Rutland

HUNTER, Ellsworth M.

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, pp 215-216 
(portrait p 215)

Ellsworth M. HUNTER, of Fair Haven [Rutland County, Vermont], was born 11 
April 1862 in Hubbardton [Rutland County, Vermont], son of Mahlon and Susan 
HUNTER. He received his early educational training in the common schools and 
afterwards took a course of study at a business college. At the age of 
twenty-one, Mr. HUNTER, who had adopted journalism as his profession, was 
made business manager of the "Rutland Daily Review," and in the following 
year was employed as editorial writer on the "Plattsburg Telegram" 
[Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York], afterwards founding the "Clipper" at 
Fort Ann [Washington County, New York]. In 1886 he was elected a member of 
the Republican county committee of Washington County, New York, and with four 
others composed the executive board of that committee. He returned to his 
native state [Vermont] in 1887, and for the last four years has filled the 
position of editor and manager of the "Vermont Record."

After his return to Vermont he entered politics and assisted in 1888 in 
forming several Republican league clubs, and was secretary of the John A. 
Logan Club at Castleton [Rutland County]. Twice he was elected a delegate to 
the Republican state convention of Vermont; was a delegate to the press 
congress of the World's Fair; was elected justice of the peace for two 
successive terms, being nominated on the tickets of the Republican, 
Democratic, and Labor parties, the last named of which nominated him for 
assistant judge in 1890, when his vote was much larger than that of his 
party. Is a charter member of Fair Haven Lodge No. 52, Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows, of which he is an officer. On 05 September 1886 he [Ellsworth 
M. HUNTER] was married to E. Alida, daughter of Lyman and Marie BROUGHTON,* 
of Fort Ann [Washington County], New York. Of this union there have been 
three children: Gertrude, Anna, and Frances M. [* In the 1880 census of 
Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, is the family of Lyman and Marie 
BROUGHTON, which includes a daughter, Alida, age twelve, thus born about 
1868. The original text has "Lyman and Marie (BROUGHTON)" with no other 
surname following it. This has been changed by the submitter to "Lyman and 
Marie BROGHTON" in the transcription based on the census evidence.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly