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  Prouty, Winston L.
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NameWinston L. Prouty
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Newport, Vermont , United States
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Born September 01, 1906
DiedSeptember 10, 1971 (65 years)
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Aug 11, 2015 04:31pm
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Infoborn in Newport, Orleans County, Vt., September 1, 1906; attended public schools, Bordentown (N.J.) Military Institute, and Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.; mayor of Newport 1938-1941; member, State house of representatives 1941, 1945, 1947, serving as speaker in 1947; chairman of Vermont State Water Conservation Board 1948-1950; officer and director of family-owned lumber and building material enterprises; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second Congress; reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951-January 3, 1959); was not a candidate for renomination in 1958; elected to the United States Senate in 1958; reelected in 1964 and 1970, and served from January 3, 1959, until his death in office, September 10, 1971; died in Boston, Mass.; interment in Pine Grove Cemetery, Newport, Vt.

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Sep 11, 1971 05:00pm Obituary Senator Prouty of Vermont Dies; Cast a Major Vote for the ABM  Not Available Chronicler 

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FAMILY
Father Willard R. Prouty 0000-
Grandfather John A. Prouty 1826-1900
Uncle Charles A. Prouty 1853-1921
Uncle George Herbert Prouty 1862-1918

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RACES
  11/03/1970 VT US Senate Won 58.88% (+18.67%)
  11/03/1964 VT US Senate Won 53.47% (+6.95%)
  11/04/1958 VT US Senate Won 52.16% (+4.31%)
  09/09/1958 VT US Senate - R Primary Won 64.59% (+29.18%)
  11/06/1956 VT - At-Large Won 67.13% (+34.26%)
  11/02/1954 VT - At-Large Won 61.37% (+22.75%)
  11/04/1952 VT - At-Large Won 71.78% (+43.57%)
  09/09/1952 VT - At-Large - R Primary Won 73.39% (+46.79%)
  11/07/1950 VT - At-Large Won 73.44% (+47.88%)
  09/12/1950 VT - At-Large - R Primary Won 47.93% (+9.88%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 R Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall