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George Aiken
United States Senator from Vermont
In office January 10, 1941 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.
Succeeded by	Patrick Leahy
64th Governor of Vermont
In office January 7, 1937 – January 9, 1941
Lieutenant	William H. Wills
Preceded by	Charles Manley Smith
Succeeded by	William H. Wills
59th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office January 10, 1935 – January 7, 1937
Governor	Charles Manley Smith
Preceded by	Charles Manley Smith
Succeeded by	William H. Wills
77th Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office January 13, 1933 – January 10, 1935
Preceded by	Edward H. Deavitt
Succeeded by	Ernest E. Moore
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office 1931–1935
Personal details
Born	George David Aiken (1892-08-20)August 20, 1892 Dummerston, Vermont, U.S.
Died	November 19, 1984(1984-11-19) (aged 92) Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Pleasant Cemetery Putney, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Beatrice Howard (m. 1914; died 1966) Lola Pierotti (m. 1967)
Profession	Farmer Horticulturist Author

George David Aiken (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was the 64th Governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before becoming a member of the United States Senate for 34 years, from 1941 to 1975.

Aiken died at a nursing home in Montpelier, Vermont of a stroke on November 19, 1984 at the age of 92.