George Herbert Prouty of Newport

Newport (city), Vermont

Newport is a city in and the shire town of Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,005. The city contains the largest population of any government in the county, yet encompasses the smallest area....

, Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County is one of the four northernmost counties in the U.S. state of Vermont. It borders Canada. In 2010, the population was 27,231. Its county seat is Newport. As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county...

 was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Vermont House of Representatives

Vermont House of Representatives

The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...

, 1896–97; member of Vermont Senate

Vermont Senate

The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-member districts, three three-member districts, and one...

, 1904; the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1906–08; the 52nd Governor of Vermont

Governor of Vermont

The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...

, 1908–10; delegate to Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

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 from Vermont, 1916. Prouty was also the uncle of Senator

United States Senate

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 Winston L. Prouty

Winston L. Prouty

Winston Lewis Prouty was a United States Representative and Senator from Vermont.Winston Lewis Prouty was born in Newport, Vermont, to Willard Robert Prouty and Margaret Prouty. The Prouty family owned and operated Prouty & Miller, a lumber and building materials company, with forests east of the...

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Family

He was the son of John Azro Prouty and Hannah Barker Lamb Prouty. He also had two older brothers Charles A. Prouty

Charles A. Prouty

Charles A. Prouty was an American Democratic politician and government official who served as a commissioner of the ICC from 1896 to 1914. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate from Vermont in 1914, losing to incumbent Republican senator William P...

and Harley Hall Prouty. He also had an older sister named Nellie Barker Prouty and two half- brothers Edgar John Prouty and William Robert Prouty father of Winston L. Prouty. He married Henrietta Allen of Rockville, Connecticut December 1, 1890.