Russell S. Taft

Russell S. Taft
Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
In office
January 12, 1899 – March 22, 1902
Preceded byJonathan Ross
Succeeded byJohn W. Rowell
Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
In office
December 17, 1880 – January 11, 1899
Preceded byJames Barrett
Succeeded byJohn H. Watson
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Burlington
In office
October 6, 1880 – December 16, 1880
Preceded byBradley B. Smalley
Succeeded byRobert Roberts
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
October 3, 1872 – October 8, 1874
GovernorJulius Converse
Preceded byGeorge N. Dale
Succeeded byLyman G. Hinckley
Member of the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County
In office
October 12, 1865 – October 10, 1867
Serving with John L. Barstow, Edgar H. Lane (1866)
Amos Hobart, Anson J. Crane (1865)
Preceded byLeverett B. Englesby, Amos Hobart, Anson J. Crane
Succeeded byJohn L. Barstow, Edgar H. Lane, Eleazer R. Hard
Register of Probate for Vermont's Chittenden District
In office
1866–1878
Preceded byW. S. Burnap
Succeeded byElihu B. Taft
State's Attorney of Chittenden County, Vermont
In office
1862–1865
Preceded byJeremiah French
Succeeded byLeverett B. Englesby
Personal details
Born(1835-01-28)January 28, 1835
Williston, Vermont, US
DiedMarch 22, 1902(1902-03-22) (aged 67)
Burlington, Vermont, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Melinda L. Carlisle (m. 1858-1873, her death)
Jane Marlett Wyatt (m. 1876-1902, his death)
Children1
EducationWilliston Academy, Williston, Vermont
Newbury Academy, Newbury, Vermont
ProfessionAttorney

Russell Smith Taft (January 28, 1835 – March 22, 1902) was a lawyer, politician and judge who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Vermont and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.