George David Aiken (August 20, 1892 - November 19, 1984) was an American politician from Vermont. He served as Governor of Vermont from 1937 to 1941 and as a U.S. Senator from 1941 to 1975. Aiken was born in Dummerston in Windham County, Vermont, and graduated from Brattleboro High School while living in Putney, Vermont in 1909. A Republican, he was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1931 and served as Speaker of the House from 1933 to 1935. Wikipedia
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Bibliography American National Biography ; Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives ; Aiken, George D. Aiken: Senate Diary, January 1972-January 1975 . Brattleboro, Vt.: Stephen Greene Press, 1976; Sherman, Michael, ed. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000062
