possible the construction of Morrill Hall at the University of Vermont. He was a delegate to the 1904 Democratic National Convention, and in 1906 he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vermont Attorney General. Bullard served as Burlington's city attorney for several years, and from 1905 to 1913 he was a member of the city school board, including serving as chairman from 1909 to 1913. In 1908, he was the Democratic nominee for United States Senator against incumbent Republican William P. Dillingham, and the Vermont General Assembly chose Dillingham by a vote of 230 to 38. United States Attorney In 1915, Bullard was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, succeeding Alexander Dunnett. He served until 1923, and was succeeded by Harry B. Amey. During Bullard's tenure, crimes that fell under federal jurisdiction were on the rise as the result of societal changes including increased urbanization, as well an increase in illegal activities connected to criminalizing the sale of opiates and cocaine, World War I, and passage of Prohibition in the United States. As a result, Bullard's office handled as many as four times the cases of his predecessors, including draft evaders, drug dealers, and bootleggers. Death and burial Bullard died in Burlington on September 8, 1928. He was buried in plot 5G-31 at Riverbank Cemetery in Stowe, Vermont. Family In 1885, Bullard married Fluella R. Stowe (1858-1894) of Morrisville. She died in 1894, and they were the parents of two children, son Haven Stowe and daughter Augusta Ruth, the wife of Earle Benjamin of Plymouth, New Hampshire. His second wife was Anniebel Stowe (1865-1925), a sister of his first wife. References Sources Books Newspapers Internet External links Vernon A. Bullard at The Political Graveyard 1858 births 1928 deaths People from Hyde Park, Vermont People from Underhill, Vermont Politicians from Burlington, Vermont Johnson State College alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni Vermont lawyers Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives United States Attorneys for the District of Vermont Burials in Vermont 19th-century American lawyers