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J. Ward Carver

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J. Ward Carver
The Barre Daily Times (Barre, Vermont), July 23, 1942
Vermont Attorney General
In office
1925–1931
Preceded byFrank C. Archibald
Succeeded byLawrence C. Jones
President of the Vermont Bar Association
In office
1935–1936
Preceded byCollins M. Graves
Succeeded byCharles F. Black
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office
1915–1917
Serving with Heber C. Cady, Orlando L. Martin
Preceded byElber B. House, Fred L. Laird, George W. Wallace
Succeeded byFrank C. Bancroft, Bertrand R. Demeritt, Fred E. Steele
ConstituencyWashington County
State's Attorney of Washington County, Vermont
In office
1910–1915
Preceded byBenjamin Gates
Succeeded byFred E. Gleason
Personal details
Born(1881-02-19)February 19, 1881
Calais, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJuly 22, 1942(1942-07-22) (aged 61)
Barre, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeElmwood Cemetery, Barre, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseZoe H. Towers (m. 1011)
EducationGoddard Seminary
ProfessionAttorney

Jay Ward Carver (February 19, 1881 – July 22, 1942) was a Vermont lawyer who served as state Attorney General.

Biography

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J. Ward Carver was born in Calais, Vermont on February 19, 1881. He was raised in Marshfield, graduated from Montpelier High School, and then graduated from Goddard Seminary in 1900.[1]

While teaching school Carver studied law with Barre attorney John W. Gordon, was admitted to the bar in 1905, and practiced in Barre. A Republican, he served as Barre's corporation counsel, State's Attorney for Washington County, and a member of the Vermont State Senate.[2][3]

In 1925 Carver was appointed Vermont Attorney General, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank C. Archibald. Carver was elected to full terms in 1926 and 1928, and served from 1925 to 1931.[4][5]

In the 1930s Carver practiced law in partnership with Stanley C. Wilson, F. Ray Keyser Sr., and Deane C. Davis. Their firm was described as Vermont's "best ever collection of legal talent," in that it included one Vermont Supreme Court Justice (Keyser), two Governors (Wilson and Davis), and one state Attorney General (Carver).[6]

From 1935 to 1936 Carver served as president of the Vermont Bar Association.[7]

Carver died in Barre on July 22, 1942, aged 61.[8] He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Barre.[9]

Family

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In 1911, Carver married Zoe H. Towers of Richmond, Vermont.[9]

Sources

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  1. ^ Bailey, Guy W. (1915). Vermont Legislative Directory. Boston, MA: Rand, Avery & Co. p. 578.
  2. ^ Cutter, William Richard (1914). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, Volume 4. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 2043.
  3. ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont. Montpelier, VT: Capital City Press. 1917. p. 4.
  4. ^ Jeffords, James M. (1970). Biennial Report of the Attorney General of the State of Vermont. North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Company. p. 6.
  5. ^ "State of Vermont Attorneys General". Vermont State Legislature. Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Obituary, F. Ray Keyser, Sr". The Herald of Randolph (Randolph, VT). March 15, 2001.
  7. ^ "Past Presidents of the Vermont Bar Association" (PDF). www.vtbar.org. Vermont Bar Association. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  8. ^ "J. Ward Carver Dies at Barre". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. July 24, 1942. p. 2.
  9. ^ a b "J. Ward Carver Dies at Barre".
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Vermont Attorney General
1926, 1928
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Vermont Attorney General
1925 – 1931
Succeeded by