Lee E. Emerson
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Lee Earl Emerson (December 19, 1898 – May 21, 1976[1]) was an American politician who served in both the Vermont House of Representatives and the Vermont Senate. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 63rd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and the 69th governor of Vermont. When he was first elected in the 1950 Vermont gubernatorial election, he received over 70% of the vote, a feat not equaled until 1992 (by Howard Dean) and not until 2022 by a Republican (Phil Scott). Despite his success in 1950, he lost the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Vermont in 1958 to Congressman Winston L. Prouty. He also lost the 1960 primary for Vermont's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to incumbent Governor Robert T. Stafford.
Lee Earl Emerson | |
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69th Governor of Vermont | |
In office January 4, 1951 – January 6, 1955 | |
Lieutenant | Joseph B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Harold J. Arthur |
Succeeded by | Joseph B. Johnson |
63rd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
In office 1945–1949 | |
Governor | Mortimer R. Proctor Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. |
Preceded by | Mortimer R. Proctor |
Succeeded by | Harold J. Arthur |
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate | |
In office 1943–1945 | |
Preceded by | Joseph H. Denny |
Succeeded by | John A. M. Hinsman |
Member of the Vermont Senate | |
In office 1943–1945 Serving with John M. Bradley | |
Preceded by | Harold H. Farman, Addison W. Fletcher |
Succeeded by | John M. Bradley, Carlyle Verne Willey |
Constituency | Orleans County |
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1941–1943 | |
Preceded by | Oscar L. Shepard |
Succeeded by | Asa S. Bloomer |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1939–1943 | |
Preceded by | Addison W. Fletcher |
Succeeded by | William Erastus Hanson |
Constituency | Barton |
Personal details | |
Born | (1898-12-19)December 19, 1898 Hardwick, Vermont |
Died | May 21, 1976(1976-05-21) (aged 77) Berlin, Vermont |
Resting place | Welcome O. Brown Cemetery, Barton, Vermont |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Dorcas Ball Emerson |
Alma mater | Syracuse University George Washington University Law School |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1918 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | Students' Army Training Corps, Syracuse University |
Wars | World War I |