Robert T. Gannett

Robert Tileston Gannett (September 26, 1917 – August 26, 2012) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Gannett graduated from Milton Academy in 1935. He then graduated from Harvard University in 1939 and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942. Gannett served in the United States Army during World War II. Gannett practiced law in Brattleboro, Vermont. Gannett served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1953 to 1961 and was a Republican. Then Gannett served in the Vermont State Senate from 1972 to 1993. Gannett was married to Sarah Alden Derby, a granddaughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. Gannett died in Brattleboro, Vermont.