dewey, US Navy admiral
William Charles Fitzgerald, US Navy lieutenant
William W. Noyes, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
James Stevens Peck, American Civil War officer who later served as Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
Francis V. Randall, Union Army officer in the American Civil War^[1]
Stephen Thomas, Union Army brigadier general and recipient of the Medal of Honor

Politicians[]

James H. Agen, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
George H. Amidon, Vermont State Treasurer
Howard E. Armstrong, Secretary of State of Vermont^[2]
George W. Barker, U.S. Marshal for Vermont, Judge of Maniwitoc County, Wisconsin^[3]
Francis K. Brooks, majority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives and member of the Vermont Senate^[4]
George W. Cate, U.S. congressman
Augustine Clarke, Anti-Masonic Party leader and Vermont State Treasurer
Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill, Wisconsin state senator
Ann Cummings, Montpelier mayor and member of the Vermont Senate^[5]
Madelyn Davidson, Vermont State Treasurer
Luther C. Dodge, mayor of Burlington, Vermont^[6]
Benjamin F. Fifield, lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, 1869–1880^[7]
Charles E. Gibson Jr., Vermont Attorney General^[8]
Mary Hooper, state representative and mayor of Montpelier
George Howes, Vermont State Treasurer
Vincent Illuzzi, state senator
Elisha P. Jewett, Vermont State Treasurer
Levi R. Kelley, Vermont State Treasurer
Patrick Leahy, U.S. senator, President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Farrand F. Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont^[9]
Timothy Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont^[10]
Lucas Miltiades Miller, U.S. congressman from Wisconsin
William Paddock, Wisconsin State Assembly
John A. Page, Vermont State Treasurer
Asahel Peck, 35th governor of Vermont
Lucius Benedict Peck, U.S. congressman
Andrew Perchlik, member of the Vermont Senate^[11]
Clarence H. Pitkin, U.S. Attorney for Vermont and Washington County State's Attorney^[12]
Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State of Vermont^[13]
Samuel Prentiss, U.S. senator
Theodore Prentiss, Wisconsin state assemblyman
John H. Senter, U.S. Attorney for Vermont, Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont^[14]
Jeb Spaulding, member of the Vermont Senate, Vermont State Treasurer, Vermont Secretary of Administration, Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges^[15]
John Spaulding, Vermont State Treasurer
John Mellen Thurston, U.S. senator
William Upham, U.S. senator
Eliakim Persons Walton, U.S. congressman
Anne Watson, mayor of Montpelier
Charles W. Willard, U.S. congressman
David Wing Jr., Secretary of State of Vermont^[16]

Law and judiciary[]

Nicholas Baylies, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[17]
Louis P. Peck, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[18]
Marilyn Skoglund, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, notable for becoming an attorney and judge without attending law school
John H. Watson, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[19]

Sports[]

Jim Laird, running back for several NFL teams
Dave Moody, NASCAR commentator
Amanda Pelkey, Team USA hockey team member
Bob Yates, professional football player

References[]

^ Ellis, William Arba (1898). Norwich University: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor. Concord, NH: Rumford Press. p. 115 – via Google Books.
^ "Obituary, Howard E. Armstrong". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 9, 1983. p. 18.
^ "Death of George W. Barker". Argus and Patriot. Montpelier, VT. April 24, 1873. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Secretary of the Vermont Senate. "Biography, Senator Francis K. Brooks". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^ Secretary of the Vermont State Senate. "Biography, Ann Cummings". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 51-52 – via Internet Archive.
^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company.
^ State of Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1969. p. 651.
^ Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 438.
^ Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 437.
^ "Biography, Senator Andrew Perchlik". legislature.vermont.gov. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
^ "Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin". The Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. May 31, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 322–323.
^ "John H. Senter Dropped Dead". Barre Daily Times. Barre, VT. January 21, 1916. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jeb Spaulding Is Appointed Vermont State Colleges Chancellor". Herald of Randolph. Randolph, VT. September 25, 2014.
^ Thompson, Daniel P. (1860). History of the Town of Montpelier. Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton. pp. 68, 105, 290–291.
^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. p. 181.
^ "Obituary, Louis P. Peck". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 13, 2008. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government. Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. p. 12.

[1] Ellis, William Arba (1898). Norwich University: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor. Concord, NH: Rumford Press. p. 115 – via Google Books.

[2] "Obituary, Howard E. Armstrong". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 9, 1983. p. 18.

[3] "Death of George W. Barker". Argus and Patriot. Montpelier, VT. April 24, 1873. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Secretary of the Vermont Senate. "Biography, Senator Francis K. Brooks". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

[5] Secretary of the Vermont State Senate. "Biography, Ann Cummings". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[6] Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 51-52 – via Internet Archive.

[7] Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company.

[8] State of Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1969. p. 651.

[9] Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 438.

[10] Hemenway, Abby Maria (1882). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Vol. 4. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal. p. 437.

[11] "Biography, Senator Andrew Perchlik". legislature.vermont.gov. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

[12] "Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin". The Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. May 31, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 322–323.

[14] "John H. Senter Dropped Dead". Barre Daily Times. Barre, VT. January 21, 1916. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] "Jeb Spaulding Is Appointed Vermont State Colleges Chancellor". Herald of Randolph. Randolph, VT. September 25, 2014.

[16] Thompson, Daniel P. (1860). History of the Town of Montpelier. Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton. pp. 68, 105, 290–291.

[17] Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. p. 181.

[18] "Obituary, Louis P. Peck". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 13, 2008. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.

[19] Bigelow, Walter J. (1919). Vermont, Its Government. Montpelier, VT: Historical Publishing Company. p. 12.

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