SLADE, William, a Representative from Vermont; born in Cornwall, Vt., May 9, 1786; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury (Vt.) College in 1807; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Middlebury; engaged in editorial work; established and was the editor of the Columbian Patriot 1814-1816; secretary of state of Vermont 1815-1822; judge of the Addison County Court; clerk in the Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1823-1829; elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rollin C. Mallary; reelected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth through Twenty-seventh Congresses and served from November 1, 1831, to March 3, 1843; reporter of decisions of the State supreme court in 1843 and 1844; Governor of Vermont 1844-1846; corresponding secretary of the Board of National Popular Education 1846-1859; died in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., on January 18, 1859; interment in West Cemetery.

1. 2. Esther SLADE   b. 22 Nov 1810, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt; d. 13 Aug 1811.
2. 3. James Madison SLADE   b. 8 Sep 1812, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt.
3. 4. Mary Groves SLADE   b. 4 Jul 1815, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt; d. 5 Apr 1816.
4. 5. William SLADE   b. 28 Jun 1817, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt.
5. 6. Jane Maria SLADE   b. 9 Sep 1819, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt; d. 9 Dec 1838.
6. 7. Henry Clay SLADE   b. 25 Dec 1825, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt; d. 29 Jul 1826.
7. 8. Samuel SLADE   b. 14 Jan 1827, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt; d. 20 May 1827.
8. 9. Charles SLADE   b. 23 Feb 1828, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt.
9. 10. Henry Martyn SLADE   b. 16 Dec 1829, Of Middlebury, Addison, Vt.