Alexander Twilight (1795-1857)
Educator, minister and legislator, born in Corinth to a free Black family. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1823, his baccalaureate degree
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Thadeus Stevens (1792 – 1868)
American politician, leading member of the US House of Representatives during the Civil War and the Reconstruction period. Born in Danville.
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Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844)
Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (commonly called Mormons), born in Sharon. He received his first “call’
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Justin Morgan (1747 – 1798)
Popular misconception has it that the Morgan Horse, the State Animal of Vermont, was bred by Justin Morgan. The fact is,
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George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882)
Linguist, diplomat, conservationist; born in Woodstock. A master of several languages by the time he graduated from Dartmouth in 1820,
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Henry M. Leland (1843 – 1932)
Born in Barton to a hard working farm family, Henry Leland carried into his life the strength and quality of his family’s
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Ralph E. Flanders (1880 – 1970)
Mechanical engineer, US senator; born in Barnet. While working at a machine tool factory, he got himself an education. After contributing
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Stephen A. Douglas (1813 – 1861)
Lawyer and US statesman, born in Brandon. He became Attorney General of Illinois in 1834, a member of the legislature in
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John Dewey (1859-1952)
Philosopher, psychologist, educator; born in Burlington. After graduating from the University of Vermont, he taught high school before taking his Ph.D.
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