Thomas C. Cheney Explained

Thomas C. Cheney
Office1:Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
Term Start1:1906
Term End1:1910
Predecessor1:John H. Merrifield
Successor1:Frank E. Howe
Office2:Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Term Start2:1906
Term End2:1910
Predecessor2:Calvin L. Gates
Successor2:George W. Clark
Constituency2:Morristown
Office3:State's Attorney of Lamoille County, Vermont
Term Start3:1900
Term End3:1902
Predecessor3:Leon J. Thompson
Successor3:Frederick G. Bicknell
Birth Date:10 October 1868
Birth Place:Morristown, Vermont, U.S.
Death Place:Morrisville, Vermont, U.S.
Resting Place:Pleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, Vermont, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:May Lily Terrill (m. 1896)
Education:University of Vermont
Profession:Attorney

Thomas C. Cheney (October 10, 1868  - October 13, 1957) was a Vermont politician and attorney who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives.

Biography

Thomas Charles Cheney was born in Morristown, Vermont, on October 10, 1868.[1] He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1891, studied law and became an attorney in Morrisville, Vermont.[2] Cheney served in several local offices including school board member, and was Morristown's Town Meeting Moderator for more than 25 years.[3]

Cheney also became active in the insurance business, and was president of the Vermont Insurance Federation and a director of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company.[4] [5]

A Republican, in 1892 Cheney worked in the office of the Vermont Secretary of State. He was an assistant clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1894 to 1898, and clerk from 1898 to 1906.[6]

From 1900 to 1902, Cheney was Lamoille County State's Attorney.[7]

In 1906 and 1908, Cheney was elected as a member of the Vermont House, serving from 1906 to 1910. He was Speaker for the entire length of his house service.[8]

After leaving office, Cheney returned to his legal and insurance interests. He died in Morrisville on October 13, 1957, and was buried in the Pleasant View Cemetery there.[9]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=d4cUAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22thomas+c+cheney%22+lamoille+county+state%27s+attorney&pg=PA53 Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Lamoille, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=FCLOAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22thomas+charles+cheney%22+morrisville+vermont&pg=PA166 General Catalogue of the University of Vermont
  3. The National Underwriter, Volume 42, Issues 1-26, 1928, page 14
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=SAdQAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22thomas+charles+cheney%22+morrisville+vermont&pg=PA499 Vermont Legislative Directory
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=lN8MAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22thomas+c+cheney%22+insurance+president&pg=RA1-PA65 The Insurance Year Book
  6. Walter J. Bigelow, Vermont, Its Government, 1919, page 33
  7. Report of Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, published by Vermont Bar Association, 1958, page 64
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415001447/http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/pdf/speakersHouse.pdf Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives since 1870
  9. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Thomas Charles Cheney, accessed January 28, 2012