Charles Albert Plumley (April 14, 1875 – October 31, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican

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from Vermont, and was the son of U.S. Representative Frank Plumley.

Biography

Plumley was born in Northfield, Washington County, Vermont to Frank Plumley and Lavinia Fletcher Plumley. He attended Northfield High School. In 1896 he graduated from

Norwich University Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor's and master's degrees on-campus ...

in Northfield, Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts, and he received his Master of Arts degree from Norwich in 1899. Plumley also received several honorary degrees, including an LL.D. (1921) and Doctor of Letters (1947) from Norwich, and LL.D. degrees from

Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all ...

(1922), Boston University (1940), and the University of Vermont (1941). Plumley served as an assistant secretary of the

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in 1894. He was principal and superintendent of the Northfield grade school and Northfield High School from 1896 to 1900. He was a

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in the Vermont National Guard in 1901, and a colonel in the Officers’ Reserve Corps. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1903; beginning the practice of law in Nortfield. He served as Secretary of the French-Venezuela Mixed Commission in 1906. He was a member of the

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from 1912 to 1915, serving as

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from 1912 to 1915 and as Commissioner of Taxes for the State of Vermont from 1912 to 1919. Plumley was general counsel and tax attorney for a rubber company in Akron, Ohio from 1919 to 1920. He then practiced law in partnership with his father and

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. He also served as president of

from 1920 to 1934, and as

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of the

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in 1936 and 1940. He was also involved in the banking industry. In 1934 Plumley was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ernest W. Gibson. Plumley was reelected to the Seventy-fourth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 16, 1934 to January 3, 1951 as U.S. Representative from Vermont (at-large). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1950. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Northfield, Vermont.

Family life

Plumley was married to Emilie Adele Stevens Plumley in 1900 and they had three children together, Allan R. Plumley, Fletcher D. P. Plumley (named for Governor

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) and Evelyn Stevens Plumley Adams. Plumley's father was U.S. Representative Frank Plumley.

Death and legacy

Plumley died on October 31, 1964 in Barre, Vermont. He is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery in Northfield, Vermont. Plumley Armory on the campus of

was named after Plumley in 1962. The armory houses military and athletic facilities, and was built in 1929.

References

External links

The Political GraveyardNorwich University Archives & Special Collections:Charles Albert Plumley Papers, 1863, 1890-1965 (2 Boxes)
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