John A. Page
| John A. Page | |
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| 10th Vermont State Treasurer | |
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In office October, 1853 – October, 1854 |
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| Preceded by | George Howes |
| Succeeded by | Henry M. Bates |
| 13th Vermont State Treasurer | |
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In office October, 1866 – October, 1882 |
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| Preceded by | John B. Page |
| Succeeded by | William H. Dubois |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 17, 1814 Haverhill, New Hampshire |
| Died | August 23, 1891 (aged 77) Montpelier, Vermont |
| Political party |
Democratic Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Ward |
| Children | John W. Page |
| Alma mater | Haverhill Academy |
| Profession | Businessman Banker |
| Religion | Congregational |
John A. Page (June 17, 1814 – August 23, 1891) was a Vermont banker and political figure who served as Vermont State Treasurer.
John A. Page was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire on June 17, 1814. He was the son of John Page and Hannah Merrill. John Page served in the United States Senate and as Governor of New Hampshire.
The younger Page was educated in Haverhill and graduated from Haverhill Academy. 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.
In 1848 Page moved to Danville, Vermont to accept the position of Cashier at the Caledonia Bank. A Democrat in politics, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1848 to 1849.
Page became associated with Erastus Fairbanks in 1849 as Financial Agent for the Passumpsic and Connecticut Rivers Railroad, and relocated to Newbury.
Later in 1849 Page was appointed Cashier of the Vermont Bank and moved to Montpelier, where he lived for the rest of his life. 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. 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. In 1854 he was defeated for another term by Henry M. Bates. He also lost an 1855 rematch to Bates.
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