SLADE, William, governor of Vermont, born in Cornwall, Vermont, 9 May, 1786; died in Middlebury, Vermont, 18 January, 1859. He was graduated at Middlebury college in 1807, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810, and began practice at Middlebury. He was a presidential elector in 1812, and in 1814-'15 published and edited the "Columbian Patriot" in connection with bookselling and job-printing, but was not successful. In 1815 he was elected secretary of state, which office he held eight years, and in 1816-'22 he was judge of the Addison county court. He was afterward state's attorney for the same county. Mr. Slade was clerk in the state department at Washington from 1823 till 1829, when he resumed the practice of law in Middlebury. He was a member of congress in 1831-'43, in 1844 was reporter of the supreme court of Vermont, and in 1844-'6 served as governor of that state. In 1846-'56 he was secretary of the National board of popular education. He published "Vermont State Papers" (Middlebury, 1823) ; "The Laws of Vermont to 1824" (Windsor, 1825) ; "Reports of the Supreme Court of Vermont, Vol. XV." (Burlington, 1844); and pamphlets and congressional speeches.