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

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from

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, and was the son of U.S. Representative

Frank Plumley Frank Plumley (December 17, 1844 – April 30, 1924) was an American politician and lawyer from Vermont. He served as United States district attorney and U.S. Representative from Vermont. Early life and career Plumley was born in Eden, V ...

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

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in Northfield, Vermont with a

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, and he received his

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degree from Norwich in 1899. Plumley also received several

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s, including an

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(1921) and

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(1947) from Norwich, and LL.D. degrees from

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(1922),

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(1940), and the

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(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

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in 1901, and a

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in the Officers’ Reserve Corps. He studied law and was

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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

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and tax attorney for a rubber company in

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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 Republican National Conventions in 1936 and 1940. He was also involved in the banking industry. In 1934 Plumley was elected as a

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

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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

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Fletcher Dutton Proctor Fletcher Dutton Proctor (November 7, 1860 – September 27, 1911) was an American businessman, a Republican politician, and the 51st governor of Vermont, who served from 1906 to 1908. Personal life Proctor was born in Cavendish, Vermont, o ...

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

Death and legacy

Plumley died on October 31, 1964 in

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. He is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery in

. 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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