James M. Jeffords
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Stafford |
| Succeeded by | Bernie Sanders |
| Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee | |
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In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kennedy |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Nancy Kassebaum |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kennedy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Richard W. Mallary |
| Succeeded by | Peter Plympton Smith |
| Attorney General of Vermont | |
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In office 1969–1973 |
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| Preceded by | James L. Oakes |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly B. Cheney |
| Member of the Vermont State Senate | |
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In office 1967–1969 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Merrill Jeffords May 11, 1934 Rutland, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 2014 (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease |
| Resting place | Northam Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party |
Republican (before 2001) Independent (after 2001) |
| Spouse(s) | Liz Daley (1961–1978; 1986–2007) |
| Children | 2 |
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Yale University Harvard University |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1956–1959 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | Navy Reserves (1959–1990) |
James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was a U.S. Senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an Independent and began caucusing with the Democrats. Jeffords retired from the Senate in 2007. Prior to the Senate, he served as the U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 1975 to 1989.
Jeffords was born in Rutland, Vermont, the son of Marion (née Hausman) and Olin Merrill Jeffords, who served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. He had said that his mother was a relative of French architect Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Jeffords graduated from Yale University in 1956 and Harvard Law School in 1962. After three years of active duty in the United States Navy (1956–1959), Jeffords served in the Naval Reserves until retiring as a Captain in 1990. During 1962 and 1963 he was a law clerk for Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, afterwards practicing law in Rutland.
A longtime resident of Shrewsbury, Jeffords became active in politics and government in the 1960s as Shrewsbury's Grand Juror, Town Agent and Zoning Administrator, in addition to serving as Chairman of the town's Republican committee. He also served as Rutland County's Chairman of the Board of Property Tax Appeals.
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