Bert Linus Stafford (December 14, 1877 – July 29, 1941) was an American attorney and politician from Vermont.

[4] After his graduation, Stafford joined the teaching service organized by the United States Office of Education to provide instruction to students in the Philippines following the Philippine–American War.

[1] Stafford taught students in Manila from 1901 to 1904, when he returned to Vermont to recuperate after contracting malaria.

[2] During World War I, Stafford served on the draft board for the district which included Rutland.

[1] Stafford was involved in several Rutland-area businesses, including serving as president and a director of the Rutland County National Bank, trustee of the Marble Savings Bank, and director of the Cahee House Furnishing Company.

[5] Smith let him leave quietly, kept the theft secret, and charged the loss against the bank's surplus.

[6] Cocklin was convicted and jailed,[7] and the bank's treasurer received a sentence of six months imprisonment, which was suspended, and a $400 fine.