George Herbert Prouty | |
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| 52nd Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 8, 1908 – October 5, 1910 | |
| Lieutenant | John A. Mead |
| Preceded by | Fletcher D. Proctor |
| Succeeded by | John A. Mead |
| 46th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 4, 1906 – October 8, 1908 | |
| Governor | Fletcher D. Proctor |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Stearns |
| Succeeded by | John A. Mead |
| Member of theVermont Senate fromOrleans County | |
| In office 1904–1906 Serving with Chauncey Sullivan Skinner | |
| Preceded by | Orien Sanda Annis, Lewis Augustus Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edwin Coruth, Homer Henry Somers |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives fromNewport | |
| In office 1896–1898 | |
| Preceded by | John Young |
| Succeeded by | Charles F. Ranney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1862-03-04)March 4, 1862 |
| Died | August 18, 1918(1918-08-18) (aged 56) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Henrietta Allen Prouty (1865 – 1929) |
| Education | Bryant & Stratton Commercial College |
| Profession | Businessman |
George Herbert Prouty (March 4, 1862 – August 18, 1918) ofNewport, Vermont, was aRepublican member of theVermont House of Representatives from 1896 to 1897; a member ofVermont State Senate from 1904 to 1906; the46th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1906 to 1908; the52nd governor of Vermont from 1908 to 1910; and Delegate to the1916 Republican National Convention.
Born inNewport on March 4, 1862, Prouty was the son of John Azro Prouty and Hannah Barker Lamb Prouty. Besides his brother Charles, his siblings included brother Harley Hall Prouty and sister Nellie Barker Prouty, and two half-brothers, Edgar John Prouty and Willard Robert Prouty. Willard Robert Prouty was the father ofWinston L. Prouty.[1]
Educated in the public schools ofNewport, Prouty attendedSt. Johnsbury Academy,[2] graduated fromBoston'sBryant & Stratton Commercial College, and was employed in the family business, Prouty and Miller, asawmill andbuilding supplycompany.[3][4] He married Henrietta "Nettie" Allen ofRockville, Connecticut, on December 1, 1890.[5] He was the uncle ofUnited States SenatorWinston Prouty, and the brother ofCharles A. Prouty, Chairman of theInterstate Commerce Commission and the Progressive candidate for US Senator from Vermont in 1914.
Active in theRepublican party, he served in theVermont House of Representatives from 1896 to 1898. From 1904 to 1906 he was a member of theVermont State Senate and served asSenate President. Prouty served as Lieutenant Governor from 1906 to 1908.
Prouty waselected on the Republican ticketGovernor of Vermont in 1908 and served from October 8, 1908, to October 5, 1910.[6] He favored employers' liability law, and during his administration, the state legislature adopted his suggestion to put theVermont Railroad Commission under aPublic Service Commission designed to supervise all public service corporations. In addition, a StateBoard of Education and a State Library Commission were founded.[7]
In July 1909, Prouty made news when he postedbail for hischauffeur, who had been accused of striking and killing aSt. Hyacinthe, Quebec, man inBurlington during celebrations for theLake Champlain Tercentenary.[8][9][10]
During Prouty's governorship, his Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) wasAaron H. Grout. Aaron Grout was the son of former GovernorJosiah Grout.[11]
Prouty was killed inWaterville, Quebec, on August 8, 1918, when his chauffeur-drivencar was hit by atrain as he traveled from Newport toLennoxville, Quebec, to board a train he was going to take to a business meeting inMaine.[12][13][14][15] He is interred at East Main Street Cemetery,Newport, Vermont.[16]
George Prouty's home was commercially developed and operated for many years as the Governor Prouty Inn, and later turned into senior citizen housing called the Governor Prouty Apartments.[17][18]
George H. Prouty university of vermont biography.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forLieutenant Governor of Vermont 1906 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Vermont 1908 | |
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| Preceded by | President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate 1904 – 1906 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1906—1908 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1908–1910 | Succeeded by |
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