Robert Stafford
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office September 16, 1971 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Winston L. Prouty |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large district | |
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In office January 3, 1961 – September 16, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | William H. Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Mallary |
| 71st Governor of Vermont | |
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In office January 8, 1959 – January 5, 1961 |
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| Lieutenant | Robert S. Babcock |
| Preceded by | Joseph B. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | F. Ray Keyser, Jr. |
| 66th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office January 10, 1957 – January 8, 1959 |
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| Governor | Joseph B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Consuelo N. Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Babcock |
| 13th Vermont Attorney General | |
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In office January 6, 1955 – January 10, 1957 |
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| Governor | Joseph B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | F. Elliott Barber, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Frederick M. Reed |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Theodore Stafford August 8, 1913 Rutland, Vermont |
| Died | December 23, 2006 (aged 93) Rutland, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
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Lawyer Politician |
Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy career, he served as the 71st Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Northeastern Republican, Stafford was generally considered a liberal, or "Rockefeller" Republican.
Stafford is best remembered for his staunch environmentalism, his work on higher education, and his support, as an elder statesman, for the 2000 Vermont law legalizing civil unions for gay couples.
Stafford was born in Rutland, Vermont to Bert Linus Stafford and Mabel R. (Stratton) Stafford. Bert Stafford was a 1901 graduate of Middlebury College who practiced law in Rutland, and was President of the Rutland County National Bank. He served as Rutland County's State's Attorney, and was Mayor from 1915 to 1917, President of the Vermont Bar Association in 1930, and Chairman of the Vermont Board of Education.
Robert Stafford earned his diploma from Middlebury College in 1935. He briefly attended the University of Michigan Law School, and earned a law degree from the Boston University Law School in 1938. While attending Middlebury College he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
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