Asa Schoonmaker Bloomer born in Proctor, VT 8/15/1891; graduated from Rutland HS class of 1906. He was a baseball and basketball player known in the area.
1913 Graduated from the University of Vermont (later on the board of Trustees)
1917 Graduate of Yale Law School
Enlisted Nov 28, 1917. Discharge Dec 30, 1918 Rank 2 LT in the Balloon Service of the Air Corps.
Past Post Commander of West Rutland Post #87
Past Dept. Commander 1933-34
Rutland County State Attorney ( making his mark right out of law school with prosecuting a corruption scandal of the Marble Savings Bank: placing past Department Adjutant and Past Post Commander #31 John J. Cocklin in jail for 15 years)
House of Representative and Speaker 1938-46
State Senator 1947-1963. He was President pro tem.
He suffered a heart attack during a joint session of the General Assembly on Feb 22, 1963. He took a cab to the local hospital and within 1 1/2 hours there, past away. Democrats and Republicans, Vermonters across the state were stunned, and at a loss. His leadership,his slow drawl, common sense and love for the law and the rules of the government were safe in the hands of a man that truly cared for the little man.
He propsed a Bill that prohibited descrimination of race or religeous reasons in advertisements. Ace was always on the side of the common man.
Strong family man, never drank or smoked, raised to sons that worked in the Bloomer law firm. His oldest son Robert, took his seat in the Senate, appointed by the governor.
Owner of Bloomer and Bloomer Law Office
Organizations: Past Exalted Ruler of Rutland Elks, President of the Vermont Bar Association, 33rd Degree Mason and Past Master of the Hiram Lodge, Shriner, Rutland Chamber of Commerce.
