Deane C. Davis

Deane Chandler Davis
Official Vermont State House portrait
74th Governor of Vermont
In office 1969–1973
Lieutenant	Thomas L. Hayes John S. Burgess
Preceded by	Philip H. Hoff
Succeeded by	Thomas P. Salmon
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1900(1900-11-07) East Barre, Vermont
Died	December 8, 1990(1990-12-08) (aged 90)
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Corinne Eastman Davis (From 1924 until her death in 1951) & Marjorie Smith Conzelman Davis (From 1952 until his death in 1990)
Profession	Lawyer / Judge / Politician

Deane Chandler Davis (November 7, 1900 – December 8, 1990) was born in East Barre, Vermont. He was the 74th Governor of Vermont, from 1969 to 1973, and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1948.

Before becoming Governor, he worked as a lawyer, county prosecutor, Superior Court judge (1931–36), and president of the National Life Insurance Co. In his retirement he published two books of humorous stories about his experience as a country lawyer.

Davis died December 8, 1990. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Vermont.

His governorship was particularly noteworthy for the creation of a state sales tax. Davis also oversaw the 1970 enactment of Act 250, a law designed to control development and safeguard the environment, community life, and aesthetic character of the state.

Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business Award

Named for the former Governor Deane C. Davis, the award annually honors a Vermont business that shows an outstanding history of sustained growth while displaying an acute awareness of what makes Vermont unique. The award is sponsored by Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.

The criteria for the Award include:

• Growth in sales or employment
• Commitment of company resources for participation in community projects.
• Encouragement to employees to be involved in community events.
• Recognition of the importance of the environment to the state as a natural and economic resource.
• Addressing employee concerns/needs to create a positive work environment for all employees.
• Major accomplishment(s) in the past year in any or all of the criteria
• Nominated businesses must have been based in Vermont for at least 10 years.

Works

• Justice in the Mountains: Stories and Tales by a Vermont Country Lawyer. New England Press. 1980. ISBN 0933050054. 
• Nothing but the Truth. New England Press. 1982. ISBN 0933050143. 
• Deane C. Davis: An Autobiography. New England Press. 1990. ISBN 0933050917. 

Sources

• The Political Graveyard

External links

• Inventory of Deane C. Davis Papers, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library

Persondata
Name	Davis, Deane C.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 7, 1900
Place of birth	East Barre, Vermont
Date of death	December 8, 1990
Place of death