Ernest W. Dunklee Explained
Ernest W. Dunklee (November 29, 1890 – October 25, 1974) was a Vermont farmer and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
Biography
Ernest Walter Dunklee was born in Vernon, Vermont on November 29, 1890.[1] [2] He attended school in Vernon and graduated from Mount Hermon Boys' School, afterwards operating a farm in Vernon.[3] In 1904 he served as a page in the Vermont Senate.[4]
A Republican, Dunklee served in local offices including town lister.[5]
Dunklee served four terms in the Vermont House of Representatives: 1919 to 1921, 1923 to 1925, and 1933 to 1937.[6] From 1925 to 1927 Dunklee served in the Vermont Senate.[7]
Dunklee was again elected to the Vermont Senate in 1936. He served two terms, 1937 to 1941. From 1937 to 1939 he served as Senate President.[8] [9]
Ernest W. Dunklee died in Vernon on October 25, 1974.[10] He is buried in Vernon's Tyler Cemetery.[11]
Notes and References
- U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918, entry for Ernest Walter Dunklee, accessed July 5, 2012
- U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, entry for Ernest Walter Dunklee, accessed July 5, 2012
- https://books.google.com/books?id=x0kjAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Ernest+W.+Dunklee%22&pg=PA126 Walter J. Bigelow
- https://books.google.com/books?id=rc-iAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Ernest+W.+Dunklee%22&pg=PA89 Vermont Secretary of State
- https://books.google.com/books?id=YDtAAAAAYAAJ&q=%22ernest+walter+dunklee%22 Vermont Secretary of State
- Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1937, page 463
- Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1935, page 488
- http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/PDF/PresProTempore.pdf Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19370106&id=sMYgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=omoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3769,304078 Associated Press
- Social Security Death Index, entry for Ernest W. Dunklee, accessed July 5, 2012
- Vermont Death Records, 1909–2008, entry for Ernest W. Dunklee, accessed July 5, 2012
