Barstow, John L
soldier, legislator, state senator, governor, was born Feb. 21, 1832, in Shelburne, Vt. He served in the union army from 1861 to 1864, rising to the rank of major; and was made brigadier-general of state troops at the time of the St. Albans raid. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1864- 65; a state senator in 1860-68; and was United States pension agent at Burlington, Vt., from 1870-78. In 1880 he was elected lieutenant-governor for the term of two years; and in 1882 was elected governor of Vermont for the term of two years.