Vermont State Treasurer
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The State Treasurer's Office is responsible several administrative and service duties, in accordance with Vermont Statutes. These include: investing state funds; issuing state bonds; serving as the central bank for state agencies; managing the state’s cash balances, check processing and reconciliation; safeguarding and returning unclaimed or abandoned financial property; and administering three major pension plans for public employees.[1]
The incumbent is Beth Pearce, who was appointed to the office in January, 2011 when Jeb Spaulding resigned to become Secretary of Administration in the cabinet of Governor Peter Shumlin. Pearce had been Spaulding's deputy.[2][3]
Former Vermont Treasurers
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Ira Allen | 1778–1786 |
| Samuel Mattocks | 1786–1800 |
| Benjamin Swan | 1800–1833 |
| Augustine Clarke | 1833–1837 |
| Allen Wardner | 1837–1838 |
| Henry Fisk Janes | 1838–1841 |
| John Spaulding | 1841–1846 |
| Elisha P. Jewett | 1846–1847 |
| George Howes | 1847–1853 |
| John A. Page | 1853–1854 |
| Henry M. Bates | 1854–1860 |
| John B. Page | 1860–1866 |
| John A. Page | 1866–1882 |
| William H. Dubois | 1882–1890 |
| Henry F. Field | 1890–1898 |
| John L. Bacon | 1898–1906 |
| Edward H. Deavitt | 1906–1915 |
| Walter F. Scott | 1915–1923 |
| Thomas H. Cave | 1923–1943 |
| Levi R. Kelley | 1943–1949 |
| George H. Amidon | 1949–1965 |
| Peter J. Hincks | 1965–1968 |
| Madelyn Davidson | 1968–1969 |
| Frank H. Davis | 1969–1975 |
| Stella B. Hackel | 1975–1977 |
| Emory A. Hebard | 1977–1989 |
| Paul W. Ruse, Jr. | 1989-1995 |
| James H. Douglas | 1995–2003 |
| George B. "Jeb" Spaulding | 2003–2011 |
| Beth Pearce | 2011–Present[4][5] |
Notes
- ↑ About the Treasurer's Office page, Vermont State Treasurer's web site, accessed November 26, 2011
- ↑ Press Release, Governor-Elect Shumlin Appoints Beth Pearce as Vermont’s Next State Treasurer, by Shumlin for Governor Campaign, December 20, 2010
- ↑ News story, Deputy Vt. Treasurer to Take Top Job, WCAX-TV, December 20, 2010
- ↑ Early History of Vermont, by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 3, 1902, page 380
- ↑ Vermont State Treasurers, Terms of Service, published by Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, accessed November 26, 2011
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