Redfield Proctor was a US politician of the Republican Party.
17 Facts About Redfield Proctor
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Redfield Proctor served as the 37th governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1891 to 1908.
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Redfield Proctor's father, Jabez Proctor, was a farmer, merchant, and prominent local Whig politician.
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Redfield Proctor was raised by his mother, Betsy Parker Proctor, from age 8 after the sudden death of his father.
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Redfield Proctor earned his master's degree from Dartmouth College and graduated from Albany Law School in 1859.
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Redfield Proctor married Emily Jane Dutton in 1858, and moved to Boston, Massachusetts two years later.
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Redfield Proctor was initiated into Delta Upsilon fraternity as an honorary member by the Middlebury College Chapter.
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Redfield Proctor entered into law partnership with Wheelock G Veazey.
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In 1880, this company merged with another to become the Vermont Marble Company, over which Redfield Proctor served as president.
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In 1876 Redfield Proctor was elected lieutenant governor, and in 1878 was nominated by the Republicans and elected Governor of Vermont.
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Redfield Proctor remained active in state politics after stepping down as governor.
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Redfield Proctor was delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention in 1884, and in 1888.
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In 1888 the Vermont legislature unanimously recommended him for a cabinet position, and in March 1889, President Benjamin Harrison chose Redfield Proctor to be his Secretary of War.
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At the War Department, Redfield Proctor made a mark with his managerial skill and reforming zeal, with which he modernized the Army and improved the living conditions of enlisted soldiers.
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The separation of Secretary Redfield Proctor from the Department by reason of his appointment as a Senator from the State of Vermont is a source of great regret to me and to his colleagues in the Cabinet, as I am sure it will be to all those who have had business with the Department while under his charge.
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Redfield Proctor remained a Senator for the rest of his life, and was an effective advocate in the Senate for high tariffs and the gold standard, as well as an influence on the military policies of the McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations.
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Redfield Proctor is interred at South Street Cemetery, Proctor, Vermont.