Franklin S. Billings

Franklin Swift Billings (May 11, 1862 – January 16, 1935) was an American businessman and politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 54th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1923 to 1925 and as the 60th governor of Vermont from 1925 to 1927.

For the U.S. federal judge (born 1922), see Franklin S. Billings Jr.
Franklin S. Billings
60th Governor of Vermont
In office
January 8, 1925 – January 6, 1927
LieutenantWalter K. Farnsworth
Preceded byRedfield Proctor Jr.
Succeeded byJohn E. Weeks
54th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
January 4, 1923 – January 8, 1925
GovernorRedfield Proctor, Jr.
Preceded byAbram W. Foote
Succeeded byWalter K. Farnsworth
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1921–1923
Preceded byCharles S. Dana
Succeeded byOrlando L. Martin
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Woodstock
In office
1921–1923
Preceded byCharles Martin White
Succeeded byNorman Williams
In office
1910–1915
Preceded byWales N. Johnson
Succeeded byJohn Stearns Eaton
Personal details
Born
Franklin Swift Billings

(1862-05-11)May 11, 1862
New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 1935(1935-01-16) (aged 72)
Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Bessie Hewitt Vail
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(m. 1892; died 1917)​
    Gertrude Freeman Curtis
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    (after 1917)​
    Children4; including
    Franklin S. Billings, Jr.
    Parent(s)Franklin Noble Billings
    Nancy Swift Billings
    RelativesFrederick H. Billings (uncle)
    Mary Billings French (cousin)
    ProfessionBusinessman
    Military service
    AllegianceUnited States
    Vermont
    ServiceVermont National Guard
    Years of service1904–1906
    RankColonel
    UnitStaff of Governor Charles J. Bell
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