Middlesex County
Connecticut
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Middlesex County
Connecticut
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Middlesex County
Index to Locations
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George F. Chapin (1863-1920) —
of Cromwell, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Collinsville, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., 1863.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Connecticut
state senate 33rd District, 1919-20.
Died in 1920
(age about
57 years).
Interment at New Center (West) Cemetery.
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Horace R. Butler (1845-1915) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Cromwell, Middlesex
County, Conn., 1845.
Son of Philip R. Butler (1810-1898) and Caroline (Buckley) Butler
(1813-1886).
Democrat. Builder;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883-84; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1891-92.
Died in 1915
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Old Center (East) Cemetery.
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John Heft, Jr. (1893-1988) —
of Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in 1893.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingworth, 1939-40.
Died in 1988
(age about
95 years).
Interment somewhere.
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Washington Frederick Willcox (1834-1909) —
also known as Washington F. Willcox —
of Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Deep River, Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
22, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1862-63; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1889-93.
Died in Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn., March 8,
1909 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Fountain Hill Cemetery.
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James Wadsworth (1730-1817) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Durham, Middlesex
County, Conn., July 8,
1730.
State court judge in Connecticut, 1773; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1783; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1786-88; member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1786-87.
Died September
22, 1817 (age 87 years, 76
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery.
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Joseph Spencer (1714-1789) —
of Connecticut.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., October
3, 1714.
Member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1776-77, 1779-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1778.
Died in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., January
13, 1789 (age 74 years, 102
days).
Original interment at Millington Green Cemetery; reinterment in 1904
at Nathan Hale Park.
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Joseph Spencer (1714-1789) —
of Connecticut.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., October
3, 1714.
Member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1776-77, 1779-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1778.
Died in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., January
13, 1789 (age 74 years, 102
days).
Original interment at Millington Green
Cemetery; reinterment in 1904 at Nathan Hale Park.
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Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834) —
of East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Westchester, Colchester, New London
County, Conn., April 6,
1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; merchant;
shipowner;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1791-1806; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1807-17 (at-large 1807-09, 1st
District 1809-11, at-large 1811-17).
Died in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
22, 1834 (age 78 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Mayo Smith Purple (c.1860-1942) —
also known as Mayo S. Purple —
of East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Haddam Neck, Middlesex
County, Conn., about 1860.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hampton, 1885, 1933-40.
Died September
29, 1942 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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John Stewart (1795-1860) —
of Chatham (now East Hampton), Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Chatham (now East Hampton), Middlesex
County, Conn., February
19, 1795.
Democrat. Shipbuilder;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1828, 1830, 1854; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1832-36, 1846, 1857; county judge in
Connecticut; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1843-45.
Died in Chatham (now East Hampton), Middlesex
County, Conn., September
16, 1860 (age 65 years, 210
days).
Interment at Union Hill Cemetery.
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Chester Bliss Bowles (1901-1986) —
also known as Chester Bowles —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April 5,
1901.
Son of Charles Allen Bowles and Nellie (Harris) Bowles.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1951-53, 1963-69; Nepal, 1951-53; , 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1959-61; author.
Unitarian.
Member, Urban
League; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 25,
1986 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Samuel Ingham (1793-1881) —
of Saybrook (part now in Essex), Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn., September
5, 1793.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Saybrook, 1828-33, 1835,
1851-52; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1833, 1835, 1851;
resigned 1835; probate judge in Connecticut, 1829-33; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 2nd
District 1837-39); member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1842, 1846, 1850; county judge in
Connecticut, 1849-53.
Died in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
10, 1881 (age 88 years, 66
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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James Phelps (1822-1900) —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
12, 1822.
Son of Lancelot
Phelps.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1853-54, 1856; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1858-59; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1863-73, 1885-92; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1873-75; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1875-83.
Died in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., January
15, 1900 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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George Marshall Clark (c.1834-1908) —
also known as George M. Clark —
of Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., about 1834.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1885-86; member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1889-92.
Died March 2,
1908 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Higganum Cemetery.
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David Parmalee Kelsey (1796-1874) —
also known as David P. Kelsey —
of Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn., July 11,
1796.
Son of David
Kelsey and Olive (Parmalee) Kelsey (1765-1839).
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingworth, 1836.
Died in Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn., June 7,
1874 (age 77 years, 331
days).
Interment at Parker Hill Cemetery.
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David Kelsey (1763-1832) —
of Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
17, 1763.
Son of Jonathan Kelsey (1735-1804) and Zerviah (Stevens) Kelsey
(1739-1816).
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingworth, 1822.
Died in Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 7,
1832 (age 68 years, 264
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953) —
also known as Joseph W. Alsop —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 2,
1876.
