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863:. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1977. p. 184.
732:. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1981. p. 270.
924:"Primary Election Results: 1946 Republican Party; U.S. Senator"
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969:"Sterry R. Waterman; U.S. Appeals Judge Served for 28 Years"
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1133:Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary
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1182:. South Royalton, VT: Vermont Law School. 2016
1112:. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. February 7, 1984
729:Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual
880:. New York, NY: Tenny Press. pp. 27, 75.
716:. Chadbourne Family Association. p. 159.
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148:Thomas M. Debevoise
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