Martin S. Vilas
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Martin Samuel Vilas (March 1, 1870 – November 19, 1953) was a Vermont lawyer, politician and author who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
Biography
Martin Samuel Vilas was born in Colchester, Vermont, on March 1, 1870.[https://books.google.com/books?id=EmbLSJZgij4C&dq=%22martin+s+vilas%22+vermont&pg=PA417 Hiram Carleton], Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, Volume 1, 1903, pages 416 to 418 He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1894, studied at Harvard University, and received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Vermont in 1899. Vilas taught school and served as a school principal while studying law, and attained admission to the bar in 1902. He practiced in Burlington until 1912, when he relocated to the west coast, living first in California, and later in Washington. He returned to Vermont in 1915.[https://books.google.com/books?id=x0kjAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22martin+s+vilas%22+vermont&pg=PA41 Walter J. Bigelow], Vermont: Its Government, 1919, page 41Harvard University Alumni Association, Alumni Directory, entry for Martin Samuel Vilas, 1913
A Republican, Vilas served in several local offices, including Burlington City Attorney and Chairman of the Burlington Republican Party.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0e08AAAAIAAJ&q=martin+vilas+burlington+city+attorney Vermont Bar Association], Memorial to Martin Samuel Vilas, Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1954, page 64
In 1916 Vilas was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served two terms, 1917 to 1921, and was Senate President from 1919 to 1921.[https://books.google.com/books?id=o-JMAAAAMAAJ&dq=martin+vilas+vermont+senate+1917&pg=PA32 Vermont General Assembly], Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1917, page 32[https://books.google.com/books?id=LD0tAQAAMAAJ&q=vilas&pg=PA742 Vermont General Assembly], Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1919, pages 4 to 5
Vilas was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives (1926, 1930); Lieutenant Governor (1932); and the United States Senate (1938).[http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/PDF/PresProTempore.pdf Vermont State Archives and Records Administration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415001559/http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/PDF/PresProTempore.pdf |date=April 15, 2012 }}, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate Since 1870, 2011, page 4[https://archive.today/20130131151130/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1651020102.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+14,+1926&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe+(1923-1927)&desc=RACE+FOR+GOVERNOR+LEADS+VERMONT+LIST&pqatl=google Boston Globe], Race for Governor Leads Vermont List, September 14, 1926[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BZNdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nVwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5158,961370&dq=martin-vilas+vermont&hl=en Associated Press], Weeks Picked in Vermont, Biddeford Weekly Journal, September 12, 1930[https://archive.today/20130131173108/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/2023018762.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+13,+1932&author=&pub=Daily+Boston+Globe+(1928-1960)&desc=SHARP+VERMONT+CONTESTS+TODAY&pqatl=google Boston Globe], Sharp Vermont Contests Today, September 13, 1932[https://archive.today/20130131160751/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/2071185952.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+14,+1938&author=&pub=Daily+Boston+Globe+(1928-1960)&desc=VERMONT+G.+O.+P.+NAMES+OFFICIALS&pqatl=google Boston Globe], Vermont G.O.P. Names Officials, September 14, 1938
Career as author
He wrote magazine articles and short stories on historical topics, many of which were printed in pamphlet or book form. His published works include: [https://books.google.com/books?id=MXYaAAAAYAAJ&q=%22martin+samuel+vilas%22 Charles Brockden Brown: A Study of Early American Fiction] (1904); [https://books.google.com/books?id=-nhCAAAAIAAJ&q=%22martin+samuel+vilas%22 The Reorganization of the Republican Party], (1915); [https://books.google.com/books?id=-bDQHAAACAAJ&q=%22martin+samuel+vilas%22 The Barbary Coast of San Francisco], (1915); [https://books.google.com/books?id=4244jnQ_QvgC&q=%22martin+samuel+vilas%22 Municipal Railway of San Francisco], (1915); and The Veterans of the National Soldiers' Home, (1915).
Relatives
Death
Martin S. Vilas died in Burlington on November 19, 1953.Vermont Death Records, 1909–2008, entry for Martin S. Vilas, accessed July 3, 2012
References
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External links
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Category:Politicians from Burlington, Vermont
Category:Republican Party Vermont state senators
Category:Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
Category:University of Vermont alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Vermont General Assembly