Harry H. Cooley

[3] After graduating, Cooley taught agriculture, including terms at the high school in Stowe.

[4] A Democrat in an era when the Republican Party dominated Vermont politics, Cooley was active in local politics and government, and served as Randolph's town meeting moderator and lister, in addition to serving on the school board.

[9] After leaving office, Cooley served as a volunteer with the federal VISTA program; he taught agriculture and helped supervise farm projects in Arkansas before returning to Vermont in 1970.

[11] In 1916, Cooley married Gertrude E. Small, also a graduate of what is now Vermont Technical College and a teacher.

[2] With his first wife, Cooley was the father of two sons and three daughters: Charles, John, Idora, Ruth, and Marion.