Asa S. Bloomer
Asa S. Bloomer | |
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State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont | |
In office 1935–1937 | |
Preceded by | Jack A. Crowley |
Succeeded by | Angelo J. Spero |
Personal details | |
Born | Asa Schoonmaker Bloomer August 15, 1891 Second Lieutenant |
Unit | United States Army Air Service |
Wars | World War I |
Asa Schoonmaker "Ace" Bloomer (August 15, 1891 – February 21, 1963) was an American
Early life
Bloomer was born in Proctor, Vermont, on August 15, 1891. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1913 and received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1916, afterwards practicing law in Rutland County.[1]
World War I
He enlisted in the Army for World War I and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant of Aviation. Bloomer served in Nebraska, Ohio, and Texas before being discharged in December, 1918.[2][3]
Rutland County State's Attorney
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Bloomer also brought charges against a
Vermont House of Representatives
In 1936 Bloomer ran successfully for the Vermont House of Representatives and served four terms, 1937 to 1945. In his final term (1943 to 1945) Bloomer served as Speaker of the House.[7][8]
Bloomer ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to be
Vermont Senate
Bloomer ran successfully for the Vermont Senate in 1946, and he was re-elected eight times, serving from 1947 to his death. He was President Pro Tem of the Senate in 1949, 1955, and 1959 until his death.[10][11]
Death and burial
Bloomer died at Montpelier's Heaton Hospital on February 21, 1963, after suffering a heart attack at the Vermont State House. He was buried in Rutland's Evergreen Cemetery.[12][13]
Family
Asa Bloomer's sons, Robert A. Bloomer (1921–1999) and John H. Bloomer Sr. (1930–1995), both served in the Vermont Senate. Robert was Senate President from 1975 to 1985 and John served as President of the Senate from 1993 to 1995.[14][15]
Judith Bloomer Crowley (née Wener; born 1936), the wife of John H. Bloomer Sr. and mother of John H. Bloomer Jr., served in the Vermont Senate from 1995 to 1997, and in the Vermont House from 2001 to 2005.[16]
John H. Bloomer Jr. (born 1960) served in the Vermont Senate from 1997 to 2005. In 2011, he was appointed Secretary of the Senate.[17]
Legacy
The state office building in the city of Rutland was named for Asa S. Bloomer in 1999.[18]
References
- ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1947, page 414
- ^ U.S. Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976, record for Asa Schoonmacker Bloomer, accessed via Ancestry.com, March 24, 2012
- ^ World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, record for Asa S. Bloomer, accessed via Ancestry.com, March 24, 2012
- ^ Newspaper article, Governor Named in Connection With Bank Thefts, by Associated Press, Reno Gazette, November 30, 1936
- ^ Newspaper article, Gov. Smith is Acquitted, by Associated Press, Lowell Sun, December 2, 1936
- ^ The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974, by Samuel B. Hand, 2003, page 155
- ^ Speakers Ballot Votes, 1915 to 2003, published by Vermont House of Representatives, 2003
- ^ Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1959, page 793
- ^ 1944 Republican Primary Election Results, published by Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2006, page 1
- ^ Newspaper article, Bloomer Was State's Best Known Solon, by Associated Press, published in Bennington Banner, February 22, 1963
- ^ List of Vermont Senate Presidents Pro Tempore, published by Vermont State Senate, 2012
- ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Asa Schoonmaker Bloomer, accessed via Ancestry.com, March 24, 2012
- ^ Newspaper article, Sen. Bloomer, 71, Drops Dead at Vt. Assembly, Boston Globe, February 22, 1963
- ^ Newspaper article, John Bloomer; Vermont Legislator, 64, New York Times, January 11, 1995
- ^ Obituary, Ex-Vermont State Senator Robert Bloomer, New York Newsday, December 8, 1999.
- ^ Journal of the Vermont Senate, published by Vermont Senate, February 9, 1995.
- ^ Newspaper article, John Bloomer returns to the Senate in a new role Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today, by Nancy Remsen, Burlington Free Press, January 4, 2011.
- ^ Vermont Statutes Annotated, published by Equity Publishing Corporation, 1999, page 111