John J. "Jack" Daley was an American politician

Politician

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, a Democrat from Rutland

Rutland (town), Vermont

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, Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

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Daley served two (1965–1969) terms as the 68th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont under three-term Governor

Governor of Vermont

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 Philip H. Hoff

Philip H. Hoff

Philip Henderson Hoff is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont where he served as the 73rd Governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969. At the time of his election, he was the first Democrat elected Governor of Vermont in 108 years.-Life and career:Hoff was born in Turners Falls,...

. They were the first Democrats to hold two top state positions since 1850s.

Daley was also a candidate for presidential elector

United States Electoral College

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 during the 1972 presidential election

United States presidential election, 1972

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 (Vermont was carried by Republican

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 incumbent President Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

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).