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HOUSE, Elber B.

Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches 
of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 
Dodge. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Company, 1912, p 226

Elber B. HOUSE, Berlin, farmer, was born 30 June 1865 at Berlin [Washington 
County, Vermont], son of Eleazer Hubbard and Philena (BENJAMIN) HOUSE. 
Educated in public schools of Berlin, and Barre Academy. Attendant and later 
assistant supervisor of Brattleboro Retreat 1887-1889; in 1890 engaged as 
salesman for F. A. Davis Company, medical publishers, Philadelphia 
[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, traveling over territory from Maine to 
Kansas, and from Canada to Virginia; was general agent for the company five 
years, starting and training agents in the work; in 1905 resigned and took up 
farming on home farm, caring for aged parents. Republican; chairman 
Republican town committee since 1908; represented Berlin in state Legislature 
1910; moderator 1908-1911; selectman since 1907. Member Odd Fellows; master 
of Grange since 1909. In 1891 [Elber B. HOUSE] married Emma M. WINSLOW, of 
Brattleboro [Windham County, Vermont]; they have two children, Mildred A. and 
Gertrude M.

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