Hathaway, Silas, 1763-1831

Silas Hathaway was born June 23, 1763, in Bennington, Vermont, He moved to St. Albans in 1788, where he was known as "Baron Hathaway" because of his extensive land holdings in north-western Vermont. Active in local and state affairs, Hathaway served as a state representative from 1789 to 1790, 1794 to 1796, 1798 to 1799, and in 1820. He was also a delegate to both the 1791 and 1793 constitutional conventions and an assistant judge in Franklin County in 1798 and 1799. Hathaway moved to Swanton in 1800 to oversee the operation of his grist and saw mills. He served as a state representative from Swanton in 1802. He returned to St. Albans some time later, and died on November 9, 1831.