Aaron H. Grout
| Aaron Hinman Grout | |
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| 27th Vermont Secretary of State | |
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In office April 21, 1923 – March 4, 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Harry A. Black |
| Succeeded by | Rawson C. Myrick |
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| Born |
January 18, 1879 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Died | December 29, 1966 (aged 87) Burlington, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Goddard Hart (1881–1941) |
| Children | Eleanor (1911–1937) Nancy (1913–1987) |
| Education | University of Vermont |
| Profession | Attorney Judge |
| Religion | Congregational |
Aaron Hinman Grout (January 18, 1879 – December 29, 1966) was a Vermont judge and political figure who served as Secretary of State of Vermont.
Aaron H. Grout was born in Rock Island, Illinois on January 18, 1879. He was the son of Governor Josiah Grout and Harriet Hinman Grout. He was also the nephew of Congressman William W. Grout.
Aaron Grout was raised in Derby and Newport, Vermont, and graduated from Derby Academy in 1896.
In 1893 he joined the National Guard. Enlisting in Company I, 1st Vermont Infantry Regiment as a Private, he attained the rank of Corporal before receiving his commission as a Captain and serving as an aide to brigade commander Brigadier General Julius J. Estey. During the Spanish–American War he aided Estey in organizing and mustering the National Guard soldiers who made up the unit federalized as the 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He left the National Guard in 1901.
Grout graduated from the University of Vermont in 1901, studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1901. He practiced in Newport, first as an associate of the firm Young and Young, and later in partnership with his father. A Republican, Grout served as a messenger in the Governor's office during his father’s term in office, 1896 to 1898. During the governorship of Fletcher D. Proctor (1906–1908) he was the governor's executive clerk, and he served as Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor George H. Prouty (1908 to 1910).
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