Education
Born in Plymouth, Vermont, Stickney graduated from Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1877.
Born in Plymouth, Vermont, Stickney graduated from Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1877.
As a Republican, he served as the 48th Governor of Vermont from October 4, 1900 to October 3, 1902. Stickney was president of the Ludlow Savings Bank and Trust Company. He was clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1882 to 1892 and was state"s attorney for Windsor County from 1882 to 1884 and again from 1890 to 1892.
He was elected in 1892 to represent Ludlow in the Vermont General Assembly, serving as Speaker of the House until 1896.
Elected to the office of Governor of Vermont in 1900, he served from October 4, 1900 to October 3, 1902. As governor, he favored abolishing the office of Tax Commissioner.
During his administration, legislation was passed establishing the boundary line between Massachusetts and Vermont. After serving one term, he returned to his law practice and banking and insurance interests.
He received an Doctor of Laws from Norwich University in 1902.
In 1926 Stickney was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican United States Senate nomination. Stickney"s Ludlow home is now a bed and breakfast called "The Governor"s Inn". Stickney died in Sarasota, Florida and is interred at Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, Vermont.