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John G. McCullough

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His father-in-law appointed him vice-president and general manager of the Panama Railway. After Park's death in 1882, he became the railroad's president. He helped reorganize the
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His father died when he was three years old, and his mother four years later. Relatives and family friends took him in, and provided him with a private school education.
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After leaving the governorship, McCullough became active in business again. He was president or a director of the First National Bank of North Bennington, the
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McCullough died in New York City on May 29, 1915. He is interred in the family vault at Bennington's Old First Church Cemetery.
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He moved to Vermont in 1873, where he devoted himself to business. He had married Eliza Hall Park, daughter of
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degree after just two years of schooling. He clerked in the law firm of St. George Tucker Campbell in
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in 1884 and 1893, becoming chairman of the company's executive committee. He was president of the
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in 1880, 1888 and 1900, being elected chairman of the delegation in 1900. He was elected to the
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Governor of Vermont in 1902. During his administration, Vermont abandoned statewide
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Information Annual: A Continuous Cyclopedia and Digest of Current Events 1915–16.
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His public speech-making in support of Sumner led to his election to the
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Governor John G. McCullough Records, 1902–1904. Vermont State Archives.
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the same year. He was re-elected in 1862. In 1863, he was elected
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from using the fort in support of bringing California into the
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John G. McCullough was born on September 16, 1835, in
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Duffy, John J.; Hand, Samuel B.; and Orth, Ralph H.
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Batchelder 1781:Members of the California State Assembly 1263: 775: 773: 771: 559:from 1883 to 1900, and president of the 1796:Republican Party Vermont state senators 769: 767: 765: 763: 761: 759: 757: 755: 753: 751: 737: 735: 733: 731: 729: 727: 725: 723: 721: 719: 717: 715: 713: 711: 709: 707: 1758: 705: 703: 701: 699: 697: 695: 693: 691: 689: 687: 619:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 1791:Republican Party governors of Vermont 1237: 998: 650: 467:University of Pennsylvania Law School 379:University of Pennsylvania Law School 1831:Politicians from Bennington, Vermont 748: 481:. He was admitted to the bar of the 465:, Pennsylvania, while attending the 684: 605:, the Fidelity & Casualty Co., 488: 13: 867:. Vermont Old Cemetery Association 14: 1867: 1851:19th-century American politicians 895: 840:History of Bennington County, VT. 674:, and opened on August 24, 1921. 1776:American people of Welsh descent 1305: 1222: 854:New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1916. 593:in favor of a local option law. 532:Move to Vermont and governorship 1026:Attorneys General of California 664:John G. McCullough Free Library 607:National Life Insurance Company 879: 857: 845: 657:Park-McCullough Historic House 572:Republican National Convention 557:Bennington and Rutland Railway 195:Attorney General of California 1: 1856:19th-century American lawyers 1821:University of Delaware alumni 677: 672:Renwick, Aspinwall and Tucker 611:Hudson and Manhattan Railroad 596: 493:McCullough supported General 426: 1841:People from Newark, Delaware 1786:California attorneys general 838:"McCullough, General John." 505:in 1861, preventing Colonel 7: 1811:American Congregationalists 10: 1872: 888:Accessed November 1, 2013. 745:New York: E.C. Hill, 1921. 475:Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1836:Norwich University alumni 1743: 1314: 1303: 1271: 1220: 1032: 983: 974: 966: 961: 951: 936: 928: 923: 781:The Vermont Encyclopedia. 668:North Bennington, Vermont 561:Chicago and Erie Railroad 522:California State Assembly 415:of California during the 394: 384: 368: 356: 348: 338: 321: 301: 296: 292: 288:John W. 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Goodell 183: 169: 157: 131: 119: 110: 89: 77: 56: 35: 21: 20: 1871: 1870: 1866: 1865: 1864: 1862: 1861: 1860: 1806:Vermont lawyers 1756: 1755: 1754: 1749: 1739: 1535:W.P. Dillingham 1318: 1317: 1310: 1306: 1301: 1275: 1274: 1267: 1262: 1232: 1227: 1223: 1218: 1028: 1023: 989: 987:Charles J. Bell 980: 972: 957: 955:Charles J. Bell 946: 934: 898: 893: 892: 884: 880: 870: 868: 863: 862: 858: 850: 846: 837: 794: 778: 749: 740: 685: 680: 653: 599: 585:McCullough was 534: 501:general seized 491: 445:Oliver Cromwell 429: 411:. He served as 389: 377: 352:Eliza Hall Park 339:Political party 330: 326: 313: 307: 305: 283: 269: 263: 258: 252:Mariposa County 234: 228:Frank M. Pixley 222: 206: 201: 188:Allen L. Graves 187: 181: 175: 167: 162: 158: 153: 129: 117: 111: 106: 93:Charles J. 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Park 538:Panama Railway 533: 530: 490: 487: 428: 425: 405:businessperson 396: 395: 392: 391: 386: 382: 381: 372: 366: 365: 358: 354: 353: 350: 346: 345: 340: 336: 335: 329:(aged 79) 323: 319: 318: 303: 299: 298: 294: 293: 290: 289: 286: 280: 279: 272: 266: 265: 255: 254: 246:Member of the 243: 242: 237: 231: 230: 225: 219: 218: 213: 209: 208: 198: 197: 190: 189: 184: 178: 177: 170: 164: 163: 160: 150: 149: 143:Vermont Senate 141:Member of the 138: 137: 132: 126: 125: 123:Ashbel A. Dean 120: 114: 113: 103: 102: 96: 95: 90: 84: 83: 78: 72: 71: 69:Zed S. Stanton 66: 60: 59: 49: 48: 41: 40: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1868: 1857: 1854: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1827: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1817: 1814: 1812: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1802: 1799: 1797: 1794: 1792: 1789: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1779: 1777: 1774: 1772: 1769: 1767: 1764: 1763: 1761: 1747: 1742: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1716: 1713: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1693: 1691: 1688: 1686: 1683: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1673: 1671: 1668: 1666: 1663: 1661: 1658: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1643: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1633: 1631: 1628: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1608: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1470:P. 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Governor of Vermont
Lieutenant
Zed S. Stanton
William W. Stickney
Charles J. Bell
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
Ashbel A. Dean
Frederick W. Baldwin
Vermont Senate
Bennington County
Abraham B. Gardner
Attorney General of California
Frederick Low
Frank M. Pixley
Jo Hamilton
California State Assembly
Mariposa County
Merced
Newark, Delaware
New York City
Republican
Esther Morgan McCullough
Alma mater
Delaware College
University of Pennsylvania Law School
businessperson
attorney
Attorney General
Civil War

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