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  Edmunds, George F.
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NameGeorge F. Edmunds
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Burlington, Vermont , United States
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Born February 01, 1828
DiedFebruary 27, 1919 (91 years)
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Jul 31, 2015 05:57pm
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Infoa Senator from Vermont; born in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vt., February 1, 1828; attended the common schools and was privately tutored; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in Burlington, Vt.; member, State house of representatives 1854-1859, serving three years as speaker; member, State senate, serving as its presiding officer in 1861 and 1862; appointed on April 3, 1866, and elected on October 24, 1866, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Solomon Foote; reelected in 1868, 1874, 1880, and 1886 and served from April 3, 1866, until his resignation, effective November 1, 1891; President pro tempore of the Senate (1881-85); chairman, Republican Conference (1885-1891), Committee on Pensions (1869-73), Committee on the Judiciary (187179, 1881-91), Committee on Private Land Claims (1879-81), Committee on Foreign Relations (1881-83); appointed a member of the Electoral Commission to decide the contests in various States in the presidential election of 1876; resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, Pa.; subsequently moved to Pasadena, Calif., where he died February 27, 1919; interment in Green Mount Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.


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