Английская Википедия:Helen E. Burbank

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Helen E. Burbank (July 27, 1898—February 22, 1981) was a career public servant in Vermont. She was the longtime Deputy Secretary of State, and served for over a year as Secretary of State of Vermont after she was appointed to fill a vacancy.

Biography

Helen Elizabeth Burbank was born in Otego, New York on July 27, 1898, the daughter of Horace J. Burbank (1869-1914) and Edith L. Wicks (1866-1950).Шаблон:Sfn She was raised in Vermont, and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy.Шаблон:Sfn

Burbank was initially employed in the office of the Vermont Commissioner of Industries.Шаблон:Sfn During World War I, Burbank was the personal assistant for the Vermont director of the United States Employment Service.Шаблон:Sfn After the war, she was employed at a Montpelier insurance agency, and then returned to the Vermont Commissioner of Industries's office as a stenographer.Шаблон:Sfn

In August 1920, Burbank accepted a position in the office of the Secretary of State of Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn In 1927, the incumbent Secretary, Rawson C. Myrick, appointed her as his deputy.Шаблон:Sfn Burbank served as Deputy Secretary of State until 1947.Шаблон:Sfn

In August, 1947, Myrick resigned.Шаблон:Sfn Ernest W. Gibson Jr., then serving as Governor of Vermont, requested that Burbank continue the functions of the secretary's office while remaining as deputy; she agreed.Шаблон:Sfn In October, Gibson appointed Burbank to fill the Secretary's position,Шаблон:Sfn and she served until January, 1949.Шаблон:Sfn Burbank spent several weeks in the hospital at the end of 1947 and beginning of 1948,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and declined to be a candidate for Secretary of State in the 1948 election.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1948, Republican Howard E. Armstrong ran successfully for Secretary of State.Шаблон:Sfn Upon succeeding Burbank in January, 1949, Armstrong reappointed Burbank as Deputy Secretary of State.Шаблон:Sfn She continued to serve as deputy until December, 1965.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1964, Harry H. Cooley was elected as part of that year's nationwide Democratic landslide and became the first Democrat to win the Secretary of State's post.Шаблон:Sfn He took office in January, 1965;Шаблон:Sfn in December, he decided to employ a deputy of his own choosing, and relieved Burbank of her duties.Шаблон:Sfn She was subsequently employed by the Vermont Legislative Council.Шаблон:Sfn Burbank was mentioned as a candidate for Secretary of State in 1966;Шаблон:Sfn she remained active in Republican politics as a local and county committee member and delegate to party conventions, but made no effort to run.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

In 1968, Republican Richard C. Thomas won the Secretary of State's position.Шаблон:Sfn He employed Armstrong and Burbank on a consulting basis at the start of his eight-year tenure.Шаблон:Sfn

Death and burial

In retirement, Burbank continued to reside in Montpelier.Шаблон:Sfn She died in Berlin on February 22, 1981.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Burbank was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury.Шаблон:Sfn

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