Zed S. Stanton

Zed S. Stanton
Zed S. Stanton
Chief Judge of theVermont Superior Court
	In office; 1919–1921
Preceded by	Eleazer L. Waterman
Succeeded by	Fred M. Butler
Judge of theVermont Superior Court
	In office; 1908–1921
Preceded by	William H. Taylor
Succeeded by	Julius A. Willcox
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
	In office; 1902–1904
Preceded by	Martin F. Allen
Succeeded by	Charles H. Stearns
Member of theVermont SenatefromWashington County
	In office; 1900–1902 Serving with Joseph A. DeBoer
Preceded by	Edmund W. Slayton, Christopher C. Putnam Jr.
Succeeded by	Nelson D. Phelps, William B. Mayo, George F. Sibley
Member of the Vermont Railroad Commission
	In office; 1896–1898 Serving with Olin Merrill, Frank Kenfield
Preceded by	Olin Merrill,Orion M. Barber,Charles J. Bell
Succeeded by	David J. Foster,Alfred E. Watson, John D. Miller
State's AttorneyofWashington County, Vermont
	In office; 1890–1896
Preceded by	Edward W. Bisbee
Succeeded by	Fred A. Howland
Member of theVermont House of RepresentativesfromRoxbury
	In office; 1884–1888
Preceded by	George A. Young
Succeeded by	Ira H. Fiske
Assistant JudgeofWashington County, Vermont
	In office; 1884–1888 Serving with William Fisher
Preceded by	James A. Coburn, Jonathan H. Hastings
Succeeded by	Ira S. Dwinell, Horace W. Lyford
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1848; Roxbury, Vermont
Died	August 15, 1921(aged 73); Roxbury, Vermont
Resting place	Roxbury Cemetery, Roxbury, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jennie S. (Smith) Walbridge
Children	1
Profession	Attorney

Zedekiah Silloway Stanton^[1](May 1, 1848 – August 15, 1921) was an attorney andjudgewho served as the44th lieutenant governor of Vermontfrom 1902 to 1904.

Early life

Zed S. Stanton was born inRoxbury, Vermonton May 1, 1848, the son of George B. Stanton and Lucretia Silloway. He was educated in Roxbury and graduated fromNorthfield High School.Stanton worked for theVermont Central Railroadand taught school for several years. He thenstudied lawwithCongressman Frank Plumleyand two other local lawyers, wasadmitted to the barin 1880, and became anattorneyin Roxbury.^[2]^[3]

Political career

Stanton was active in theRepublican Partyand served in several local offices, includingJustice of the Peace,Town Meeting Moderator,Town ClerkandTreasurer,School Superintendent,andschool boardmember. He also served asWashington County Assistant Judgefrom 1884 to 1888.^[4]

He was elected to theVermont House of Representativesin 1884 and 1886. From 1890 to 1896 he was Washington CountyState's Attorney;he was succeeded byFred A. Howland.He served as a state Railroad Commissioner from 1896 to 1898 and was Commission Chairman from 1897 to 1898. Stanton won election to theVermont Senatein 1900. In 1902 he won election as Lieutenant Governor and served until 1904. Because aLocal Optioncandidate made the election a three-way race Stanton with 47.2% did not receive the popular vote majority required by the Vermont constitution, so he was officially chosen by the state legislature.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

In 1908 Stanton was narrowly defeated for the Republican nomination for Governor byGeorge H. Prouty.^[9]^[10]

Later career

After losing the nomination for Governor Stanton was elected by theVermont Assemblyto serve as a Judge of the Superior Court, filling the vacancy created when Chief JudgeSeneca Haseltonwas appointed to theVermont Supreme Courtand the other Superior judges advanced in seniority. He remained on the bench until his death, and attained by seniority the position of chief judge of the Superior Court.^[11]^[12]He was succeeded as chief judge byFred M. Butler,who later served as an associate justice of theVermont Supreme Court.^[13]^[14]He was succeeded as a judge on the Superior Court byJulius A. Willcox,who also later served on theVermont Supreme Court.^[15]

Death and burial

Stanton died in Roxbury on August 15, 1921.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]He was buried in Roxbury Cemetery.^[20]

