Winston L. Prouty

Winston Prouty
United States Senator
from Vermont
In office
January 3, 1959 – September 10, 1971
Preceded byRalph Flanders
Succeeded byRobert Stafford
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Vermont's At-large district
In office
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959
Preceded byCharles Albert Plumley
Succeeded byWilliam H. Meyer
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1947–1949
Preceded byJoseph H. Denny
Succeeded byJ. Harold Stacey
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Newport
In office
1941–1949
Preceded byJohn M. Bradley
Succeeded byRobert W. H. Davis
Mayor of Newport, Vermont
In office
1938–1941
Preceded byJohn M. Bradley
Succeeded byOna S. Searles
Personal details
Born
Winston Lewis Prouty

(1906-09-01)September 1, 1906
Newport, Vermont, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 1971(1971-09-10) (aged 65)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Frances C. Hearle Backus (1939-1960, her death)
Jennette Herbert Hall (1962-1971, his death)
Children3
EducationLafayette College (attended)
ProfessionBusinessman

Winston Lewis Prouty (September 1, 1906 – September 10, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Vermont from 1959 until his death. He was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Vermont's At-large congressional district, from 1951 to 1959.