Orleans

BALDWIN, Frederick W.

Men of Vermont: an Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Pub. Co., 1894, part II, p 17 
(portrait p 17)

Frederick W. BALDWIN of Barton [Orleans County, Vermont], was born 29 
September 1848 at Lowell [Orleans County, Vermont], the son of Asa and 
Rosalinda (SHEDD) BALDWIN. He is of English descent, this branch of the 
BALDWIN family being derived from John BALDWIN who appears in Billerica 
[Middlesex County], Massachusetts, as early as 1655, who came from 
Hertforshire, England, about 1646.

Frederick was brought up on his father's farm and enjoyed only such 
advantages for education as the average Vermont farmer gives his children. 
He attended the district school in his native town [Lowell] until he was 
seventeen years of age, and afterward the Westfield grammar school [Orleans 
County, the normal school at Johnson [Lamoille County] and the Vermont 
Conference Seminary at Montpelier [Washington County]. At the age of 
twenty-two he entered the law office of Powers & Gleed at Morrisville 
[Lamoille County, Vermont] and was admitted to the bar of Lamoille County at 
the December term, 1872, and soon afterward formed a copartnership with Gen. 
William W. GROUT, which continued until 1875. Since then Mr. BALDWIN has 
been in the successful practice of his profession in Barton.

In politics he has always been an ardent Republican. In 1872 he was elected 
assistant secretary of the state Senate and secretary of the same in 1874, 
1876, 1878, and state's attorney of Orleans County in 1880. He has been 
successively elected the Orleans County member of the Republican state 
committee since 1884. His ability as a member of that committee has been 
fully demonstrated by his having been elected the secretary and treasurer of 
the committee in 1886, and in 1888 its chairman, which position he still 
holds. This year, as a recognition of his zealous work for the party, he was 
elected a presidential elector at large for Vermont, and was the messenger to 
carry the vote of Vermont to Washington.

Frederick W. BALDWIN has always been deeply interested in biography and 
history, especially that of Vermont, and his library of Vermont books is one 
of the choicest in the state. In 1886 he published the "Biography of the 
Bar" of Orleans County, containing a sketch of every lawyer admitted or who 
has practiced in that county since its organization. Mr. BALDWIN has given 
liberally of his time and money for the development of business in Barton 
Village, at present being a stockholder and secretary of two corporations for 
that purpose, the Barton Manufacturing Company and Barton Hotel Company.

On 24 September 1873 Frederick W. BALDWIN married Miss Susan M. GROUT, by whom 
he has one child, Edward Grout BALDWIN. Mrs. BALDWIN died in 1876. On 28 
October 1878 Mr. [Frederick W.] BALDWIN was united in a second marriage to 
Miss Susan M. HIBBARD of Brooklyn [Kings County], New York. Mr. BALDWIN 
belongs to the Congregational church, and has labored earnestly in its behalf.

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