Addison

DYER, Frank C. & William H.

Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches 
of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 
Dodge. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Company, 1912, p 176

Biography of Frank C. DYER (brother of William H.)

Frank C. DYER, merchant, Salisbury, was born 10 June 1866 at Salisbury 
[Addison County, Vermont], son of John Morton and Sarah E. (CURTIS) DYER. 
Educated in the public schools, and Beeman Academy, New Haven [Addison 
County, Vermont]. Since 1892 Mr. DYER has been engaged in general 
merchandise business in Salisbury; store and contents destroyed by fire in 
1910 but rebuilt. Republican; represented Salisbury in the Legislature 1896, 
chairman of committee on Vermont Industrial School; postmaster 1898 to 1906; 
deputy sheriff 1899 to 1906; school director, and chairman of the board since 
1900; has been a member of the board of selectmen, and held minor town 
offices; elected assistant judge of the Addison County Court in 1906, 
re-elected 1908; Secretary of Addison County Agricultural Society 1887-1891 
and 1895-1897, president of the society 1904-1905, and again elected 
secretary 1911. Was chairman of the Republican county committee 1904-1908. 
Member of the Methodist Episcopal Church seventeen years, nearly all of which 
time he has been a member of the official board; has been a delegate to three 
Lay Electoral Conferences of the church; was a delegate to the congress of 
the laymen's missionary movement held at Chicago 1910. Member of Union Lodge 
No. 2, Free & Accepted Masons; Potter Chapter No. 22, Royal Arch Masons; 
Middlebury Council No. 14, Royal & Select Masons; Mount Calvary Commandery 
No. 1, Knights Templar; and Otter Creek Lodge, Knights of Pythias. In 1891 
he [Frank C. DYER] married [Miss?] Jessie E. BEAUDRY of Rutland [Rutland 
County, Vermont]; they have two children, Jessie Marguerite and Carroll 
Francis.



Biography of William H. DYER (brother of Frank C.)

William H. DYER, merchant, Middletown Springs [Rutland County, Vermont], was 
born 15 August 1871 at Salisbury [Addison County, Vermont], son of John M. 
and Sarah E. (CURTIS) DYER. Educated in the public schools, and Beeman 
Academy, New Haven [Addison County]. Engaged in farming for ten years; in 
1899 removed to Middletown Springs, and conducted a general mercantile 
business, which he has continued to date. Republican; town clerk and justice 
of the peace for the past ten years; has also served as selectman, and in 
various other town offices; represented Middletown Springs in the Legislature 
1904; member of the general committee, serving as its secretary. In 
religious preference a Congregationalist. Member of Morning Star Lodge No. 
37, Free & Accepted Masons; Poultney Chapter No. 10, Royal Arch Masons; 
Killington Commandery No. 6, Knights Templar; Cairo Temple, Mystic Shrine, of 
Rutland; and Middletown Springs Grange No. 288. In 1893 he [William H. DYER] 
married [Miss?] Lizzie B. WHITNEY of Salisbury; they have two daughters, 
Gladys Emma and Marion Sarah.

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