Jedd P. Ladd (September 28, 1828 – December 27, 1894) was a Vermont politician and attorney who served as state Auditor of Accounts.

Biography

Jedediah Perkins Ladd was born in

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on September 28, 1828. His name is usually abbreviated as Jedd P. Ladd or Jed P. Ladd. Ladd was raised in North Hero, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He served in several local offices, including

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, Town Clerk, Superintendent of Schools, and

Grand Isle County Grand Isle County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,293, making it Vermont's second-least populous county. Its shire town (county seat) is North Hero. The county was created in 1802 and organi ...

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, Register of

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, Clerk and

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. In 1863 Ladd moved to Alburgh. During the Civil War he was in charge of the recruiting service for Grand Isle County. He also served in the militia, first as

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and commander of a

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patrolling the border with Canada following the Saint Albans Raid, and later as Colonel and commander of the 1st Vermont Regiment. A Republican, Ladd served terms in the Vermont Senate (1868 to 1869) and the

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(1874 to 1876). From 1876 to 1878 he served as State Auditor. Ladd died in Alburgh on December 27, 1894. He was buried in North Hero's Hyde Cemetery.Gravestone photographs by contributor Barb Destromp
Find A Grave.com web site, accessed November 24, 2011

References

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