Richard A. Snelling
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| Richard Arkwright Snelling | |
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76th Governor of Vermont
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| In office 1977 – 1985 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | T. Garry Buckley, Madeleine M. Kunin |
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| Preceded by | Thomas P. Salmon |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine M. Kunin |
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| Born | February 18, 1927 |
| Died | August 13, 1991 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Barbara Snelling |
| Profession | Lawyer / Politician |
| First Term | |
| Richard Arkwright Snelling | |
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78th Governor of Vermont
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| In office 1991 – 1991 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Howard Dean |
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| Preceded by | Madeleine M. Kunin |
| Succeeded by | Howard Dean |
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| Born | February 18, 1927 Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Barbara Snelling |
| Profession | Lawyer / Politician |
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Richard Arkwright Snelling (February 18, 1927 – August 13, 1991) was the Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death.
Snelling was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. A member of the United States Republican Party, he served in the Vermont General Assembly for six terms.
He was first elected governor in 1976 and was re-elected four times, but left office in January 1985, choosing not to run in 1984. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1986 but lost to Patrick Leahy in a landslide.
In 1990 he was once again elected governor, becoming the first Vermont governor to win five mandates. He died of a heart attack seven months after his final inauguration. The lieutenant governor, Howard Dean, a Democrat, was sworn in as governor.
[edit] External links
- Remembering Governor Snelling, Vermont Public Radio.
- Richard A. Snelling at NNDB.
| Governors of Vermont |  |
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| T. Chittenden • Brigham • Tichenor • I. Smith • Tichenor • Galusha • M. Chittenden • Galusha • Skinner • Van Ness • Butler • Crafts • Palmer • Jennison • Paine • Mattocks • Slade • Eaton • Coolidge • Williams • E. Fairbanks • Robinson • Royce • Fletcher • Hall • E. Fairbanks • Holbrook • G. Smith • Dillingham • Page • Washburn • Hendee • Stewart • Converse • Peck • H. Fairbanks • Proctor • Farnham • Barstow • Pingree • Ormsbee • Dillingham • Page • Fuller • Woodbury • Grout • E. Smith • Stickney • McCullough • Bell • F. Proctor • Prouty • Mead • Fletcher • Gates • Graham • Clement • Hartness • Proctor Jr. • Billings • Weeks • Wilson • C. Smith • Aiken • Wills • M. Proctor • Gibson • Arthur • Emerson • Johnson • Stafford • Keyser • Hoff • Davis • Salmon • Snelling • Kunin • Snelling • Dean • Douglas |
