Redfield Proctor
| Redfield Proctor | |
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| 37th United States Secretary of War | |
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In office March 5, 1889 – November 5, 1891 |
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| President | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | William C. Endicott |
| Succeeded by | Stephen B. Elkins |
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office November 2, 1891 – March 4, 1908 |
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| Preceded by | George F. Edmunds |
| Succeeded by | John W. Stewart |
| 37th Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 3, 1878 – October 7, 1880 |
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| Lieutenant | Eben P. Colton |
| Preceded by | Horace Fairbanks |
| Succeeded by | Roswell Farnham |
| 30th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 5, 1876 – October 3, 1878 |
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| Governor | Horace Fairbanks |
| Preceded by | Lyman G. Hinckley |
| Succeeded by | Eben Pomeroy Colton |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1867–1868 |
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| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
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In office 1874–1878 |
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| Personal details | |
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June 1, 1831 Proctorsville, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1908 (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Jane Dutton |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1861-1863 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Commands | 15th Vermont Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831 – March 4, 1908) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He 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.
Redfield Proctor was born on June 1, 1831. a native of Proctorsville, a village named after his family in the town of Cavendish in Windsor County, Vermont. His father, Jabez Proctor, was a farmer, merchant, and prominent local Whig politician. He was raised by his mother, Betsy Parker Proctor (1792-1871), from age 8 after the sudden death of his father. Proctor's first cousins on his mother's side included Isaac F. Redfield and Timothy P. Redfield, both justices of the Vermont Supreme Court.
After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1851, Proctor returned to Proctorsville, where he became first a businessman, and later a lawyer. He earned his master's degree from Dartmouth College in 1854 and graduated from Albany Law School in 1859. He married Emily Jane Dutton in 1858, and moved to Boston, Massachusetts two years later. They had five children; Arabella G. Proctor Holden (1859 - 1905), Fletcher Dutton (1860 - 1911), Fanny Proctor (1863 - 1883) Redfield Jr. (1879 - 1957), and Emily Dutton Proctor (1869 - 1948). He was initiated into Delta Upsilon fraternity as an honorary member by the Middlebury College Chapter.
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