History of Milton, (Chittenden County) Vermont United States of America

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Biographies:

Edwin Eustace Bryant, educator, was born in Milton, Vt., Jan. 10, 1835; son of John C. and Lorina (Green)Bryant. He attended the New Hampshire institute two years; was admitted to the bar in 1857, and practised at Monroe, Wis. 1857-61. He served through the Civil war, attaining the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the 50th Wisconsin infantry; was adjutant of the state, 1868-72 and 1876-82; representative in the state legislature in 1878, and assistant attorney-general of the post-office department, 1884-89, where he edited the Postal Guide, and compiled a volume of postal laws. He became dean of the law department of the University of Wisconsin in 1889, and president of the commissioners of fisheries of Wisconsin in 1893. He published several legal works.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John Russell Herrick, educator, was born in Milton, Vt., May 12, 1822; son of Russell and Maria (Tyler) Herrick; grandson of Elijah Herrick, and a descendant in the seventh generation from Henry Herrick; son of Sir William Herrick, of Bean Manor, county of Leicester, England. His early education was acquired in Milton and neighboring towns and he was graduated from the University of Vermont in 1847. He studied theology at Andover, Mass., 1849-51, and was graduated at Auburn Theological seminary in 1852. He was ordained at Malone, N.Y., in June, 1854, and remained there as paster until 1867, when he accepted the chair of systematic theology at Bangor Theological seminary. He was married, May 12, 1856, to Harriet Emily Brownell, of Sharon, Conn. He left his professorship in 1873, accepting a call from the Congregational church in South Hadley, Mass. While at South Hadley he gave lectures on philosophy and ethics at Mt. Holyoke seminary, and an entire year's course in theology at the Hartford Theological seminary. He was president of Pacific university, Oregon, 1880-85, and president of the University of South Dakota, at Vermillion, 1885-87. He resigned in 1887, and reside at Dundee and Polo, Ill. He received from Union college the degree of D.D. in 1867, and from the University of Vermont that of S.T.D. in the same year. He published a number of treatises on theological, philosophical and educational subjects.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor