Harold J. Arthur
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Harold John Arthur (1904–1971) was the 68th Governor of Vermont
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
from 1950 to 1951. He also served as the 62nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1949 to 1950.
He did not seek reelection to the Governor's Office in 1950. He ran unsuccessfully for US Congress as the Republican candidate in 1958, and was defeated by the Democratic candidate William H. Meyer
William H. Meyer
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, who became the first House Democrat elected from Vermont for 102 years.
He was born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., February 9, 1904. He took up residence in Burlington, Vermont. He obtained a degree, by correspondence, from La Salle Extension University
La Salle Extension University
La Salle Extension University , also styled as LaSalle Extension University, was a nationally accredited private university based in Chicago, Illinois. Although the school offered resident educational programs in classes and seminars their primary mode of delivery was by way of distance learning...
, then became an attorney. He was a major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was a Unitarian.
His remains were entombed in mausoleum at Lake View Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont.