词条 | John A. Page |
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|name= John A. Page |image= John A. Page.jpg |jr/sr= | term_start= | term_end= | preceded= | succeeded= | order1= 10th Vermont State Treasurer | term_start1= October, 1853 | term_end1= October, 1854 | predecessor1= George Howes | successor1= Henry M. Bates | order2= 13th Vermont State Treasurer | term_start2= October, 1866 | term_end2= October, 1882 | predecessor2= John B. Page | successor2= William H. Dubois | office3 = | state3 = | district3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | preceded3 = | succeeded3 = |birth_date= {{Birth date|1814|06|17|mf=y}} |birth_place= Haverhill, New Hampshire |death_date= {{Death date and age|1891|8|23|1814|06|17|mf=y}} | death_place= Montpelier, Vermont | state= Vermont |spouse= Martha Ward |children = John W. Page |profession= Businessman Banker | religion= Congregational[1] | alma_mater= Haverhill Academy | party = Democratic Republican }} John A. Page (June 17, 1814 – August 23, 1891) was a Vermont banker and political figure who served as Vermont State Treasurer. Early lifeJohn A. Page was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire on June 17, 1814.[2] He was the son of John Page and Hannah Merrill. John Page served in the United States Senate and as Governor of New Hampshire.[3] The younger Page was educated in Haverhill and graduated from Haverhill Academy.[4] He trained to be a merchant, clerking at dry goods stores in Portland, Maine and Haverhill. The Haverhill store in which he worked closed during the Panic of 1837, and Page began a career in banking as Cashier of the Grafton Bank.[5] In 1848 Page moved to Danville, Vermont to accept the position of Cashier at the Caledonia Bank.[6] A Democrat in politics, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1848 to 1849.[7][8] Page became associated with Erastus Fairbanks in 1849 as Financial Agent for the Passumpsic and Connecticut Rivers Railroad, and relocated to Newbury.[9] Later careerLater in 1849 Page was appointed Cashier of the Vermont Bank and moved to Montpelier, where he lived for the rest of his life.[10] In 1852 he ran for Vermont State Treasurer, and was defeated by George Howes. From 1853 to 1854 Page served as Vermont State Treasurer, succeeding George Howes.[11] He finished second in the balloting, and was chosen by the Vermont General Assembly after a multi-candidate election in which no candidate received the majority required by the Vermont Constitution.[12] In 1854 he was defeated for another term by Henry M. Bates.[13] He also lost an 1855 rematch to Bates.[14] The First National Bank of Vermont was organized in 1865, and Page was elected a member of the board of directors and appointed as the bank’s President.[15] By now a Republican, in 1866 Page was again elected State Treasurer, succeeding John B. Page. He served until 1882, and was succeeded by William H. Dubois.[16] DeathPage retired from most of his business interests in 1882, but continued to serve as President of the First National Bank until January, 1891.[17] He died in Montpelier on August 23, 1891.[18] FamilyJohn A. Page was married to Martha Ward of Haverhill. They had one son, John W. Page, who worked with his father in Montpelier and later moved to Nebraska to raise cattle.[19] References1. ^Vermont Secretary of State, [https://books.google.com/books?id=lgxQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA105 Legislative Manual], 1878, page 105 {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=George Howes}}{{s-ttl|title=Vermont State Treasurer|years=1853–1854}}{{s-aft|after=Henry M. Bates}}{{s-bef|before=John B. Page}}{{s-ttl|title=Vermont State Treasurer|years=1866–1882}}{{s-aft|after=William H. Dubois}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Page, John A.}}2. ^National Life Insurance Company, [https://books.google.com/books?id=6F7PAAAAMAAJ&q=%22john+a+page%22+haverhill+1814&dq=%22john+a+page%22+haverhill+1814&hl=en&sa=X&ei=euX8UrPpA4PB0gH77IDwCQ&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCA National Life Insurance Company: A History of Its Foundation and Development 1850-1925], 1925, page 36 3. ^John Quincy Bittinger, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_ejYIrp_-kAC&pg=PA339&dq=%22john+a+page%22+haverhill+1814&hl=en&sa=X&ei=euX8UrPpA4PB0gH77IDwCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22john%20a%20page%22%20haverhill%201814&f=false History of Haverhill, N. H.], 1888, page 339 4. ^Vermont Secretary of State, [https://books.google.com/books?id=aB8uAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA98&dq=%22john+a+page%22+haverhill+academy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vub8UpzHOYbisATr54KQDw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22john%20a%20page%22%20haverhill%20academy&f=false Legislative Directory], 1876, pages 98-99 5. ^Abby Maria Hemenway, [https://books.google.com/books?id=aYoQ5EssbR0C&pg=PA548&dq=%22john+a+page%22+portland+maine&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Cuf8UovrO6jN0QHc9IGQCw&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22john%20a%20page%22%20portland%20maine&f=false The History of the Town of Montpelier, Including that of the Town of East Montpelier], page 548 6. ^Vermont Legislative Directory, 1876 7. ^Hemenway, History of Montpelier 8. ^William Adams, [https://books.google.com/books?id=fxf14GRvwkoC&pg=PA389&dq=%22john+a+page%22+danville+democrat&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V-j8UsXaLcT90gGghoFQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22john%20a%20page%22%20danville%20democrat&f=false Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889], 1889, page 389 9. ^Adams, Gazetteer of Washington County 10. ^Vermont Legislative Directory, 1878 11. ^Vermont Secretary of State, [https://books.google.com/books?id=9JNDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22john+a+page%22+vermont+treasurer+howes&dq=%22john+a+page%22+vermont+treasurer+howes&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K-n8UrCdG4TB0AG_9IDIDg&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBw Legislative Directory], 1981, page 105 12. ^Vermont State Archives, General Election results, 1852, 2006, page 1 13. ^Vermont General Assembly, [https://books.google.com/books?id=46RMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA485&dq=bates+vermont+election+treasurer+1854&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K-78UuezCMbhsASL2YLoDg&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=bates%20vermont%20election%20treasurer%201854&f=false Journal of the House and Senate of Vermont], 1854, page 484 14. ^Vermont State Archives, general Election Results, Vermont State Treasurer, 1813-2012, 2012, page 8 15. ^Adams, Gazetteer of Washington County 16. ^Vermont State Archives, general Election Results, Vermont State Treasurer, 1813-2012, 2012, page 9-12 17. ^American Publishing and Engraving Company, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ny0TAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA142&dq=%22john+a+page%22+vermont+treasurer+died+1891&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fvD8UpQtzsuxBNjdgMgJ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22john%20a%20page%22%20vermont%20treasurer%20died%201891&f=false Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Vermont], 1891, page 142 18. ^Vermont Vital Records, 1720–1908, death record for John A. Page, retrieved February 13, 2014 19. ^Andrew Henshaw Ward, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2BxYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA200&dq=%22john+a+page%22+married+martha+ward&hl=en&sa=X&ei=o_L8UofuF6bJsASlqoGwBw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22john%20a%20page%22%20married%20martha%20ward&f=false Ward family; Descendants of William Ward, Who Settled in Sudbury, Mass.], 1851, page 200 11 : 1814 births|1891 deaths|People from Haverhill, New Hampshire|People from Montpelier, Vermont|Members of the Vermont House of Representatives|State treasurers of Vermont|American bankers|19th-century American businesspeople|Vermont Democrats|Vermont Republicans|19th-century American politicians |
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