Eleazer L. Waterman | |
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| Chief Judge of the Vermont Superior Court | |
| In office 1917–1919 | |
| Preceded by | Willard W. Miles |
| Succeeded by | Zed S. Stanton |
| Judge of the Vermont Superior Court | |
| In office 1906–1919 | |
| Preceded by | None (Position created) |
| Succeeded by | Sherman R. Moulton |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Brattleboro | |
| In office 1900–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Kittredge Haskins |
| Succeeded by | James Conland |
| Judge of the Vermont Probate Court for the Marlboro District | |
| In office 1896–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Royall Tyler Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Franz Schwenk |
| President of the Vermont Bar Association | |
| In office 1896–1897 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Prouty |
| Succeeded by | Charles P. Hogan |
| Member of the Vermont State Senate from Windham County | |
| In office 1876–1878 Serving with Oscar E. Butterfield | |
| Preceded by | George Howe, A. A. Wyman |
| Succeeded by | D. P. Webster, A. B. Franklin |
| State's Attorney of Windham County, Vermont | |
| In office 1872–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Kittredge Haskins |
| Succeeded by | Oscar E. Butterfield |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Wilmington | |
| In office 1867–1869 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Whitney |
| Succeeded by | Oscar E. Butterfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eleazer Lee Waterman July 25, 1839 Jamaica, Vermont |
| Died | December 23, 1929 (aged 90) Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Resting place | Morningside Cemetery Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jane E. Bemis (m. 1864-1929, his death) |
| Children | 6 |
| Profession | Attorney |
Eleazer Lee Waterman (July 25, 1839 - December 23, 1929) was a Vermont attorney, politician and judge. He was most notable for his service as a judge of the Vermont Superior Court (1906-1919) and as the court's chief judge (1917-1919).
A native of Jamaica, Vermont, Waterman graduated from Leland & Gray Seminary in Townshend, Vermont, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1863. He practiced in Wilmington before returning to Jamaica, and he later relocated to Brattleboro. A Republican, he served terms in the Vermont House of Representatives, Vermont Senate, and as State's Attorney of Windham County.
Waterman's judicial career began with election as a judge of Vermont's probate court, a position he held from 1896 to 1906. In 1906 he was appointed to a newly-created seat on the Vermont Superior Court, where he served until retiring in 1919. From 1917 until his retirement, Waterman was the court's chief judge.
In retirement, Waterman lived in Brattleboro. He died there on December 23, 1929, and was buried at Morningside Cemetery in Brattleboro.