Roger W. Hulburd

Roger Hulburd
51st Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office 1917–1919
Governor	Horace F. Graham
Preceded by	Hale K. Darling
Succeeded by	Mason S. Stone
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Hyde Park
In office 1906–1908
Preceded by	Smith B. Waite
Succeeded by	Elbridge G. Sherwin
Member of the Vermont Senate from Lamoille County
In office 1896–1898
Preceded by	Frank Kenfield
Succeeded by	Charles H. Stearns
Personal details
Born	October 22, 1856 Waterville, Vermont, U.S.
Died	November 20, 1944 (aged 88) Hyde Park, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	Benjamin N. Hulburd
Education	University of Vermont (BA) Albany Law School (LLB)
Profession	Attorney

Roger William Hulburd (October 22, 1856 – November 20, 1944) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1917 to 1919.

Early life and education

Roger William Hulburd was born in Waterville, Vermont, on October 22, 1856, and was educated at People's Academy in Morrisville. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1882, and Albany Law School in 1887.^[1][2][3][4]

Career

Hulburd taught school and served as principal of Lamoille Central Academy in Hyde Park before attaining admission to the bar in 1887, afterwards becoming an attorney in Hyde Park. He was also active in several businesses, including serving as a Trustee of the Lamoille County Savings Bank and President of the Hyde Park Warehouse Company. In the 1890s he also served as Hyde Park's Postmaster.^[5]

A Republican, he served as Lamoille County State's Attorney from 1894 to 1896, and served in the Vermont Senate from 1896 to 1898. From 1896 to 1906 he was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Vermont Industrial School.^[6][7]

Hulburd served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1906 to 1908, and on the Vermont Penal Board from 1906 to 1910. He was a Delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1904 and 1908.^[8][9]

In 1916 he won the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor over incumbent John E. Weeks. In an era when only Republicans were elected to statewide office in Vermont, Hulburd easily won the general election and served one term, 1917 to 1919.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Hulburd was active in the Vermont Bar Association and served for several years as Chairman of the state Board of Bar Examiners.^[14]

Personal life

Hulburd died in Hyde Park, Vermont on November 20, 1944. His son Benjamin N. Hulburd, was also an attorney who served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.^[15][16]

References

1. History of Morristown, Vermont, published by Morrisville Women's Club, 1935, page 113
2. Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, page 231
3. The Albany Law Journal, published by Albany Law School, June 4, 1887, page 460
4. Catalogue of the Officers of Government and Instruction, the Alumni and Other Graduates of the University of Vermont, published by the university, 1890, page 83
5. Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Lamoille, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, by William Hartley Jeffrey, 1907, pages 17 to 19
6. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, edited by Thomas William Herringshaw, 1901, page 509
7. Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1897, page 266
8. Official Report of the Proceedings, 1904 Republican National Convention, published by Harrison & Smith, Minneapolis, 1904, page 104
9. Official Report of the Proceedings, 1908 Republican National Convention, published by F. J. Heer, Columbus, Ohio, 1908, page 78
10. 1916 Primary Election results Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont State Archives, June 9, 2006, page 1
11. The New International Yearbook, published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1917, page 767
12. Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service, published by Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 2
13. General Election results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813 -- 2008, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2008, page 17
14. Magazine article, Roger W. Hulburd -- Citizen, by Chas. R. Cummings, The Vermonter magazine, Volume 21, Number 6, 1916, pages 154 to 158
15. Who's Who in the East, published by Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin, Volume 7, 1959, page 446
16. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Benjamin N. Hulburd, accessed December 27, 2011

Party political offices
Preceded by Hale K. Darling	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1916	Succeeded by Mason S. Stone
Political offices
Preceded by Hale K. Darling	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1917–1919	Succeeded by Mason S. Stone