Mortimer R. Proctor
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Mortimer Robinson Proctor (May 30, 1889 – April 28, 1968), known as Mortimer R. Proctor, was an American politician from Vermont
. He served as the 66th Governor of Vermont
from 1945 to 1947, and as the 60th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1941 to 1945. He represented the town of Proctor, Vermont
in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1933 to 1939 and in the Vermont State Senate from 1939 to 1940. He was speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939. Proctor spent his entire career in the private sector as an executive of the Vermont Marble Company, including as President from 1952 to 1958 and chairman from 1958 tp 1967.
He was the grandson of Redfield Proctor
, the son of Fletcher D. Proctor
, and the nephew of Redfield Proctor, Jr.
. He had one son, Mortimer Robinson Proctor Jr.
Proctor graduated from Yale University in 1912.
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...
. He served as the 66th 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 1945 to 1947, and as the 60th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1941 to 1945. He represented the town of Proctor, Vermont
Proctor, Vermont
-Notable people:* Bernard Joseph Flanagan, bishop* F. Ray Keyser, governor of Vermont* Frank Charles Partridge, senator* Fletcher Dutton Proctor, governor of Vermont* Mortimer Robinson Proctor, governor of Vermont...
in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1933 to 1939 and in the Vermont State Senate from 1939 to 1940. He was speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939. Proctor spent his entire career in the private sector as an executive of the Vermont Marble Company, including as President from 1952 to 1958 and chairman from 1958 tp 1967.
He was the grandson of Redfield Proctor
Redfield Proctor
Redfield Proctor was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th Governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1891 to 1908....
, the son of Fletcher D. Proctor
Fletcher D. Proctor
Fletcher Dutton Proctor , born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, was a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives and the 51st Governor of Vermont, from 1906 to 1908....
, and the nephew of Redfield Proctor, Jr.
Redfield Proctor, Jr.
Redfield Proctor, Jr. was a U.S. politician who served as the 59th Governor of Vermont from 1923 to 1925.He was born and lived his entire life in Rutland County, Vermont. His father, Redfield Proctor, was a prominent politician.-External links:...
. He had one son, Mortimer Robinson Proctor Jr.
Proctor graduated from Yale University in 1912.