Windham

RYTHER, Fred E.

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, p 348

Fred E. RYTHER, of Dover [Windham County, Vermont], was born 26 August 1860, 
son of Eaton and Mary A. (MORSE) RYTHER. He was educated in the schools of 
Dover and has followed the vocation of farming since early manhood, with the 
exception of some time spent in teaching. An ardent Democrat in political faith, 
he has been honored by his townsmen with many positions of honor, and 
represented Dover in the General Assembly of 1890. He enjoys the distinction of 
being the first Democrat to represent the town since the organization of the 
Republican party. [The Republican party was organized in 1854.] He has also 
served the town as selectman for two terms, and as superintendent of schools. Mr. 
RYTHER is an energetic and popular young man, who has a life of much 
usefulness before him. [Fred RYTHER is enumerated in his father's household in the 
1880 census of Dover, Windham County, Vermont: Fred's father, Eaton RYTHER, 
farmer, age forty-six, born in Vermont (by his census age about 1834), to parents 
born in Massachusetts; Eaton's wife (the mother of Fred), age thirty-eight, 
born in Vermont (about 1844), to a father born in Connecticut and a mother born 
in Vermont; Eaton's son, Fred, a farm laborer, age nineteen, born in Vermont 
(by his census age about 1861); and Eaton's daughter (sister of Fred), age 
fourteen, also born (about 1866) in Vermont.]

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