Lieutenant Martin F. Allen Name William Stickney Preceded by Edward C. Smith Party Republican Party | Political party Republican Succeeded by John G. McCullough Profession Attorney Resigned October 3, 1902 | |
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Born March 21, 1853
Plymouth, Vermont ( 1853-03-21 ) Spouse(s) Elizabeth Lincoln, Sarah E. Moore Role Former Governor of Vermont Died December 15, 1932, Sarasota, Florida, United States Previous office Governor of Vermont (1900–1902) | ||
William Wallace Stickney (March 21, 1853 – December 15, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican, he served as the 48th Governor of Vermont from October 4, 1900 to October 3, 1902.
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Biography
Born in Plymouth, Vermont, Stickney graduated from Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1877. He went on to study law, was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1878 and practiced in Ludlow as the partner of John G. Sargent. He married Elizabeth Lincoln on May 4, 1881. After her death on March 29, 1903, he married Sarah Effie Moore in Sarasota, Florida, on June 1, 1905.
Career
Stickney was president of the Ludlow Savings Bank and Trust Company. He was clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1882 to 1892 and was state's attorney for Windsor County from 1882 to 1884 and again from 1890 to 1892. He was elected in 1892 to represent Ludlow in the Vermont General Assembly, serving as Speaker of the House until 1896.
Elected to the office of Governor of Vermont in 1900, he served from October 4, 1900 to October 3, 1902. As governor, he favored abolishing the office of Tax Commissioner. During his administration, legislation was passed establishing the boundary line between Massachusetts and Vermont. After serving one term, he returned to his law practice and banking and insurance interests. He received an LL.D. from Norwich University in 1902.
As a delegate to the 1924 Republican National Convention, he seconded the nomination of Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, who was his cousin.
In 1926 Stickney was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican US Senate nomination. Stickney's Ludlow home is now a bed and breakfast called "The Governor's Inn".
Death
Stickney died in Sarasota, Florida and is interred at Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, Vermont.