Philip Henderson Hoff (born June 29, 1924) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont where he served as the 73rd Governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969.
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At the time of his election, he was the first Democrat elected Governor of Vermont in 108 years.
He served until March 16, 1854 when the Senate resolved that he was not entitled to the seat on the grounds that he had been legally appointed by the Governor of Vermont when the Vermont General Assembly was not in session, but that the General Assembly had not acted to fill the vacancy at its subsequent session, as required by law.
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Leland served as Lieutenant Governor from 1822 to 1827, and declined to be nominated for Governor in 1828, preferring instead to continue serving as Pastor of his church.
In 1976 Burns was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, losing a three way race to State Treasurer Stella Hackel.
In 2006, Bright was appointed to the Next Generation Commission by Governor James Douglas.
A Republican, he was appointed as a municipal judge in 1887 by Governor of Vermont Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, and subsequently reappointed by each governor until 1901.
In 1920 Babbitt was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor, losing the Republican nomination to James Hartness.
Though not designated the official state song by legislative statute, "Hail Vermont!" was proclaimed the state song by Governor of Vermont George Aiken to be performed in the Vermont Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
In February 2006, he married Madeleine May Kunin, former Governor of Vermont, Ambassador to Switzerland, professor and public commentator on issues of social justice and the environment.
The Democratic primaries and caucuses were contested between retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas, former Governor Howard Dean of Vermont, Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, and the Reverend Al Sharpton of New York.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961), defeating the Republican candidate, former Governor Harold Arthur.
October - Martin Chittenden, Governor of Vermont, regards the war "as unnecessary, unwise and hopeless, in all its offensive operations."
Dr. Howard Dean, former Democratic Governor of Vermont, former Presidential Candidate, and former head of the Democratic National Committee.
Those involved in the negotiations on Vermont's side included Ethan Allen, his brother Ira, Joseph Fay, and Thomas Chittenden, the governor of Vermont.
George Whitman Hendee (1832–1906), U.S. politician, former Governor of Vermont, former U.S. Representative from Vermont
John E. Weeks (1853–1949), U.S. Representative from Vermont, and Governor of Vermont
Jefferson P. Kidder 1815-1883, delegate to the Vermont Constitutional Convention 1841, Vermont State Senator 1847-1848, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1853-1854, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1856, Minnesota State Representative 1863-1864, Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court 1865-1875 1979-1883, Delegate to Congress from Dakota Territory 1875-1879.
On June 4, 2009, Bartlett announced her intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont in 2010.
In October 1854 Republican Steven Royce defeated incumbent Democratic governor John S. Robinson, Robinson would be the first and final Democratic Governor of Vermont for 108 years.