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Waitstill R. Ranney was a Vermont doctor and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor from 1841 to 1843. ==Biography== Waitstill Randolph Ranney was born in Chester, Vermont on May 23, 1791. He studied at Dartmouth and Middlebury Colleges and became a physician while also maintaining a farm in Townshend.〔(Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College ), published by the college, 1901, page 239〕 In 1827 Ranney received an honorary degree from Castleton Medical College.〔(History of Vermont ), by Zadock Thompson, 1842, page 163〕 Ranney served in several local offices, including school board member.〔(Collections Relating to the History and Inhabitants of the Town of Townshend, Vermont ), by James H. Phelps, 1877, page 120〕 He was a Delegate to the 1828 Vermont constitutional convention and a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836.〔(The Vermont Historical Gazetteer ), edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, Volume 5, 1891, page 543〕 He became active in the Whig Party at its founding, served in the Vermont Senate from 1836 to 1838. He transferred his farm to one of his sons in the late 1830s and moved to a home in the center of town.〔(Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., 1724-1884 ), by Hamilton Child, 1884, page 39〕 Ranney presided over the famous July, 1840 Whig political meeting on Stratton Mountain at which Daniel Webster spoke ("Fellow citizens, I have come to meet you among the clouds...").〔(One Thousand Men ), by Vermont Historical Society, 1915, page 195〕 He served as Lieutenant Governor from 1841 to 1843.〔(Early History of Vermont ), by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 2, 1900, page 407〕 Ranney remained active until his health began to fail in the late 1840s, after which he lived in retirement in Townshend.〔The Bottum (Longbottom) Family Album, by Rebekah Deal Oliver, 1970, page 283〕 He died in Townshend on August 23, 1853 and was buried in Townshend's Oakwood Cemetery.〔(Gravestone photos by contributors Bill McKern and Cynthia Kaley ), Find A Grave web site, accessed December 29, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waitstill R. Ranney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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