| 词条 | Frank L. Fish |
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Frank Leslie Fish (September 17, 1863 – September 7, 1927) was a Vermont attorney and judge. He was most notable for his service as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1926 to 1927. Early lifeFrank L. Fish was born in Newfane, Vermont on September 17, 1863,{{sfn|Vermont, The Green Mountain State|page=187}} the son of Sarah Moore Gates and Frederick Appleton Fish.{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage Entry for Frank Leslie Fish and Mary "Minnie" Jane Lyon"}} He studied at Leland and Gray Academy in Townshend and the Vermont Academy in Saxtons River.{{sfn|Vermont, The Green Mountain State|page=188}} After his 1886 graduation, Fish taught school in Londonderry, and began to study law, first with Milon Davidson of Newfane, and later with Addison E. Cudworth of Londonderry.{{sfn|Vermont, The Green Mountain State|page=188}}{{sfn|"Vermont Men of Today: Hon. Frank Leslie Fish"|page=318}} Fish studied with James Manning Tyler of Brattleboro until Tyler's appointment as a judge, after which he completed his studies under Lavant M. Read of Bellows Falls.{{sfn|Vermont, The Green Mountain State|page=188}} While studying under Reed, Fish served as register of probate for Windham County, and edited the Bellows Falls Times newspaper.{{sfn|Norwich University, 1819-1911|page=20}} Fish was admitted to the bar in 1889, and practiced in Windham County until locating to Vergennes in 1890, where he continued to practice law.{{sfn|Vermont, The Green Mountain State|page=188}}{{sfn|"Vermont Men of Today: Hon. Frank Leslie Fish"|page=318}} Start of careerA Republican, from 1890 to 1896, Fish served as the collector of taxes for both the Vergennes city government and its school district.{{sfn|"Vermont Men of Today: Hon. Frank Leslie Fish"|page=318}} He served as state's attorney of Addison County from 1891 to 1900.{{sfn|"Vermont Men of Today: Hon. Frank Leslie Fish"|page=318}} Fish resigned as state's attorney to accept a federal appointment as a national bank examiner, a post which he held until 1908.{{sfn|"Fish Resigns Position"|page=10}} In 1908, Fish became a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in Vermont's 1st District, but withdrew after local party caucuses indicated a preference for incumbent David J. Foster, who was renominated and reelected.{{sfn|"Fish Resigns Position"|page=10}}{{sfn|"Fish Withdraws from the Field"|page=1}} He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1908, and served from 1908 to 1909.{{sfn|"Prouty Elected Governor By Old Time Republican Majority"|page=1}} Fish served as a trustee of Norwich University and Middlebury College.{{sfn|Vermont, The Green Mountain State|page=189}} He also edited a memorial volume on Horace Ward Bailey (1852-1914), a resident of Newbury, Vermont who served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, a member of the state railroad commission, and the U.S. Marshal for Vermont.{{sfn|Vermont, The Green Mountain State|page=189}} In 1911, Norwich University conferred on Fish the honorary degree of master of arts.{{sfn|Norwich University, 1819-1911|page=20}} Judicial careerIn 1912, Fish was appointed as a judge of the Vermont Superior Court, succeeding Alfred A. Hall.{{sfn|"Judge Frank L. Fish"|page=7}} He remained on the court until 1926.{{sfn|"Judge Fish To Succeed Taylor"|page=2}} In April 1926, Fish was appointed to succeed William H. Taylor as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.{{sfn|"Judge Fish To Succeed Taylor"|page=2}} Fish remained on the court until his death, and was succeeded by Harrie B. Chase.{{sfn|"Chase Named To Supreme Bench"|page=1}} Death and burialFish served on the court until his death.{{sfn|"Justice F. L. Fish Dies Suddenly"|page=1}} He died in at the home of his brother-in-law in Palmer, Massachusetts on September 7, 1927.{{sfn|"Justice F. L. Fish Dies Suddenly"|page=1}} Fish was buried at Prospect Cemetery in Vergennes.{{sfn|"Justice F. L. Fish Goes To His Rest"|page=11}} FamilyOn March 15, 1892, Fish married Mary Jane "Minnie" Lyon (1862-1949) of Waterbury, Vermont.{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage Entry for Frank Leslie Fish and Mary "Minnie" Jane Lyon"}}{{sfn|"Justice F. L. Fish Dies Suddenly"|page=1}}{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Birth Entry for Sarah Katherine Fish"}} Their children included: Sarah Katherine (1893-1995), the wife of William Atherton Knight;{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Birth Entry for Sarah Katherine Fish"}}{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage Entry for Sarah Katherine Fish and William Atherton Knight"}}{{sfn|"Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, Entry for Sarah Katherine Fish Knight"}} Frederick Lyon (1895-1980);{{sfn|"Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Entry for Frederick L. Fish"}} and Prudence Hopkins (1902-2000), the wife of Stanley C. Bussey.{{sfn|"Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, Entry for Prudence B Bussey"}} ReferencesSourcesBooks
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