| Robert Theodore Stafford | |
 Official Vermont State House portrait |
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71st Governor of Vermont
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| In office 1959 – 1961 |
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| Lieutenant | Robert S. The Vermont State House, located in Montpelier Vermont, is the capitol and seat of Vermont General Assembly. The Governor of Vermont is the Governor ( Chief executive, Head of government) of the U Here is a list of Lieutenant Governors of Vermont in chronological order As the independent Vermont Republic As the U Babcock |
| Preceded by | Joseph B. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | F. Ray Keyser, Jr. |
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| Born | August 8, 1913 Rutland, Vermont |
| Died | December 23, 2006 (aged 93) Rutland, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer / Politician |
Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. Joseph Blaine Johnson ( August 29, 1893 - October 25, 1986) was a politician in the U F Ray Keyser (born August 17, 1927) was an American politician from Vermont, serving as Governor of Vermont from 1961 to 1963 Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rutland is a city in and the shire town ( County seat) of Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rutland is a city in and the shire town ( County seat) of Rutland County, Vermont, United States. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. In his lengthy career, he served as the Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator. The Governor of Vermont is the Governor ( Chief executive, Head of government) of the U The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A Republican, Stafford was generally considered a moderate or liberal. He is best remembered for his staunch environmentalism, his work on higher education, and his support, as an elder statesman, for the 2000 Vermont law legalizing civil unions for gay couples.
Born in Rutland, Vermont, he earned his diploma from Middlebury College in 1935; briefly attending the University of Michigan Law School, he earned a law degree from the Boston University Law School in 1938. Rutland is a city in and the shire town ( County seat) of Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Michigan Law School ( Michigan Law) is the Law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Boston University School of Law ( BU Law) is the Law school affiliated with Boston University. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. While attending Middlebury College he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. Delta Upsilon ( ΔY) is the 6th oldest international all-male college Greek-letter social fraternity and is the first non-secret fraternity ever
Upon his completion of law school, Stafford immediately entered local politics, serving as Rutland County's prosecuting attorney from 1938 to 1942. Rutland County is a County located in the US state of Vermont. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1942, he enlisted in the Navy as a lieutenant commander, and served in active duty during World War II. Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He returned to Rutland County to become State's attorney from 1947 to 1951, but returned to the Navy again in 1951, serving in the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the
Returning home again in 1953, he entered Vermont statewide politics, serving as deputy attorney general for the state from 1953 to 1955, and attorney general from 1955 to 1957. In 1957, he was elected lieutenant governor, and in 1959 was elected governor.
Following this quick rise to the top of Vermont state politics, he was elected to Vermont's lone seat in the U. S. House of Representatives in 1960, winning five successive elections. In September 1971, he resigned his seat in Congress to accept appointment to the Senate to temporarily fill the vacancy caused by the death in office of Winston L. Prouty. Winston Lewis Prouty ( September 1, 1906 - September 10, 1971) was a United States Representative and Senator from Vermont Stafford won the special election of January 1972 to serve out the rest of Prouty's term, and won two successive elections, serving in the Senate for slightly over 17 years, until his retirement in 1989. He chaired the Committee on Environment and Public Works from 1981 to 1987. The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with matters related to the environment and infrastructure
While in Congress, he helped pass a law, now known as the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to coordinate federal natural disaster assistance. The Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( Stafford Act) (Public Law 100-707 is a United States federal law designed to bring an orderly A natural disaster is the consequence of a Natural hazard (eg
In 1988, Congress renamed the Federal Guaranteed Student Loan program the Robert T. Stafford Student Loan program, in honor of his work on higher education. A Stafford Loan is a Student loan offered to eligible students enrolled in accredited American institutions of Higher education to help finance
In 2007, Congress renamed the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the "Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area. "
Stafford died in his hometown of Rutland in 2006.
External links
- Robert Stafford at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-01-26
- History of the Stafford Federal Student Loan Program
- CNN Obituary for Stafford
| Preceded by F. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Elliott Barber |
Vermont Attorney General 1955–1957 |
Succeeded by Frederick M. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Reed |
| Preceded by Consuelo Bailey |
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1957–1959 |
Succeeded by Robert S. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Babcock |
| Preceded by Joseph B. Johnson |
Governor of Vermont 1959–1961 |
Succeeded by F. Ray Keyser, Jr. |
| Preceded by William H. Meyer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large congressional district 1961–1971 |
Succeeded by Richard W. Mallary |
| Preceded by Winston L. Prouty |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Vermont 1971–1989 Served alongside: George Aiken, Patrick Leahy |
Succeeded by James Jeffords |
| Preceded by Jennings Randolph |
Chairman of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee 1981 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Quentin N. Burdick |
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