▁From ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁Page ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Senate . ▁He ▁was ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁L amo ille ▁County ▁prob ate ▁court ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁state ▁sav ings ▁bank ▁exam iner ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Republican , ▁Page ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁During ▁his ▁term , ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Governor ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁was ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁appoint ▁jud ges ▁of ▁all ▁city ▁and ▁municipal ▁courts , ▁and ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁en act ed ▁providing ▁for ▁secret ▁ball ots ▁in ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Page ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Red field ▁Pro ctor , ▁which ▁John ▁W . ▁Stewart ▁had ▁held ▁tempor arily ▁by ▁appointment ▁pending ▁the ▁election ▁results . ▁ ▁Page ▁easily ▁defeated ▁the ▁token ▁Democratic ▁candidate , ▁Vern on ▁A . ▁Bull ard ; ▁he ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9