Editing Redfield Proctor (section)

==Biography==
Redfield Proctor was born on June 1, 1831. a native of [[Proctorsville, Vermont|Proctorsville]], a village named after his family in the town of [[Cavendish, Vermont|Cavendish]] in [[Windsor County, Vermont]]. His father, Jabez Proctor, was a farmer, merchant, and prominent local [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] politician. He was raised by his mother, Betsy Parker Proctor (1792–1871), from age 8 after the sudden death of his father. Proctor's first cousins on his mother's side included [[Isaac F. Redfield]] and [[Timothy P. Redfield]], both justices of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]].

After graduating from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1851, Proctor returned to Proctorsville, where he became first a businessman, and later a lawyer. He earned his master's degree from [[Dartmouth College]] and graduated from [[Albany Law School]] in 1859.<ref>{{cite web|title=Redfield Proctor|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=p000547|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref>  He married Emily Jane Dutton in 1858, and moved to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] two years later. They had five children; Arabella G. Proctor Holden (1859–1905), [[Fletcher Dutton Proctor|Fletcher Dutton]] (1860–1911), Fanny Proctor (1863–1883) [[Redfield Proctor, Jr.|Redfield Jr.]] (1879–1957), and Emily Dutton Proctor (1869–1948).  He was initiated into [[Delta Upsilon]] fraternity as an honorary member by the [[Middlebury College]] Chapter.