John B. Page
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John Boardman Page was the 30th Governor of Vermont
from 1867 to 1869. At age 16 he began working at the National Bank of Rutland, where his father was cashier, and he rose to become its president. He was also president of the Rutland Railroad, vice president of the Central Vermont Railroad, a partner in the Brandon Manufacturing Company (producer of world famous Howe Scales), and a partner in the Sutherland Falls Marble Company, which was later acquired by the Vermont Marble Company. Page was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1852 to 1854. He was an allotment commissioner during the Civil War, responsible for visiting Vermont soldiers in the field, collecting money from their pay, and distributing it in Vermont to support their families. He served as state treasurer from 1860 to 1866, when he was elected governor. He served as governor from 1867 to 1869, afterwards returning to his business pursuits, and also serving in the Vermont House again for one term in 1880. Page was the defendant in a nationally publicized 1885 lawsuit the Rutland Railroad brought in an attempt to recover $125,000 ($4 million in 2008) which it said Page had defrauded the company of while he was its president. Though he initially received unfavorable public opinion, sentiment turned to Page's favor as evidence was presented in a trial that lasted more than four months. The proceedings ended with Page's vindication, but he died in Rutland shortly afterwards, and was buried in Rutland's Evergreen Cemetery.
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 1867 to 1869. At age 16 he began working at the National Bank of Rutland, where his father was cashier, and he rose to become its president. He was also president of the Rutland Railroad, vice president of the Central Vermont Railroad, a partner in the Brandon Manufacturing Company (producer of world famous Howe Scales), and a partner in the Sutherland Falls Marble Company, which was later acquired by the Vermont Marble Company. Page was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1852 to 1854. He was an allotment commissioner during the Civil War, responsible for visiting Vermont soldiers in the field, collecting money from their pay, and distributing it in Vermont to support their families. He served as state treasurer from 1860 to 1866, when he was elected governor. He served as governor from 1867 to 1869, afterwards returning to his business pursuits, and also serving in the Vermont House again for one term in 1880. Page was the defendant in a nationally publicized 1885 lawsuit the Rutland Railroad brought in an attempt to recover $125,000 ($4 million in 2008) which it said Page had defrauded the company of while he was its president. Though he initially received unfavorable public opinion, sentiment turned to Page's favor as evidence was presented in a trial that lasted more than four months. The proceedings ended with Page's vindication, but he died in Rutland shortly afterwards, and was buried in Rutland's Evergreen Cemetery.