Harold Charles Sylvester was born in Eden, Vermont on April 27, 1903, the son of Geneva L. (Sullivan) and farmer Leonard I.
[2] Sylvester attended Saint Michael's College for two years, and then began the study of law in the Morisville offices of William E. Tracy and Frederick G.
[3] Sylvester filled the vacancy caused by the promotion of James Stuart Holden to Chief Justice, and he served as an associate justice until 1964, when he requested return to the superior court, saying that he preferred trial work to appellate work.
[1] Harlan Sylvester pursued a career as a financial services consultant, and has provided economic advice to a succession of Vermont governors beginning with Thomas P. Salmon.
Alan Sylvester became an attorney, and specialized in personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability lawsuits.
[5][6] Gail Sylvester became the wife of Edward Cashman,[1] who served as a judge of the Vermont Superior Court from 1982 to 2007.