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Leighton Prosper Slack (June 18, 1867 – March 31, 1938) was a Vermont attorney and judge. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1910 to 1912 and as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1914 until his death.
Biography
Leighton Prosper Slack was born in Woodstock, Vermont on June 18, 1867. He graduated from Ludlow's Black River Academy and taught school while studying law.
Slack attained admission to the bar in 1892, and began to practice, first in Barre, and then in St. Johnsbury.
A Republican, Slack served as St Johnsbury's Village President, Caledonia County State's Attorney from 1898 to 1900 and a member of the Vermont Senate from 1904 to 1905.
In 1910 Slack won election as Lieutenant Governor, serving from 1910 to 1912.
In 1914 he was appointed an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, and he relocated to Montpelier. Slack served on the court until his death.
During World War I Slack served as Chairman of Vermont's Committee on Public Safety, a board convened by the Governor to mobilize Vermont citizens and materiel for the war effort.
Slack was active in the Vermont and American Bar Associations and the Vermont Historical Society.
Justice Slack died in Montpelier on March 31, 1938. He was buried at Durant Cemetery in Cabot.