| 词条 | Waitstill R. Ranney |
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Waitstill R. Ranney (May 23, 1791-- August 23, 1853) was a Vermont doctor and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor from 1841 to 1843. BiographyWaitstill Randolph Ranney was born in Chester, Vermont on May 23, 1791. He studied at Dartmouth and Middlebury Colleges and became a physician while also maintaining a farm in Townshend.[1] In 1827 Ranney received an honorary degree from Castleton Medical College.[2] Ranney served in several local offices, including school board member.[3] He was a Delegate to the 1828 Vermont constitutional convention and a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836.[4] He became active in the Whig Party at its founding, served in the Vermont Senate from 1836 to 1838. He transferred his farm to one of his sons in the late 1830s and moved to a home in the center of town.[5] Ranney presided over the famous July, 1840 Whig political meeting on Stratton Mountain at which Daniel Webster spoke ("Fellow citizens, I have come to meet you among the clouds...").[6] He served as Lieutenant Governor from 1841 to 1843.[7] Ranney remained active until his health began to fail in the late 1840s, after which he lived in retirement in Townshend.[8] He died in Townshend on August 23, 1853 and was buried in Townshend's Oakwood Cemetery.[9] FamilyAmong Ranney's children was Ambrose Arnold Ranney, who served in the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.[10] References1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=d1kiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA239 Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College], published by the college, 1901, page 239 2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=dGiZUCjvYkIC&pg=RA1-PA163 History of Vermont], by Zadock Thompson, 1842, page 163 3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=EDq4dbrm7vsC&pg=PA120 Collections Relating to the History and Inhabitants of the Town of Townshend, Vermont], by James H. Phelps, 1877, page 120 4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=D9UbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA550 The Vermont Historical Gazetteer], edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, Volume 5, 1891, page 543 5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=wWraIepDq4gC&pg=PA39 Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., 1724-1884], by Hamilton Child, 1884, page 39 6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-8VAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA195 One Thousand Men], by Vermont Historical Society, 1915, page 195 7. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=VowUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA407 Early History of Vermont], by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 2, 1900, page 407 8. ^The Bottum (Longbottom) Family Album, by Rebekah Deal Oliver, 1970, page 283 9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com// |title=Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908; Death and Burial Record for Waitstill R. Ranney |last=Cutler |first=C. W. |date=August 23, 1853 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com LLC |location=Provo, UT |access-date=November 12, 2017 |subscription=yes}} 10. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=5HFPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA86&dq=waitstill+ranney+dartmouth+college&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pDH9TqC7AYiTgwet1uWgAg&ved=0CEkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=waitstill%20ranney%20dartmouth%20college&f=false Men of Progress], by Richard Herndon, 1896, page 86 External links
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