Stanley C. Wilson

Stanley C. Wilson
62nd Governor of Vermont
In office
January 8, 1931 – January 10, 1935
LieutenantBenjamin Williams
Charles Manley Smith
Preceded byJohn E. Weeks
Succeeded byCharles Manley Smith
57th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1929–1931
GovernorJohn E. Weeks
Preceded byHollister Jackson
Succeeded byBenjamin Williams
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office
1927–1929
Preceded byFrederick H. Bickford
Succeeded byAlfred C. Jackman
ConstituencyOrange County
President of the Vermont Bar Association
In office
1924–1925
Preceded byWarren Austin
Succeeded byJ. Rolf Searles
Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
In office
1917–1923
Preceded byWillard W. Miles
Succeeded byWarner A. Graham
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1917
Preceded byJohn E. Weeks
Succeeded byCharles S. Dana
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Chelsea
In office
1925–1927
Preceded byOliver E. Burgess
Succeeded byAndrew L. Sprague
In office
1915–1917
Preceded byBenjamin H. Adams
Succeeded byFrederick C. Waldo
Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party
In office
1914–1917
Preceded byNelson D. Phelps
Succeeded byJ. Rolfe Searles
State's Attorney of Orange County, Vermont
In office
1908–1910
Preceded byMarch M. Wilson
Succeeded byFrank S. Williams
Personal details
Born
Stanley Calef Wilson

(1879-09-10)September 10, 1879
Orange, Vermont, US
DiedOctober 5, 1967(1967-10-05) (aged 88)
Chelsea, Vermont, US
Resting placeHighland Cemetery, Chelsea, Vermont
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGrace Goodwin Bacon Wilson (1879–1968)[1][2]
Alma materTufts University (BA)
ProfessionLawyer

Stanley Calef Wilson (September 10, 1879 – October 5, 1967) was an American politician, attorney, and businessman from Vermont. He served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1929 to 1931 and the 62nd governor of Vermont from 1931 to 1935.

A native of Orange, Vermont, Wilson graduated from Tufts University, studied law, attained admission to the bar, and became an attorney in Chelsea. He served in local offices and was State's Attorney of Orange County for four years. He was Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party from 1914 to 1917. From 1915 to 1917, Wilson served in the Vermont House of Representatives, and he was Speaker of the House in 1917. From 1917 to 1923, Wilson was a judge on the Vermont Superior Court. He was president of the Vermont Bar Association from 1924 to 1925, and he served in the Vermont House again from 1925 to 1927. From 1927 to 1929, Wilson served in the Vermont Senate. He was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1929 to 1931.

In 1930, Wilson was elected Governor of Vermont. He was re-elected in 1932 and served from 1931 to 1935. After leaving office, he resumed practicing law and was involved in several business ventures. He died in Chelsea in 1967 and was buried at Highland Cemetery in Chelsea.

  1. ^ Vermont Marriage Records, 1909–2008, entry for Stanley Calef Wilson and Grace Bacon, April 22, 1909, accessed December 18, 2011
  2. ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909–2008, entry for Grace Bacon Wilson, accessed December 18, 2011