Redfield Proctor

Redfield Proctor
United States Senator
from Vermont
In office
November 2, 1891 – March 4, 1908
Preceded byGeorge F. Edmunds
Succeeded byJohn Stewart
37th United States Secretary of War
In office
March 5, 1889 – November 5, 1891
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byWilliam Endicott
Succeeded byStephen Elkins
37th Governor of Vermont
In office
October 3, 1878 – October 7, 1880
LieutenantE. Pomeroy Colton
Preceded byHorace Fairbanks
Succeeded byRoswell Farnham
31st Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
October 5, 1876 – October 3, 1878
GovernorHorace Fairbanks
Preceded byLyman G. Hinckley
Succeeded byE. Pomeroy Colton
Personal details
Born(1831-06-01)June 1, 1831
Proctorsville, Vermont, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1908(1908-03-04) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEmily Dutton
Children5, including Fletcher and Redfield
EducationDartmouth College (BA, MA)
Albany Law School (LLB)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUS Army
Years of service1861–1863
RankColonel
Commands15th Vermont Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831 – March 4, 1908) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1891 to 1908.