Vermont State Treasurer
| State Treasurer of Vermont | |
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Seal of the State Treasurer of Vermont | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Two years, no term limit |
| Inaugural holder |
Ira Allen 1778 |
| Formation | Constitution of Vermont |
| Website | State Treasurer's Office |
The State Treasurer's Office is responsible for several administrative and service duties, in accordance with Vermont Statutes. These include: investing state funds; issuing state bonds; serving as the central bank for state agencies; managing the state’s cash balances, check processing and reconciliation; safeguarding and returning unclaimed or abandoned financial property; and administering three major pension plans for public employees.[1] The treasurer is elected to two year terms as are all Vermont's constitutional state office holders.
The incumbent is Beth Pearce, who was appointed to the office in January, 2011 when Jeb Spaulding resigned to become Secretary of Administration in the cabinet of Governor Peter Shumlin, and has been subsequently elected. Pearce had been Spaulding's deputy.[2][3]
List of Vermont State Treasurers (1778–present)
| Name | Term of Office | Political Party |
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| Ira Allen | 1778–1786 | No party affiliation |
| Samuel Mattocks | 1786–1800 | No party affiliation |
| Benjamin Swan | 1800–1833 | Federalist, Independent |
| Augustine Clarke | 1833–1837 | Anti-Masonic |
| Allen Wardner | 1837–1838 | Whig |
| Henry Fisk Janes | 1838–1841 | Whig |
| John Spaulding | 1841–1846 | Whig |
| Elisha P. Jewett | 1846–1847 | Whig |
| George Howes | 1847–1853 | Whig |
| John A. Page | 1853–1854 | Democratic |
| Henry M. Bates | 1854–1860 | Republican |
| John B. Page | 1860–1866 | Republican |
| John A. Page | 1866–1882 | Republican |
| William H. Dubois | 1882–1890 | Republican |
| Henry F. Field | 1890–1898 | Republican |
| John L. Bacon | 1898–1906 | Republican |
| Edward H. Deavitt | 1906–1915 | Republican |
| Walter F. Scott | 1915–1923 | Republican |
| Thomas H. Cave | 1923–1943 | Republican |
| Levi R. Kelley | 1943–1949 | Republican |
| George H. Amidon | 1949–1965 | Republican |
| Peter J. Hincks | 1965–1968 | Democratic |
| Madelyn Davidson | 1968–1969 | Democratic |
| Frank H. Davis | 1969–1975 | Republican |
| Stella B. Hackel | 1975–1977 | Democratic |
| Emory A. Hebard | 1977–1989 | Republican |
| Paul W. Ruse Jr. | 1989–1995 | Democratic |
| James H. Douglas | 1995–2003 | Republican |
| George B. "Jeb" Spaulding | 2003–2011 | Democratic |
| Beth Pearce | 2011–present[4][5] | Democratic |
Notes
- ↑ About the Treasurer's Office page, Vermont State Treasurer's web site, accessed November 26, 2011
- ↑ Press Release, Governor-Elect Shumlin Appoints Beth Pearce as Vermont’s Next State Treasurer, by Shumlin for Governor Campaign, December 20, 2010
- ↑ News story, Deputy Vt. Treasurer to Take Top Job, WCAX-TV, December 20, 2010
- ↑ Early History of Vermont, by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 3, 1902, page 380
- ↑ Vermont State Treasurers, Terms of Service, published by Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, accessed November 26, 2011
 Vermont statewide elected officials | |
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