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  • Subject is exactly "Prouty, George H., 1862-1918"

They Were Promoted, 1910

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Flyer issued by The John A. Mead Club of Rutland promoting Mead's candidacy for Governor. Mead was the sitting Lieutenant Governor and the club lists eight other men who were previously "promoted by the People after apprenticeship in the Lieutenant…

George Herbert Prouty, Vermont Governor 1908-1910

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As governor, Prouty favored employers' liability law. During his administration, the state legislature adopted his suggestion to put the Railroad Commission under a Public Service Commission designed to supervise all public service corporations. In…