Former two-term Gov. Thomas P. Salmon — known for his underdog victory in the 1972 gubernatorial race — died "peaceful" on Tuesday.

Thomas P. Salmon, who served as the 23rd president of the University of Vermont and who was twice elected governor of the Green Mountain State, died Tuesday, January 14, in a convalescent home in Brattleboro.

When Vermont Democrats lacked a gubernatorial candidate the afternoon of the primary deadline in August 1972, Rockingham lawyer Tom Salmon, in the most last-minute of Hail Mary passes, threw his hat in the ring.

ROCKINGHAM — Former Vermont Gov. Thomas P. Salmon of Rockingham died Tuesday at a Brattleboro nursing home. He was 92. His passing was noted in a statement issued by the family Tuesday evening.

Puerto Rico’s new Republican governor is drawing attention to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s military threats against the U.S. island in the wake of President-elect Trump’s calls for U.S. territorial expansion.