Background
Jeffords, Olin Merrill was born on June 8, 1890 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, United States. Son of James M. and Mary D. (Merrill) Jeffords.
Jeffords, Olin Merrill was born on June 8, 1890 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, United States. Son of James M. and Mary D. (Merrill) Jeffords.
He graduated from Enosburg Falls High School in 1909 and Phillips Exeter Academy in 1911. Jeffords graduated from Boston University Law School in 1918 and became an attorney.
He was the father of Senator Jim Jeffords. He practiced with Ropes & Gray in Boston, and then returned to Vermont to practice in Ludlow and Rutland. A Republican, in 1934 Jeffords was appointed a Judge of the Vermont Superior Court.
In 1938 Jeffords was appointed an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Justice George M. Powers.
In 1955 Jeffords became Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, and he served until resigning in 1958. Jeffords died in Rutland on October 10, 1964.
He was buried at Missisquoi Cemetery in Enosburg Falls. In 2006 James Jeffords established the In 1928 Jeffords married Marion Hausman (1895-1977).
They were the parents of two children: Mary Jeffords Mills (1932-2009).
And James Merrill Jeffords (1934-2014).
Member Woolsack; Mason, Knights of Pythias. Club: Country (Rutland).
Married Marion Hausman, July 23, 1928. Children: Mary Helene, James Merrill.