Eben Pomeroy Colton Explained

Eben Pomeroy Colton
Office1:	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Term Start1:	1878
Term End1:	1880
Predecessor1:	Redfield Proctor
Successor1:	John L. Barstow
Office2:	Member of the Vermont Senate from Orleans County
Term Start2:	1870
Term End2:	1874
Alongside2:	Jerry E. Dickerman (1870), Henderson C. Wilson (1872)
Predecessor2:	James W. Simpson, William G. Elkins
Successor2:	Henderson C. Wilson, Henry C. Tolman
Office3:	Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Irasburg
Term Start3:	1876
Term End3:	1878
Predecessor3:	William D. Tyler
Successor3:	Laforrest H. Thompson
Term Start4:	1859
Term End4:	1861
Predecessor4:	John H. Kellam
Successor4:	Isaac N. Cushman
Birth Date:	11 February 1829
Birth Place:	West Fairlee, Vermont
Death Place:	Irasburg, Vermont
Resting Place:	Irasburg Cemetery, Irasburg, Vermont
Party:	Whig (before 1854) Republican (from 1854)
Spouse:	Almira A. Bailey (m. 1854)
Children:	4
Occupation:	Businessman

Eben Pomeroy Colton (February 11, 1829 – September 10, 1895) was an American businessman and farmer who served as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880.

Personal background

Born Ebenezer Pomeroy Colton and usually called E. Pomeroy Colton or E. P. Colton, he was born in West Fairlee, Vermont on February 11, 1829, the son of John and Phoebe (Morey) Colton. He moved to Irasburg with his family at age 14, and after completing his education was active in construction, carpentry, farming and lumbering.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Political background

Originally a Whig in politics, Colton became a Republican when that party was founded in the 1850s. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1859 to 1860 and in the Vermont Senate from 1870 to 1874. In 1876, he was again elected to the Vermont House.^{[6] [7]}

In 1878, Colton was elected Lieutenant Governor and served one term, 1878 to 1880.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Active in the Masons and other civic and fraternal organizations, Colton was the first Master of the Vermont Grange, serving from 1872 to 1877.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Colton died in Irasburg on September 10, 1895.^{[14] [15]} He is buried in Irasburg Cemetery.^[16]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-8VAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA281 One Thousand Men
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=YZs-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA369 A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton
3. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Record for Eben Pomeroy Colton, accessed December 30, 2011
4. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, Record for Ebenezer P. Colton, accessed December 30, 2011
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=EalOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA87 American Jersey Herd Book
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=Nvg_AAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA78 Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=lgxQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA53 Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives
8. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1878/08/31/443459042.pdf Newspaper article, The September Elections
9. https://books.google.com/books?id=EeV6r-D7w9oC&q=colton Vermont: The Green Mountain State
10. https://books.google.com/books?id=OQ1yAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA321 The Geography, History, Constitution and Civil Government of Vermont
11. https://books.google.com/books?id=sB5BAAAAIAAJ&q=%22eben+pomeroy+colton%22 History of the Grange in Vermont
12. https://books.google.com/books?id=h4seAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22eben+p+colton%22&pg=PA68 Magazine article, The Grange in Vermont
13. https://books.google.com/books?id=Dq1HAAAAYAAJ&q=colton&pg=PA40 Journal of the Proceedings of the Seventh Session of the National Grange
14. http://www.nekg-vt.com/cemetery/cemetery_irasburg.htm Transcript, Irasburg Cemetery
15. Newspaper article, For Those Gone Before, North Adams Transcript, November 18, 1895
16. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=52109&GRid=26914525& Gravestone photos by contributors talegi and Bill McKern