Edward G. Janeway (August 25, 1901 – January 10, 1986) was a
Vermont politician who served as
President of the
Vermont State Senate.
Biography
The son of
Theodore Caldwell Janeway
Theodore Caldwell Janeway (November 2, 1872 – December 27, 1917) was the first full-time professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, recruited in 1914.
Biography
Theodore C. Janeway was born in New York City, the ...
and Eleanor Caroline (Alderson) and brother of
Charles Alderson Janeway Charles Alderson Janeway (1909 in New York City – 1981 in Weston, Massachusetts) was an American pediatrician, medical professor, and clinical researcher.
Janeway was physician in chief from 1946 to 1976 at Children's Hospital Boston. He als ...
, Edward Gamaliel Janeway was born in
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...
on August 25, 1901. He graduated from
Yale University in 1922 and became an investment banker with
White Weld & Co. in
New York City.
Janeway served in the
Navy during
World War II, attaining the rank of
lieutenant commander. In 1945 he moved to
South Londonderry, Vermont, where he was a dairy farmer and cattle breeder. He was also active in several businesses, including serving on the board of directors of the Catamount National Bank and the Stratton Corporation. He was also involved in several civic projects, including holding the office of President of the
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...
Memorial Foundation.
He served in several local offices, including town meeting moderator and school board member.
A
Republican, Janeway served in the
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...
from 1951 to 1957.
Janeway served as a member of the
Republican National Committee from 1952 to 1972.
In 1958 Janeway was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served 10 terms, 1959 to 1979, and was Senate President from 1969 to 1975.
Janeway died in
Hanover, New Hampshire on January 10, 1986. He was buried at Middletown Cemetery in
Londonderry, Vermont.
Family
Janeway was married to Elinor White, whose family was involved in founding the
White Weld & Co. investment company.
H.W. Wilson Company
Alexander Moss White entry, Current Biography Yearbook, Volume 12, 1952, page 653
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1901 births
1986 deaths
Politicians from New Rochelle, New York
People from Windham County, Vermont
United States Navy personnel of World War II
Yale University alumni
Republican Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Republican Party Vermont state senators
Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
20th-century American legislators
United States Navy officers