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Rollin Amsden

{{Short description|U.S. Marshal for Vermont}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Rollin Amsden

|image =

|caption =

|office1 = United States Marshal for the District of Vermont

|term_start1 = June 18, 1890

|term_end1 = June 9, 1894

|predecessor1 = John Robinson

|successor1 = Emory S. Harris

|office2 = Member of the Vermont Senate from Windsor County

|term_start2 = 1884

|term_end2 = 1886

|alongside2 = Norman Paul, Elwin A. Howe

|predecessor2 = Justus Dartt, James M. McIntosh, Elam M. Goodwin

|successor2 = Chester Pierce, Henry A. Fletcher, Daniel L. Cushing

|office3 = Sheriff of Windsor County, Vermont

|term_start3 = 1880

|term_end3 = 1884

|predecessor3 = Surrey W. Stimson

|successor3 = Gardner J Wallace

|birth_date = {{birth date|1829|06|19}}

|birth_place = West Windsor, Vermont, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1899|01|27|1829|06|19}}

|death_place = Windsor, Vermont, U.S.

|restingplace = Ascutney Cemetery,
Windsor, Vermont

|party = Republican

|spouse = Mary Ann Wilder (m. 1851-1880, her death)
Sophronia C. Lawrence (m. 1881-1899, his death)

|children = 3

|relatives =

|education =

|occupation = Businessman
Government official

}}

Rollin Amsden (June 19, 1829 - January 27, 1899) was a Vermont businessman and government official. A lifelong resident of Windsor County, Vermont, he served in town offices including constable, tax collector, and selectman. He also served as deputy sheriff and sheriff of Windsor County, and a member of the Vermont Senate. From 1890 to 1894, Amsden served as United States Marshal for the District of Vermont.

Biography

Rollin Amsden was born in West Windsor, Vermont on June 19, 1829, a son of America Amsden and Anna Nancy (Child) Amsden.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} He was raised and educated in West Windsor, and moved to Windsor in 1846 to begin an apprenticeship at the Robbins & Lawrence metalworking company.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} Amsden was trained as a machinist, and worked at this trade until 1861.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} During the American Civil War, he won a contract to finish rifles for the E. G. Lamson Company, and this work lasted until the end of the conflict in 1865.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}}

After the war, Amsden started a dealership in lumber, hardware, grain, and coal, which he operated successfully until his death.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} He was also involved in other Windsor businesses, including serving on the board of directors of the Windsor National Bank and the Windsor Savings Bank.{{sfn|"Windsor National Bank"}}{{sfn|"Annual Meeting: Windsor Savings Bank"}} In the 1890s, he served as superintendent of the Windsor Electric Light Company.{{sfn|"Meeting: Windsor Electric Light Co."}}

A Republican, Amsdern was long active in Windsor's town government.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} Among the offices in which he served were constable (1867-1870), selectman (1868-1869), and tax collector (1875-1880).{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} He also served as the town's overseer of the poor, as village president, and as high bailiff of Windsor County.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}}{{sfn|"Windsor Village Corporation Meeting"}}{{sfn|"County Officers Elect"}}

In 1874, Amsden was a delegate to the state Republican convention.{{sfn|"Delegates to the State Convention"}} From 1868 to 1880, Amsden was a deputy sheriff of Windsor County, and he served as sheriff from 1880 to 1884.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} He was a delegate to the 1882 state Republican convention.{{sfn|"The Republican Caucus"}} In 1884, Amsden was elected to represent Windsor County in the Vermont Senate, and he served one term.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} He was appointed U.S. Marshal for Vermont in 1890, and he served until 1894.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} In the mid-1890s, Amsden also served as warden of the state prison in Windsor.{{sfn|"Personal Mention: Rollin Amsden"}}

Death and burial

Amsden became ill in mid-January 1899.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} He died at his home in Windsor on January 27, 1899.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} Amsden was buried at Ascutney Cemetery in Windsor; at his request, several of his longtime current and former employees served as pallbearers.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}}

Family

In 1851, Amsden married Mary Ann Wilder (1827-1880).{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} They were the parents of three sons, Frank, Charles, and Henrie.{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}} In 1881, Amsden married Sophronia C. Lawrence (1840-1907).{{sfn|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}}

References

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Sources

=Newspapers=

  • {{cite news |date=March 6, 1869 |title=Windsor Village Corporation Meeting |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46156049/windsor-village-meeting/ |work=Vermont Journal |location=Windsor, VT |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Windsor Village Corporation Meeting"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=June 16, 1874 |title=Delegates to the State Convention |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46156247/state-convention/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Delegates to the State Convention"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=October 12, 1876 |title=County Officers Elect |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46156474/county-officers-elect/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"County Officers Elect"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=June 24, 1882 |title=The Republican Caucus |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46156978/republican-caucus/ |work=Vermont Journal |location=Windsor, VT |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"The Republican Caucus"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=January 19, 1884 |title=Annual Meeting: Windsor Savings Bank |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46157351/windsor-savings-bank/ |work=Vermont Journal |location=Windsor, VT |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Annual Meeting: Windsor Savings Bank"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=October 10, 1884 |title=Windsor National Bank |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46157177/windsor-national-bank/ |work=Springfield Reporter |location=Springfield, VT |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Windsor National Bank"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=December 3, 1897 |title=Personal Mention: Rollin Amsden |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46158187/personal-mention-rollin-amsden/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Personal Mention: Rollin Amsden"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=February 4, 1899 |title=Hon. Rollin Amsden |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46154795/hon-rollin-amsden/ |work=Vermont Journal |location=Windsor, VT |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Hon. Rollin Amsden"}}}}
  • {{cite news |date=February 18, 1899 |title=Meeting: Windsor Electric Light Co. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46157959/windsor-electric-light-co/ |work=Vermont Journal |location=Windsor, VT |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Meeting: Windsor Electric Light Co."}}}}

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Category:People from Windsor, Vermont

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