PROCTOR, Gov Mortimer Robinson^{[1, 2]}

1889 - 1968  (78 years)   Has 76 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	PROCTOR, Mortimer Robinson
  Prefix	Gov
  Birth	30 May 1889	Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Apr 1968	Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA   [2]
  Age	78 years
  Burial	South Street Cemetery, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I1147	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	PROCTOR, Hon Fletcher Dutton           b. 7 Nov 1860, Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, USA           d. 27 Sep 1911, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	ROBINSON, Minnie Euretta           b. 1865, Vermont, USA           d. 24 Jul 1928 (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	26 May 1886	Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 6 months old - She : ~ 21 years and 5 months old.
  Siblings	2 sisters
  1. PROCTOR, Emily           b. 24 May 1887, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA           d. 24 Apr 1964, Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ EGGLESTON, George Harry + 2. PROCTOR, Gov Mortimer Robinson           b. 30 May 1889, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA           d. 28 Apr 1968, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ CHISHOLM, Margaret,  m. 30 May 1916 ;   CHISHOLM, Dorothy,  m. 3 Jun 1924 ;   BRYAN, Lillian Polly Washburn,  m. 14 Nov 1942 + 3. PROCTOR, Marjorie Minnie           b. 18 Jan 1895, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA           d. 17 Aug 1971, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ DUNSMORE, Willis Rowland
  Children	3 children
  	1. PROCTOR, Emily           b. 24 May 1887, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA           d. 24 Apr 1964, Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA  (Age 76 years) + 2. PROCTOR, Gov Mortimer Robinson           b. 30 May 1889, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA           d. 28 Apr 1968, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA  (Age 78 years) + 3. PROCTOR, Marjorie Minnie           b. 18 Jan 1895, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA           d. 17 Aug 1971, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Stepparents	DUNSMORE, Roland W (m. 1886)
  Family ID	F465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	DUNSMORE, Roland W           b. 1889, Pennsylvania, USA           d. Aug 1971  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	ROBINSON, Minnie Euretta           b. 1865, Vermont, USA           d. 24 Jul 1928 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	CHISHOLM, Margaret           b. 12 Feb 1897, New York City, New York, USA           d. 28 Apr 1964, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1916
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years old - She : 19 years and 3 months old.
  Children	1. PROCTOR, Mortimer Robinson Jr           b. 11 Nov 1916, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA           d. 3 Nov 1977, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2019

  
  

  Family 2	CHISHOLM, Dorothy           b. 1896, Vermont, USA
  Marriage	3 Jun 1924
  Age at Marriage	He : 35 years and 1 month old - She : ~ 28 years and 6 months old.
  Family ID	F470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2019

  
  

  Family 3	BRYAN, Lillian Polly Washburn           b. 19 Dec 1905, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA           d. 24 Dec 1961, Vermont, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1942	Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : 53 years and 6 months old - She : 36 years and 11 months old.
  Family ID	F472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2011

  
  

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  		Birth - 30 May 1889 - Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA Marriage - 14 Nov 1942 - Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA Death - 28 Apr 1968 - Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA Burial - - South Street Cemetery, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Governor of Vermont. He graduated from Yale in 1912 and served as an Army artillery officer in France during World War I. Proctor was employed at Vermont Marble, his family's business, and became President and Chairman of the Board. He served in several local offices in the town and village of Proctor, including Village President, Chairman of the Town Republican Committee and member of the Vermont House of Representatives. He was House Speaker from 1937 to 1939, a state Senator from 1939 to 1941, and Lieutenant Governor from 1941 to 1945. Proctor was elected Governor in 1944 and served from 1945 to 1947. He ran for reelection in 1946 but lost the Republican primary to Ernest W. Gibson. Proctor then resumed his business activities and also established the Mortimer R. Proctor Trust, which supported non profit activities in arts & culture, education, and religion that benefitted the town of Proctor. He also authored "Pleasant Memories From Public Life, 1932-1952," "Vermont, The Unspoiled Land," and "The English University Novel." His father Fletcher Proctor and uncle Redfield Proctor, Jr. both served as Governor. His grandfather Redfield Proctor served as Governor, US Secretary of War and US Senator. Bio by: Bill McKern [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] gwstlouis. [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Wayne & Janet (Proctor) Brawner Originally Created by: Bill McKern Added: 6 Feb 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 13251781