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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—VermontHorace Henry POWERS
(1835-1913)
POWERS, Horace Henry, a
Representative from Vermont; born in Morristown, Lamoille County,
Vt., May 29, 1835; attended Peoples Academy; was graduated from the
University of Vermont at Burlington in 1855; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1858 and practiced in Hyde Park, Vt.,
1859-1862; member of the State house of representatives in 1858;
prosecuting attorney of Lamoille County in 1861 and 1862; member of
the council of censors in 1869; member of the State constitutional
convention in 1870; served in the State senate in 1872 and 1873;
again a member of the State house of representatives in 1874 and
served as speaker; judge of the supreme court of Vermont from
December 1874 to December 1890; trustee of the University of
Vermont from 1883 until his death; delegate to the Republican
National Convention in 1892; elected as a Republican to the
Fifty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1891-March 3, 1901); chairman, Committee on Pacific Railroads
(Fifty-fourth through Fifty-sixth Congresses); unsuccessful
candidate for renomination in 1900; resumed the practice of law in
Morrisville, Vt.; died in Morrisville, Vt., December 8, 1913;
interment in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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