Mortimer R. Proctor | |
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| 66th Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 4, 1945 – January 9, 1947 | |
| Lieutenant | Lee E. Emerson |
| Preceded by | William H. Wills |
| Succeeded by | Ernest William Gibson Jr. |
| 62nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 9, 1941 – January 4, 1945 | |
| Governor | William H. Wills |
| Preceded by | William H. Wills |
| Succeeded by | Lee E. Emerson |
| President pro tempore of theVermont Senate | |
| In office 1939–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest W. Dunklee |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Denny |
| Member of theVermont Senate fromRutland County | |
| In office 1939–1941 Serving with Henry H. Branchaud Henry B. Carpenter Willard H. Smith | |
| Preceded by | Ernest E. Aldrich William G. Gipson Leigh Hunt Richard T. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Henry B. Carpenter Paul F. Douglass Arthur C. Grover Hollis I. Loveland |
| Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1937–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest E. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Oscar L. Shepard |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives fromProctor | |
| In office 1933–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Guy H. Boyce |
| Succeeded by | Wallace M. Fay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1889-05-30)May 30, 1889 Proctor, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1968(1968-04-28) (aged 78) Proctor, Vermont, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Mortimer Robinson Proctor, Jr. |
| Education | Yale University |
| Profession | President and Chairman of the Board, Vermont Marble Company |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917-1919 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 71st Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Mortimer Robinson Proctor (May 30, 1889 – April 28, 1968) was an American politician fromVermont. He served as the62nd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1941 to 1945, and as the66th governor of Vermont from 1945 to 1947.
Proctor was born inProctor, Vermont, toFletcher Dutton Proctor, the fifty-firstGovernor of Vermont, and Minnie Euretta Robinson Proctor. He studied atThe Hill School.[1] He graduated fromYale University in 1912.[2] He married first Margaret Cynthia Chisholm on May 30, 1916, in Proctor. He married second Dorothy Chisholm, the sister of his first wife, on March 8, 1924. They divorced. He married third Lillian Washburn Bryan on November 14, 1942, in Proctor. Lillian died in 1961. At the time of his death he was married to Geraldine Gates Proctor.[3]
Proctor was president of the Village of Proctor in 1930, and chairman of the Town of Proctor Republican Committee in 1932. He spent his entire career in the private sector as an executive of the Vermont Marble Company, the family-owned business. He waspresident from 1952 to 1958 andchairman from 1958 to 1967.
Proctor enlisted in theUS Army forWorld War I in 1917, completed officer training and was commissioned as asecond lieutenant in the71st Regiment, serving inFrance throughout the war.[2]
Proctor represented the town ofProctor, Vermont in theVermont House of Representatives from 1933 to 1939 and wasSpeaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939. He served in theVermont State Senate from 1939 to 1941, and wasSenate President for his entire term.[4]
Proctor wasLieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1941 to 1945. He was electedGovernor of Vermont in 1944 and served from 1945 to 1947. During his tenure, the state debt was reduced, state aid to education, old age assistance payments, and teacher's minimum salaries were increased.[2]
Proctor ran for reelection in 1946 but lost theRepublican Primary toErnest W. Gibson Jr., the first governor of Vermont to be denied renomination.[5] He returned to private business and established the Mortimer R. Proctor Trust which supports non profit activities in arts, culture, education, and religion inProctor, Vermont.
Proctor died on April 28, 1968, and is interred at South Street Cemetery,Proctor, Vermont.
Proctor was the grandson ofRedfield Proctor, the son ofFletcher D. Proctor, and the nephew ofRedfield Proctor Jr., who all previously served as Governor of Vermont. He had one son, Mortimer Robinson Proctor Jr. (1916–1977). He was a president of theGreen Mountain Club which built and maintains theLong Trail, America's first long-distance hiking trail.
He provided funds for the state of Vermont to build a steel Aermotor LS-40 fire tower on the summit ofPico Peak.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forLieutenant Governor of Vermont 1940, 1942 | Succeeded by |
| Republican nominee forGovernor of Vermont 1944 | Succeeded by | |
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives 1937 – 1939 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate 1939 – 1941 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1941 – 1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1945–1947 | Succeeded by |
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