| 词条 | Frederick Holbrook |
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|name= Frederick Holbrook |image=Frederick Holbrook.jpg |caption= Frederick Holbrook in 1901 |order1= 27th |office1= Governor of Vermont |term_start1= October 11, 1861 |term_end1= October 9, 1863 |lieutenant1= Levi Underwood Paul Dillingham |predecessor1= Erastus Fairbanks |successor1= J. Gregory Smith |office2= Member of the Vermont House of Representatives |term2= 1849-1850 |birth_date= {{birth date|1813|2|15|mf=y}} |birth_place= East Windsor, Connecticut |death_date= {{death date and age|1909|4|28|1813|2|15|mf=y}} |death_place= Brattleboro, Vermont |spouse= Harriet Goodhue |profession= agriculturist / politician |party= Republican |parents= Sarah and John Holbrook }} Frederick Holbrook (February 15, 1813 – April 28, 1909) was an agriculturist, politician, and the 27th Governor of Vermont. Early lifeHolbrook was born in East Windsor, Connecticut, son of Sarah and John Holbrook, a notable publisher and businessman. Via his mother's family, he was the grandson of Luke Knowlton. He attended Berkshire Gymnasium, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for two years, then visited Europe in 1833. When he returned, he settled in Brattleboro, Vermont, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. Political careerHe was elected register of probate for the district of Marlboro in 1847, and represented Windham County in the Vermont Senate in 1849 and 1850, where, as chairman of a special committee on agriculture, he proposed to Congress the establishment of a national bureau of agriculture. He was a founder of the Vermont State Agricultural Association in 1850, and served as its president for eight years. He ran as a Republican candidate for governor in 1861, and was elected by a large majority, 33,152 votes compared to 5,722 for his nearest competitor, Andrew Tracy. He was reelected in 1862, receiving 29,543 votes; his nearest competitor, B. H. Smalley, only received 3,772 votes. In his second inaugural address, Governor Holbrook said "It is gratifying to realize that at each and every call of our country, in her hour of peril, thousands of the young men of our State have willingly and eagerly seized arms and have gone or are going forth to battle for the Union."[1] Civil WarGovernor Holbrook served as governor during what many consider the darkest days of the American Civil War. His administration saw the recruitment of 10 infantry regiments, 2 light artillery batteries, and 3 sharpshooter companies. Under his administration, as well, Vermont built three military hospitals in the state which were "soon credited by the United States medical inspector with perfecting a larger percentage of cures than any United States military hospital record elsewhere could show."[2] RetirementAfter his two terms as governor, he refused all further offers of public office, although he was diligently sought for a variety of positions. He returned to his farm and business interests, including serving as president of the Vermont Savings Bank. He was president of the board of trustees of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane for more than 40 years. DeathHe died in Brattleboro on April 28, 1909, and was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro. FamilyOn January 13, 1835 Holbrook married to Harriet Goodhue, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Goodhue of Brattleboro. They were the parents of Franklin F. Holbrook, William C. Holbrook, and John Holbrook. LegacyThe Deacon John Holbrook House built on Linden Street in Brattleboro by Holbrook's father still stands and is on the National Register of Historic Places. See also
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Notes1. ^Crockett, Walter Hill, Vermont The Green Mountain State, New York: The Century History Company, Inc., 1921, iii:522, 547-548 {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=Erastus Fairbanks}}{{s-ttl|title=Governor of Vermont|years=1861–1863}}{{s-aft|after=J. Gregory Smith}}{{s-end}}{{Governors of Vermont}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Holbrook, Frederick}}2. ^Nancy E. Boone and Michael Sherman, "Designed to Cure: Civil War Hospitals in Vermont," Vermont History, Winter 2001, 69:174 10 : 1813 births|1909 deaths|Governors of Vermont|Vermont state senators|People of Vermont in the American Civil War|People from Brattleboro, Vermont|Vermont state court judges|Vermont Republicans|Union state governors|Republican Party state governors of the United States |
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