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Fred M. Butler
Fred M. Butler (May 28, 1854 – December 24, 1932) was a Vermont attorney and judge. He is notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1923 to 1926. Early life Fred Mason Butler was born in Jamaica, Vermont on May 28, 1854, the son of Aaron Mason Butler (1815–1886) and Emeline (Muzzy) Butler (d. 1877). He was educated in the public schools of Jamaica, and graduated from Leland and Gray Seminary in Townshend. Butler had started his legal studies in the Jamaica office of Jonathan G. Eddy while still at Leland & Gray. After graduation, he continued studying law under his uncle in the same Jamaica office that included Hoyt Henry Wheeler and Eleazer L. Waterman. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, after which he moved to Rutland. Start of career Butler established a law practice in Rutland, first in partnership with Joel C. Baker, then with Lyman W. Redington, and finally with Thomas W. Moloney. From 1906 to 1907, Butler was presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Justices Of The Vermont Supreme Court ...
Following is a list of justices of the Vermont Supreme Court: Current membership All justices References {{Lists of US Justices * Vermont Justices A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townshend, Vermont
Townshend is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for the Townshend family, powerful figures in British politics. The population was 1,291 at the 2020 census. History The land grant for Townshend was chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth, on June 20, 1753. The town was named after Charles Townshend, the Secretary of War under King George III. Between 1755 and 1761, plans and occupation of Townshend were abandoned due to the impact of the French and Indian War. The grant had required the settlement of the town within five years, so in August of 1762, Townshend was regranted under the same stipulations by Governor Wentworth. However, proprietors had already begun meeting again in 1761, and settlement of the town was led by proprietor John Hazeltine in May of that year. The western boundary of New Hampshire was obscure, and there was controversy over whether the area around Townshend was under jurisdiction of the colony of New Hampsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GenealogyBank
GenealogyBank.com is an online subscription genealogical service that provides access to records useful in family history research. GenealogyBank is one of the largest collections of digitized U.S. newspapers, dating back to 1690. In addition to digital newspaper archives, GenealogyBank also offers other online genealogy resources including the Social Security Death Index, obituaries, government publications, and historical books. History GenealogyBank was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NewsBank offering a consumer product for family history researchers. Since 1972, NewsBank has served as a newspaper reference tool for libraries. GenealogyBank leverages NewsBank's existing newspaper reference tool into a web based searchable database for genealogists. Most of the records are unique to GenealogyBank and difficult to find on microfilm or in print today. In addition to the newspaper database, GenealogyBank also provides web access to other genealogy collections which users can se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
The ''Barre Montpelier Times Argus'' is a daily morning newspaper serving the capital region of Vermont. It was established in 1897. The newspaper claims that "80% of all adults in the Barre/Montpelier area read the Times Argus for local news, state government, sports, and advertising information.". History The ''Times Argus'' is the product of a union of the ''Barre Daily Times'' and the '' Montpelier Evening Argus'' in 1959. The ''Barre Times'' was founded by Frank E. Langley, a printer from Wilmot, New Hampshire. Langley and his wife printed the paper out of their house, with a news policy of "Barre first and the rest of the world after." The first edition came out on March 16, 1897, and cost one cent. Langley's son remembered playing on the floor while Mrs. Langley set type in their Barre home. In 1917, Langley encouraged his employees to become partners, and upon his death in 1938 six men became shareholders, including Alex Walker. Walker bought out his partners in 1958, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterville, Vermont
Waterville is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 686 at the 2020 census. Geography Waterville is in northwestern Lamoille County, in the valley of the North Branch of the Lamoille River. The town is bordered to the west by Franklin County. Vermont Route 109 runs through the center of town, up the North Branch valley. It leads northeast (upstream) to Vermont Route 118 at Belvidere Corners and southwest to Jeffersonville in the town of Cambridge. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Waterville has a total area of , of which , or 0.34%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 697 people, 260 households, and 186 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.5 people per square mile (16.4/km2). There were 284 housing units at an average density of 17.3 per square mile (6.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.27% White, 0.43% Native American, 0.29% Asian, and 2.01% from two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enosburg Falls, Vermont
Enosburg Falls is a village in the town of Enosburgh in Franklin County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 1,356 at the 2020 census. Geography The village is located in the northwest corner of the town of Enosburgh along the Missisquoi River and its falls. The village center is north of the river, but the village limits extend south of the river as well. Vermont Routes 105 and 108 pass through the village together as Main Street. Route 105 leads northeast to Richford and southwest to St. Albans, the Franklin County seat. Route 108 leads north to the West Berkshire Border Crossing at the Canada–United States border north of East Franklin and south to Jeffersonville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.77%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,473 people, 591 households, and 378 families residing in the village. The population density was 414.0 people per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, New York
Bangor is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 2,224 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Bangor in Wales. It is an interior town of the county, located west of Malone. History Settlement commenced around 1806. The town of Bangor was organized from the town of Dickinson in 1812. (from: Historical Sketches of Franklin County and its several towns, by Frederick J. Seaver, 1918), Rays-place.com The town lost some territory upon the later foundation of the town of in 1828. Geography The town of Bangor is in northwestern Franklin County, bordered by |
Vermont General Assembly
The Vermont General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Vermont, in the United States. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself. The General Assembly is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the 150-member Vermont House of Representatives and the 30-member Vermont Senate. Members of the House are elected by single and two-member districts. 58 districts choose one member, and 46 choose two, with the term of service being two years. The Senate includes 30 Senators, elected by eight single-member and nine multi-member districts with two or three members each. It is the only state legislative body in the United States in which a third-party has had continuous representation and been consecutively elected alongside Democrats and Republicans. The Vermont General Assembly meets at the Vermont State House in the state capital of Montpelier. Biennial terms commence on the Wedne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptists
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by just faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice) and congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. For example, Baptist theology may include Arminian or Calvinist beliefs with various sub-groups holding different or competing positions, while others allow for diversity in this matter within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Lyman may refer to: Places Ukraine * Lyman, Ukraine United States * Lyman, Iowa * Lyman, Maine * Lyman, Mississippi * Lyman, Nebraska * Lyman, New Hampshire * Lyman, Oklahoma * Lyman, South Carolina * Lyman, South Dakota * Lyman County, South Dakota * Lyman, Utah * Lyman, Washington * Lyman, Wyoming Other uses * Lyman (crater), a lunar impact crater * Lyman (name) * Lyman series of hydrogen spectral lines See also * Liman (other) * Lyman High School (other) Lyman High School may refer to: * Lyman Memorial High School, Lebanon, Connecticut * Lyman High School (Florida), Longwood, Florida * Lyman High School (South Dakota), Presho, South Dakota * Lyman High School (Wyoming), Lyman, Wyoming See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admission To The Bar In The United States
Admission to the bar in the United States is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in the jurisdiction and before those courts. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction (e.g. territories under federal control) has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission, which can lead to different admission standards among states. In most cases, a person is "admitted" or "called" to the bar of the highest court in the jurisdiction and is thereby authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction. Federal courts, although often overlapping in admission standards with states, set their own requirements for practice in each of those courts. Typically, lawyers seeking admission to the bar of one of the U.S. states must earn a Juris Doctor degree from a law school approved by the jurisdiction, pass a bar exam administered by the regulating authority of that jurisdiction, pass a professional responsibility examination, and undergo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
