Franklin S. Billings

Franklin S. Billings
60th Governor of Vermont
In office January 8, 1925 – January 6, 1927
Lieutenant	Walter K. Farnsworth
Preceded by	Redfield Proctor Jr.
Succeeded by	John E. Weeks
54th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office January 4, 1923 – January 8, 1925
Governor	Redfield Proctor, Jr.
Preceded by	Abram W. Foote
Succeeded by	Walter K. Farnsworth
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office 1921–1923
Preceded by	Charles S. Dana
Succeeded by	Orlando L. Martin
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Woodstock
In office 1921–1923
Preceded by	Charles Martin White
Succeeded by	Norman Williams
In office 1910–1915
Preceded by	Wales N. Johnson
Succeeded by	John Stearns Eaton
Personal details
Born	Franklin Swift Billings (1862-05-11)May 11, 1862 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 16, 1935(1935-01-16) (aged 72) Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Bessie Hewitt Vail ​ ​ (m. 1892; died 1917)​ Gertrude Freeman Curtis ​ ​ (after 1917)​
Children	4; including Franklin S. Billings, Jr.
Parent(s)	Franklin Noble Billings Nancy Swift Billings
Relatives	Frederick H. Billings (uncle) Mary Billings French (cousin)
Profession	Businessman
Military service
Allegiance	United States Vermont
Service	Vermont National Guard
Years of service	1904–1906
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Staff of Governor Charles J. Bell

Franklin Swift Billings (May 11, 1862 – January 16, 1935)^[1] was an American businessman and politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 54th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1923 to 1925 and as the 60th governor of Vermont from 1925 to 1927.^[2]