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Montpelier National Bank. She became the bank's clerk in 1954, secretary and assistant trust officer in 1956, assistant vice president in 1958, and vice president in 1960. Davidson was also active in several local civic and business organizations, including serving as
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Davidson to fill the vacancy. Davidson was the first woman to hold the post, and was the Democratic nominee for a full term in the November, 1968 election. She lost her bid for a two-year term to
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Vermont's Commissioner of Employment Security.
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Montpelier Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Vermont Association (Vermont Chamber of Commerce). She was also a member of the state and national advisory councils for the
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After leaving college, Davidson worked in a variety of positions with the
Vermont Emergency Relief Administration, the agency created to plan and oversee completion of
151:, named Davidson to serve as state Commissioner of Employment Security. Davidson served as commissioner until retiring in January, 1977, at the start of
22:(August 26, 1913—February 5, 1998) was a Vermont banker, political figure, and government official. She was notable for her service as
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for several years, including terms as the party treasurer. In 1962 she was the unsuccessful
Democratic nominee for
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653:"Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2008, entry for Madeleine Helen Suitor"
521:. Bennington, VT. United Press International. July 30, 1968. p. 5.
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Madelyn Helen Suitor in the hamlet of Websterville,
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207:"Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008, entry for Madaline Helen Suitor"
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673:"Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008, entry for Sylvia June Davidson"
634:"Ancestry® - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records"
615:"Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Madelyn S. Davidson"
419:. Bennington, VT. Associated Press. December 22, 1958. p. 1.
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