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 Thomas Chittenden - Williston, Vermont Posted by:  Vermontish
N 44° 26.217 W 073° 03.869
18T E 654035 N 4922227
Founding father of the state and its first governor
Waymark Code: WM4J41
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2008
Views: 38
Impressive monument marking the grave of Vermont's first governor.
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1895 Vermont to Thomas Chittenden
One of her founders and her first governor
Born January 6, 1730
Died August 25, 1797 |
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Tom's profile |
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Authorized by Act No. 151 - Laws of VT. 1894
Land donated by Henry Root
Vol 16 Pages 555 & 556, Williston Records. |
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Born in East Guilford, Conn., a sailor at eighteen, a colonel of militia and six times a member of the Connecticut Assembly.
Settled in Williston [Vermont] in 1774. Forced by stress of war to abandon his home, he removed to Arlington [Vermont] in 1776, returned in 1787.
At Dorset [Vermont] in July 1776, he helped to shape the first compact in the history of the New Hampshire Grants(*). He aided in formulating the Vermont Declaration of Independence. Delegate to Congress April 1777. President of the convention which framed the first [Vermont] constitution and of the Council of Safety. Governor 1778-1789 and 1790-1797. |
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A sailing ship on stormy waters |
At the top is the state seal, capped by a stag's head in copper (probably intended to mimic the Vermont coat of arms, which is topped by a stag's head).
*Before Vermont was Vermont, it was the "New Hampshire Grants."
Description:
Described above
Date of birth: 01/06/1730
Date of death: 08/25/1797
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
Web site: Not listed
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