Richard W. Mallary Papers

Biography Richard Walker Mallary, Representative in both Federal and Vermont governments, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on February 21, 1929. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1949 with a summa cum laude degree in philosophy, Mallary bought and operated a farm in Bradford, Vermont from 1950 until 1970.

Mr. Mallary's political career began in 1961 with his election to the Vermont House of Representatives, an office he held for eight years. Various positions he held during these years were Speaker of the House (1966-68), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee (1963-65), Chairman of the House Rules Committee (1966-68), and Chairman of the Vermont Legislative Council (1965-67). In 1969, Mr. Mallary was elected to the Vermont Senate where he chaired the Senate Finance Committee until his resignation in the fall, 1970, when he became Commissioner, and later, Secretary of Administrationistration for Vermont.

Winning the January Special Election and the subsequent general election of November 1972, Mr. Mallary became Vermont's sole member in the federal House of Representatives, serving through 1974. During his term Mr. Mallary served on the House Government Operations Committee, its Sub-committee on Legislation and Military Operations, and the Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service, its Sub-committee on Manpower and Civil Service and its Sub-committee on Postal Service. Mr. Mallary was also a member of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, the House Republican Conference Task Force on Anti-Competitive Practices and the Executive Committee of the New England Congressional Caucus. In 1973-74, Mr. Malllary was chairman of a special task force of Republican congressional members who investigated and reported on the lack of competition in the energy industries. During the 92nd Congress, he was a member of the House Republican Conference Task Force on the environment.

In 1974, Mr. Mallary lost in the race for the Vermont seat in the Senate vacated by George Aiken. That same year he became Vice President of Farm Credit Banks in Springfield.