F. Ray Keyser Jr.
F. Ray Keyser | |
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| 72nd Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 5, 1961 – January 10, 1963 | |
| Lieutenant | Ralph A. Foote |
| Preceded by | Robert T. Stafford |
| Succeeded by | Philip H. Hoff |
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| Born | thumb August 17, 1927 Chelsea, Vermont |
| Died | thumb |
| Resting place | thumb |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Keyser (d.2002), Mary-Louise Keyser |
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| Profession | Businessman Lawyer |
Frank Ray Keyser (born August 17, 1927) is a lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961, and 72nd Governor of Vermont from 1961 to 1963.
Biography
The son of Vermont Supreme Court Justice F. Ray Keyser, Sr. and Ellen Larkin Keyser, the younger Keyser was born in Chelsea, Vermont on August 17, 1927. He served as a page in the Vermont House of Representatives in 1939. In 1945 he graduated from Montpelier High School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]
In 1950 Keyser graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.[2] He graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1952 and practiced law in Chelsea.[3]
A Republican, Keyser served three terms in the Vermont House of Representatives and was its Speaker from 1959–1961.[4]
In 1960 Keyser was elected Governor, and he served one term, 1961 to 1963.[5] At age 34, Keyser was the youngest person to be elected Vermont's Governor.[6]
In 1962 Keyser lost his race for reelection to Democrat Philip H. Hoff. Hoff's victory marked the first time Republicans had lost the governorship since the founding of the Republican Party in the 1850s and as of 2013 is the last time an incumbent Governor of Vermont has been defeated for re-election.[7]
From 1965 to 1970, Keyser was general counsel for the Vermont Marble Company, and he was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board from 1970 to 1979.[8]
From 1967 to 1972, he was on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston[9] and he was a Director of the Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Chairman of the Board from 1980 to 1997.[10]
In 1980 he organized the Rutland law office of Keyser and Crowley.[11]
Keyser also served as a Director of the Union Mutual of Vermont insurance company.[12]
References
- ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1955, page 691
- ^ Tufts University Alumni, Biography, F. Ray Keyser, Jr., accessed June 13, 2012
- ^ American Bar Association Journal, Our Younger Lawyers, July, 1962, page 681
- ^ National Governors Association, Biography, F. Ray Keyser, Jr., accessed June 13, 2012
- ^ Samuel B. Hand, The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974, 2003, page 235
- ^ Associated Press, Vermont Elects Youngest Governor in Its History, Lewiston Journal, November 8, 1960
- ^ Samuel B. Hand, Anthony Marro, Stephen C. Terry, Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State, 2011, page 11
- ^ John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand, Ralph H. Orth, The Vermont Encyclopedia, 2003, page 176
- ^ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Annual Report, 1972, page 287
- ^ Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, Annual Meeting proxy Statement, 1996
- ^ The Taft Group, The Big Book of Library Grant Money, 2004-2005, 2004, page 247
- ^ Union Mutual of Vermont, Officers and Board of Directors, accessed June 13, 2012
Sources
- Vermont Folk Life Center, Biography, F. Ray Keyser, Jr.
External links
- 1927 births
- Living people
- People from Chelsea, Vermont
- People from Rutland County, Vermont
- American military personnel of World War II
- Tufts University alumni
- Boston University School of Law alumni
- Vermont lawyers
- Vermont Republicans
- Members of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Governors of Vermont
- Republican Party state governors of the United States