Stanley Calef WILSON

September 10, 1879 (age 88)

Orange, Vermont, Orange County, United States of America

He served as the 55th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1929 to 1931 and the 62nd Governor of Vermont from 1931 to 1935. A Republican, Wilson served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1915 to 1917. In 1917 he served as Speaker following the resignation of John East. Weeks, who was appointed Director of State Institutions. From 1917 to 1923 Wilson served as Judge of the Washington County Court. In 1925 he returned to the Vermont House, holding office until 1927. Wilson served in the Vermont Senate from 1927 to 1929. In 1928 Wilson was elected Lieutenant Governor, and he served from 1929 to 1931. Wilson"s two terms were marked by efforts to recover from the Flood of 1927, and to deal with the effects of The Great Depression. After leaving the governor"s office Wilson practiced law in Chelsea with F. Ray Keyser, Senior, Deane C. Davis and J. Ward Carver. Their firm is regarded as Vermont"s best ever collection of legal talent, producing two Governors (Wilson and Davis), one state Attorney General (Carver), and one state Supreme Court Justice (Keyser). In 1952 he was the driving force behind the establishment of a community hospital, the Chelsea Health Center, the first community-owned nonprofit health center in the nation. Norwich"s Wilson Hall is named for him. Governor Wilson died in Chelsea on October 5, 1967. He was buried at Highland Cemetery in Chelsea.

Stanley Calef WILSON

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Background

Wilson, Stanley Calef was born on September 10, 1879 in Orange, Vermont, United States. Son of William Wallace and Lydia Ellen (Browning) Wilson.

Education

Graduate Gooddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, 1896. Bachelor of Arts, Tufts College, 1901, Doctor of Laws, 1931. Doctor of Laws, Norwich University, 1927.

Doctor of Laws, University of Vermont, 1932.

Studied law in the office of Dillingham, Huse & Howland, Montpelier, Vermont.

Career

He served as the 55th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1929 to 1931 and the 62nd Governor of Vermont from 1931 to 1935. A Republican, Wilson served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1915 to 1917. In 1917 he served as Speaker following the resignation of John East. Weeks, who was appointed Director of State Institutions.

From 1917 to 1923 Wilson served as Judge of the Washington County Court.

In 1925 he returned to the Vermont House, holding office until 1927. Wilson served in the Vermont Senate from 1927 to 1929.

In 1928 Wilson was elected Lieutenant Governor, and he served from 1929 to 1931. Wilson"s two terms were marked by efforts to recover from the Flood of 1927, and to deal with the effects of The Great Depression.

After leaving the governor"s office Wilson practiced law in Chelsea with F. Ray Keyser, Senior, Deane C. Davis and J. Ward Carver.

Their firm is regarded as Vermont"s best ever collection of legal talent, producing two Governors (Wilson and Davis), one state Attorney General (Carver), and one state Supreme Court Justice (Keyser). In 1952 he was the driving force behind the establishment of a community hospital, the Chelsea Health Center, the first community-owned nonprofit health center in the nation. Norwich"s Wilson Hall is named for him.

Governor Wilson died in Chelsea on October 5, 1967.

He was buried at Highland Cemetery in Chelsea.

Achievements

Stanley Calef Wilson has been listed as a noteworthy ex-governor. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member commission to propose amendment to Vermont Constitution, 1921. Member American Bar Association, Vermont State Bar Association (president 1924), Orange County Bar Association. Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner), Eastern Star, Woodman, Grange.

Connections

Spouse Grace Bacon, April 22, 1909, Chelsea, Vermont.

Father:: William Wallace Wilson
Mother:: Lydia Ellen (Browning) Wilson
Spouse:: Grace Goodwin Bacon

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