Thomas Paul Salmon (born August 19, 1932) is an American

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politician who served as the 75th

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from 1973 to 1977.

Biography

Salmon was born in

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, raised in

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, and attended Hudson High School in

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. He earned his undergraduate degree from

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in 1954, and earned a J.D. from

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in 1957. He earned an LL.M. degree in taxation from

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in 1958. He married Madeleine G. Savaria and they had four children. His son, Thomas M. Salmon served as State Auditor of Vermont from 2007 to 2013, and switched his political affiliation to Republican in 2009.

Career

In 1959 Salmon was elected as Town Councilor for

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, serving until 1972. From 1963 to 1965, he served as a municipal court judge in

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, a village within the town of Rockingham. He was a member of the

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from Rockingham in 1965, and from District 13-1 for 1966, from 1967 to 1968 and from 1969 to 1970. He served one year as House Minority Leader. In 1972, Salmon won a surprise election for governor, only entering the race 3 months before the general election. As Governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977, Salmon chaired the New England Governors' Conference for two years and was a member of the

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's Executive Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate for

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from

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in the 1976 election, losing to the incumbent

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. In 1991, Salmon was appointed interim president of the

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and served as the university's permanent president from 1993 to 1998. Since retiring from UVM, he has practiced law in

. He also served as chairman of the board for

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from 1983 to 2002. Salmon is a Catholic; and a member of several organization including the Elks, Moose, Knights of Columbus, Jaycees, Rotary, and the American Bar Association.

References

External links

Bio
''vermontfolklifecenter.org''.

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