Other

In 1895 Stanton received anhonorary master's degreefromNorwich University.^[21]

References

^William Adams,Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889,1889, pages 456-457. Stanton was named for his maternal grandfather. He was the son of George B. Stanton and Lucretia Silloway. Lucretia's father was Zedekiah Silloway.
^Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont,edited by Hiram Carleton, 1903, pages 436 to 438
^Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889,edited by William Adams, 1889, page 457
^Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont,compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1903, page 373
^Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Vermont,published by the commission, 1898, page 7
^Vermont: The Green Mountain State,by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, page 365
^Newspaper article, Vermont High License Republicans Bolt,New York Times, June 20, 1902
^General Election results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-1908,Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2008, page 15
^Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor,edited by William Arba Ellis, 1911, pages 549 to 550
^Newspaper article, Prouty Nominated for Governor of Vermont, Boston Globe, July 1, 1908
^Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography,edited by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, page 90
^Necrology entry, Zed Silloway Stanton,published in Annual Meeting Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society, 1921, pages 288 to 289
^"Julius Willcox Appointed Judge".The Caledonian-Record.St. Johnsbury, VT. August 27, 1921. p. 6 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Vermont Press Bureau (January 23, 1923)."Judge Butler is Elected to Supreme Bench".Burlington Free Press.Burlington, VT. pp. 1, 2 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Julius Willcox Appointed Judge",p. 6.
^Death notice, Zed S. Stanton,New York Times, August 16, 1921
^The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, edited by James T. White, Volume 19, 1967, page 120
^Death notice, Zed S. Stanton,published in Law Notes, by Edward Thompson Company, Northport, New York, Volume 25, October, 1921, page 135
^Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Record for Zed S. Stanton, accessed December 31, 2008
^Gravestone photos by contributor Bill McKern,Zed Silloway Stanton page, Find A Grave web site, May 24, 2008
^Who's Who in New England,by Albert Nelson Marquis, Volume 1, 1909, page 879

Political offices
Preceded by Martin F. Allen	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1902–1904	Succeeded by Charles H. Stearns

[1] William Adams,Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889,1889, pages 456-457. Stanton was named for his maternal grandfather. He was the son of George B. Stanton and Lucretia Silloway. Lucretia's father was Zedekiah Silloway.

[2] Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont,edited by Hiram Carleton, 1903, pages 436 to 438

[3] Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889,edited by William Adams, 1889, page 457

[4] Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont,compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1903, page 373

[5] Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Vermont,published by the commission, 1898, page 7

[6] Vermont: The Green Mountain State,by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 4, 1921, page 365

[7] Newspaper article, Vermont High License Republicans Bolt,New York Times, June 20, 1902

[8] General Election results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-1908,Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2008, page 15

[9] Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor,edited by William Arba Ellis, 1911, pages 549 to 550

[10] Newspaper article, Prouty Nominated for Governor of Vermont, Boston Globe, July 1, 1908

[11] Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography,edited by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, page 90

[12] Necrology entry, Zed Silloway Stanton,published in Annual Meeting Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society, 1921, pages 288 to 289

[13] "Julius Willcox Appointed Judge".The Caledonian-Record.St. Johnsbury, VT. August 27, 1921. p. 6 – viaNewspapers.com.

[14] Vermont Press Bureau (January 23, 1923)."Judge Butler is Elected to Supreme Bench".Burlington Free Press.Burlington, VT. pp. 1, 2 – viaNewspapers.com.

[FOOTNOTE"Julius_Willcox_Appointed_Judge"6-15] "Julius Willcox Appointed Judge",p. 6.

[16] Death notice, Zed S. Stanton,New York Times, August 16, 1921

[17] The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, edited by James T. White, Volume 19, 1967, page 120

[18] Death notice, Zed S. Stanton,published in Law Notes, by Edward Thompson Company, Northport, New York, Volume 25, October, 1921, page 135

[19] Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Record for Zed S. Stanton, accessed December 31, 2008

[20] Gravestone photos by contributor Bill McKern,Zed Silloway Stanton page, Find A Grave web site, May 24, 2008

[21] Who's Who in New England,by Albert Nelson Marquis, Volume 1, 1909, page 879

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