BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – Former Gov. Tom Salmon, who served as Vermont’s 75th governor, died on Tuesday at the age of 92.
Vermont Digger reports he passed away at a Brattleboro convalescent home surrounded by family.
Salmon, a Democrat, was first elected governor in 1972 after serving as a state representative from Rockingham in the Vermont House. He went on to serve two terms before losing a bid to run for the U.S. Senate in 1976.
Salmon went on to serve as president of the University of Vermont and practice law.