Zed S. Stanton

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American attorney and judge (1848–1921)

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FieldValue
nameZed S. Stanton
imageZed S. Stanton in 1900 (cropped).jpg
captionStanton in 1900
office1Chief Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
term_start11919
term_end11921
predecessor1Eleazer L. Waterman
successor1Fred M. Butler
office2Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
term_start21908
term_end21921
predecessor2William H. Taylor
successor2Julius A. Willcox
office3Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
term_start31902
term_end31904
governor3John G. McCullough
predecessor3Martin F. Allen
successor3Charles H. Stearns
office4Member of the Vermont Senate from Washington County
term_start41900
term_end41902
alongside4Joseph A. DeBoer
predecessor4Edmund W. Slayton, Christopher C. Putnam Jr.
successor4Nelson D. Phelps, William B. Mayo, George F. Sibley
office5Member of the Vermont Railroad Commission
term_start51896
term_end51898
alongside5Olin Merrill, Frank Kenfield
predecessor5Olin Merrill, Orion M. Barber, Charles J. Bell
successor5David J. Foster, Alfred E. Watson, John D. Miller
office6State's Attorney of Washington County, Vermont
term_start61890
term_end61896
predecessor6Edward W. Bisbee
successor6Fred A. Howland
office7Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Roxbury
term_start71884
term_end71888
predecessor7George A. Young
successor7Ira H. Fiske
office8Assistant Judge of Washington County, Vermont
term_start81884
term_end81888
alongside8William Fisher
predecessor8James A. Coburn, Jonathan H. Hastings
successor8Ira S. Dwinell, Horace W. Lyford
birth_date
birth_placeRoxbury, Vermont, US
death_date
death_placeRoxbury, Vermont, US
partyRepublican
spouseJennie S. (Smith) Walbridge
children1
professionAttorney
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Zedekiah Silloway Stanton (May 1, 1848 – August 15, 1921) was an attorney and judge who served as the 44th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1902 to 1904.

Early life

Zed S. Stanton was born in Roxbury, Vermont, on May 1, 1848, the son of George B. Stanton and Lucretia Silloway. He was educated in Roxbury and graduated from Northfield High School. Stanton worked for the Vermont Central Railroad and taught school for several years. He then studied law with Congressman Frank Plumley and two other local lawyers, was admitted to the bar in 1880, and became an attorney in Roxbury.

Political career

Stanton was active in the Republican Party and served in several local offices, including Justice of the Peace, Town Meeting Moderator, Town Clerk and Treasurer, School Superintendent, and school board member. He also served as Washington County Assistant Judge from 1884 to 1888.

He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1884 and 1886. From 1890 to 1896 he was Washington County State's Attorney; he was succeeded by Fred A. Howland. He served as a state Railroad Commissioner from 1896 to 1898 and was Commission Chairman from 1897 to 1898. Stanton won election to the Vermont Senate in 1900. In 1902 he won election as Lieutenant Governor and served until 1904. Because a Local Option candidate made the election a three-way race Stanton with 47.2% did not receive the popular vote majority required by the Vermont constitution, so he was officially chosen by the state legislature.

In 1908 Stanton was narrowly defeated for the Republican nomination for Governor by George H. Prouty.

Later career

After losing the nomination for Governor Stanton was elected by the Vermont Assembly to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court, filling the vacancy created when Chief Judge Seneca Haselton was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court and the other Superior judges advanced in seniority. He remained on the bench until his death, and attained by seniority the position of chief judge of the Superior Court. He was succeeded as chief judge by Fred M. Butler, who later served as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. He was succeeded as a judge on the Superior Court by Julius A. Willcox, who also later served on the Vermont Supreme Court.

Death and burial

Stanton died in Roxbury on August 15, 1921.

Other

In 1895 Stanton received an honorary master's degree from Norwich University.

References

References

  1. William Adams, [https://books.google.com/books?id=fxf14GRvwkoC&dq=zedekiah+stanton+roxbury&pg=PA456 Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889], 1889, pages 456-457. Stanton was named for his maternal grandfather. He was the son of George B. Stanton and Lucretia Silloway. Lucretia's father was Zedekiah Silloway.
  2. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3wjt3eoLPF4C&dq=%22zed+s.+stanton%22&pg=PA436 Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont], edited by Hiram Carleton, 1903, pages 436 to 438
  3. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fxf14GRvwkoC&dq=%22zed+s.+stanton%22&pg=PA457 Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889], edited by William Adams, 1889, page 457
  4. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_L0MAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22zed+s.+stanton%22&pg=PA373 Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont], compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1903, page 373
  5. [https://books.google.com/books?id=y90oAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22zed+s.+stanton%22&pg=PA7 Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Vermont], published by the commission, 1898, page 7
  6. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EeV6r-D7w9oC&dq=%22zed+s.+stanton%22&pg=PA365 Vermont: The Green Mountain State], by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, page 365
  7. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/06/20/101955686.pdf Newspaper article, Vermont High License Republicans Bolt], New York Times, June 20, 1902
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  9. [https://books.google.com/books?id=tllMAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22zed+s.+stanton%22&pg=PA549 Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor], edited by William Arba Ellis, 1911, pages 549 to 550
  10. Newspaper article, Prouty Nominated for Governor of Vermont, Boston Globe, July 1, 1908
  11. [https://books.google.com/books?id=tt2_3hTQxFMC&dq=%22stanton+zed+s.%22&pg=PA320 Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography], edited by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, page 90
  12. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UFgSAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22zed+silloway+stanton%22&pg=PA288 Necrology entry, Zed Silloway Stanton], published in Annual Meeting Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society, 1921, pages 288 to 289
  13. (August 27, 1921). "Julius Willcox Appointed Judge". The Caledonian-Record.
  14. Vermont Press Bureau. (January 23, 1923). "Judge Butler is Elected to Supreme Bench". Burlington Free Press.
  15. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/08/16/98718309.pdf Death notice, Zed S. Stanton], New York Times, August 16, 1921
  16. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, edited by James T. White, Volume 19, 1967, page 120
  17. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fXkqAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22zed+s+stanton%22+lieutenant+governor&pg=PA135 Death notice, Zed S. Stanton], published in Law Notes, by Edward Thompson Company, Northport, New York, Volume 25, October, 1921, page 135
  18. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Record for Zed S. Stanton, accessed December 31, 2008
  19. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TaITAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22stanton+zed+s.%22&pg=PA879 Who's Who in New England], by Albert Nelson Marquis, Volume 1, 1909, page 879

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