Robert Johnstone Vance (March 15, 1854 – June 15, 1902) was a

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. Born in New York City, Vance attended the common schools. He moved to

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, in 1870. He attended the high school. City clerk of New Britain from 1878 until his resignation in 1887, having been elected a Representative. He became editor and publisher of the ''New Britain Herald'' in 1881. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1886. Vance was elected as a

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to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress. He resumed his former business pursuits. Labor commissioner of Connecticut 1893–1895. He served as mayor of

, in 1896 and 1897. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1902. He died in

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on June 15, 1902. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery,

. He was the father of Robert C. Vance (1894-1959), ''Herald'' publisher from 1951 to 1959. There is an elementary school, Vance Village, named after him in

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