List of people from Montpelier, Vermont explained

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in the US city of Montpelier, Vermont.

Artists and authors

• Frederick W. Adams, physician and author
• Michael Arnowitt, classical and jazz pianist
• Ruth Payne Burgess, painter
• Jessica Comolli, beauty queen
• Kathryn Davis, novelist
• Garrett Graff, editor and educator
• Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus
• Frank Miller, comic book writer and artist
• Anaïs Mitchell, singer-songwriter
• Angelia Thurston Newman, poet, author, lecturer
• Arthur E. Scott, photo-historian of US senate
• Daniel Pierce Thompson, author
• Samuel C. Upham, journalist and counterfeiter
• Thomas Waterman Wood, painter
• Eric Zencey, novelist and essayist

Military

• John W. Clark, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Dayton P. Clarke, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Richard A. Cody, general, 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
• Robert J. Coffey, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Hannibal Day, Union Army brigadier general
• George Dewey, US Navy admiral
• William Charles Fitzgerald, US Navy lieutenant
• Thomas D. Kinley, US Army major general, resided in Montpelier^{[1] [2]}
• William W. Noyes, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• James Stevens Peck, American Civil War officer who later served as Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
• Francis V. Randall, Union Army officer in the American Civil War^[3]
• Stephen Thomas, Union Army brigadier general and recipient of the Medal of Honor

Politicians

• James H. Agen, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• George H. Amidon, Vermont State Treasurer
• Howard E. Armstrong, Secretary of State of Vermont^[4]
• George W. Barker, U.S. Marshal for Vermont, Judge of Maniwitoc County, Wisconsin^[5]
• Francis K. Brooks, majority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives and member of the Vermont Senate^[6]
• George W. Cate, U.S. congressman
• Augustine Clarke, Anti-Masonic Party leader and Vermont State Treasurer
• Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill, Wisconsin state senator
• Ann Cummings, Montpelier mayor and member of the Vermont Senate^[7]
• Madelyn Davidson, Vermont State Treasurer
• Luther C. Dodge, mayor of Burlington, Vermont^[8]
• Benjamin F. Fifield, lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, 1869–1880^[9]
• Charles E. Gibson Jr., Vermont Attorney General^[10]
• Mary Hooper, state representative and mayor of Montpelier
• George Howes, Vermont State Treasurer
• Vincent Illuzzi, state senator
• Elisha P. Jewett, Vermont State Treasurer
• Levi R. Kelley, Vermont State Treasurer
• Patrick Leahy, U.S. senator, President pro tempore of the United States Senate
• Farrand F. Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont^[11]
• Timothy Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont^[12]
• Lucas Miltiades Miller, U.S. congressman from Wisconsin
• William Paddock, Wisconsin State Assembly
• John A. Page, Vermont State Treasurer
• Asahel Peck, 35th governor of Vermont
• Lucius Benedict Peck, U.S. congressman
• Andrew Perchlik, member of the Vermont Senate^[13]
• Clarence H. Pitkin, U.S. Attorney for Vermont and Washington County State's Attorney^[14]
• Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State of Vermont^[15]
• Samuel Prentiss, U.S. senator
• Theodore Prentiss, Wisconsin state assemblyman
• John H. Senter, U.S. Attorney for Vermont, Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont^[16]
• Jeb Spaulding, member of the Vermont Senate, Vermont State Treasurer, Vermont Secretary of Administration, Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges^[17]
• John Spaulding, Vermont State Treasurer
• John Mellen Thurston, U.S. senator
• William Upham, U.S. senator
• Eliakim Persons Walton, U.S. congressman
• Anne Watson, mayor of Montpelier
• Charles W. Willard, U.S. congressman
• David Wing Jr., Secretary of State of Vermont^[18]

Law and judiciary

• Nicholas Baylies, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[19]
• Louis P. Peck, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[20]
• Marilyn Skoglund, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, notable for becoming an attorney and judge without attending law school^[21]
• Charles Tetzlaff, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont^[22]
• John H. Watson, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[23]

Sports

• Jim Laird, running back for several NFL teams
• Dave Moody, NASCAR commentator
• Amanda Pelkey, Team USA hockey team member
• Bob Yates, professional football player

Notes and References

1. News: March 4, 1990 . Wedding Announcement: Kinley/Irish . . Rutland, VT . D6 . Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Biography, Major General Thomas D. Kinley . General Officer Management Office . October 31, 1996 . Senior Leader Management Office . National Guard Bureau . Arlington, VA . October 14, 2024.
3. Book: Ellis, William Arba . 1898 . Norwich University: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor . Concord, NH . Rumford Press . 115 . . .
4. News: October 9, 1983 . Obituary, Howard E. Armstrong . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . 18 . subscription .
5. News: April 24, 1873 . Death of George W. Barker . Argus and Patriot . Montpelier, VT . 2 . . .
6. Web site: Biography, Senator Francis K. Brooks . Secretary of the Vermont Senate . Vermont General Assembly . Vermont Senate . Montpelier, VT . February 21, 2017 . .
7. Web site: Biography, Ann Cummings . Secretary of the Vermont State Senate . Vermont General Assembly . Vermont State Senate . Montpelier, VT . February 24, 2017 . .
8. Book: Ullery, Jacob G. . 1894 . Men of Vermont Illustrated . Brattleboro, VT . Transcript Publishing Company . . 51-52 . .
9. Book: Carleton, Hiram . 1903 . Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont . II . New York, NY . Lewis Publishing Company . .
10. Book: 1969 . State of Vermont Legislative Directory . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Secretary of State . 651.
11. Book: Hemenway, Abby Maria . 1882 . The Vermont Historical Gazetteer . 4 . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Watchman and State Journal . 438.
12. Book: Hemenway, Abby Maria . 1882 . The Vermont Historical Gazetteer . 4 . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Watchman and State Journal . 437.
13. Web site: Biography, Senator Andrew Perchlik . 2019 . legislature.vermont.gov . Vermont General Assembly . Montpelier, VT . March 18, 2020 . .
14. News: May 31, 1901 . Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin . . Montpelier, VT . subscription . . 1 . .
15. Book: Ullery, Jacob G. . 1894 . Men of Vermont Illustrated . Brattleboro, VT . Transcript Publishing Company . 322–323.
16. News: January 21, 1916 . John H. Senter Dropped Dead . . Barre, VT . subscription . . 1 . .
17. News: September 25, 2014 . Jeb Spaulding Is Appointed Vermont State Colleges Chancellor . . Randolph, VT.
18. Book: Thompson, Daniel P. . 1860 . History of the Town of Montpelier . Montpelier, VT . E. P. Walton . 68, 105, 290-291.
19. Book: Ullery, Jacob G. . 1894 . Men of Vermont Illustrated . Brattleboro, VT . Transcript Publishing Company . 181 . .
20. News: May 13, 2008 . Obituary, Louis P. Peck . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . subscription . . 4B . .
21. News: Polston . Pamela . March 6, 2002 . She Rules: Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Skoglund Is a Special Case . Seven Days . Burlington, VT.
22. 1983 . Biographical Entry, Tetzlaff, Charles R. . 6 . The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory . New Providence, NJ . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated . 90 . Google Books.
23. Book: Bigelow, Walter J. . 1919 . Vermont, Its Government . Montpelier, VT . Historical Publishing Company . 12 . .