Son of Joseph
Wright Alsop (1838-?) and Elizabeth Winthrop (Beach) Alsop.
Republican. Tobacco grower; insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1907-09; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1909-13; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1909-12.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi.
Died March 17,
1953 (age 76 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Son of Benjamin L. Citron and Dora (Newmark) Citron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1938 (at-large).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation Adath Israel Cemetery.
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William Atchinson O'Neill (1930-2007) —
also known as William A. O'Neill —
of East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1930.
Son of Joseph O'Neill and Frances O'Neill.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; restaurant
owner; Governor of
Connecticut, 1980-91.
Died, from emphysema,
in East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
24, 2007 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Interment at Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery.
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Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (1799-1855) —
also known as Samuel D. Hubbard —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
10, 1799.
Whig. Lawyer; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1840-42; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1845-49; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1852-53.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., October
8, 1855 (age 56 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Son of Lucian Earl Baldwin and Sarah Emily (Tyler) Baldwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Elks; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921) —
also known as O. Vincent Coffin —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Mansfield, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1836.
Son of Alexander H. Coffin and Jane (Vincent) Coffin.
Republican. Banker; insurance
business; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; Governor of
Connecticut, 1895-97.
Died January
13, 1921 (age 84 years, 207
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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Frank Bentley Weeks (1854-1935) —
also known as Frank B. Weeks —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1854.
Son of Daniel L. Weeks and Frances M. (Edwards) Weeks.
Republican. Grain milling
business; Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1904;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1909; Governor of
Connecticut, 1909-11; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died October
2, 1935 (age 81 years, 255
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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James Timothy Pratt (1802-1887) —
also known as James T. Pratt —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Rocky Hill, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Cromwell, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
14, 1802.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1850, 1857, 1862,
1870-71; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1853-55; defeated,
1854; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1858, 1859; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1860.
Died in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., April 11,
1887 (age 84 years, 118
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Larkin Warner (1828-1893) —
also known as Samuel L. Warner —
of Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., June 14,
1828.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1858; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1862-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1864,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1865-67.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., February
6, 1893 (age 64 years, 237
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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John deKoven Alsop (1915-2000) —
also known as John Alsop —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.; Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Avon, Hartford
County, Conn., August 4,
1915.
Son of Joseph
Wright Alsop (1876-1953) and Corinne
Robinson Alsop.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
executive; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1947-50; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1960,
1972;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1958 (primary), 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Died, in a health
care center at Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 6,
2000 (age 84 years, 246
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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Ebenezer Jackson, Jr. (1796-1874) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Georgia, January
31, 1796.
Whig. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1829-32; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1834-35; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Connecticut, 1839.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
17, 1874 (age 78 years, 198
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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John Alsop (c.1776-1841) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born about 1776.
Son of Richard Alsop and Mary Alsop.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1820, 1823;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1826-31 (at-large 1826-29, 18th District 1830-31).
Died in November, 1841
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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William T. Elmer (1835-1907) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
6, 1835.
Son of Lobbeus E. Elmer (U.S. Marshal) and Charlotte (Mudge) Elmer.
Republican. Lawyer; Middlesex
County State's Attorney, 1863-75, 1883-95; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1873; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1876; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1895; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1895-1904.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
11, 1907 (age 72 years, 5
days).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph Wright Alsop (b. 1838) —
also known as Joseph W. Alsop —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1838.
Son of Joseph W. Alsop and Mary (Oliver) Alsop.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1873; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1881-86 (18th District 1881, 22nd District 1882-86).
Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery.
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Titus Hosmer (1736-1780) —
of Connecticut.
Born in West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., 1736.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1773-78; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1775-76, 1777-79;
member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1778-80; died in office 1780.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., August 4,
1780 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Mortimer Cemetery.
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Samuel Holden Parsons (1737-1789) —
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., May 14,
1737.
Son of Rev. Jonathan Parsons and Phoebe (Griswold) Parsons.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
colonial assembly, 1762-74; general in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1784-85; justice of
Northwest Territory supreme court, 1788-89.
Drowned
in a canoe
accident, near Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, November
17, 1789 (age 52 years, 187
days).
Cenotaph at Mortimer Cemetery.
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Julius Hotchkiss (1810-1878) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., July 11,
1810.
Son of Mary (Castle) Hotchkiss (1770-1870) and Woodward Hotchkiss
(1773-1861).
Republican. Manufacturer of cotton
webbing and suspenders;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1851, 1858; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1867-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1870-71.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
23, 1878 (age 68 years, 165
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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John J. Monnes (1889-1953) —
of Cromwell, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Cromwell, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 30,
1889.
Son of Frederick Monnes and Josephine Monnes.
Democrat. Dairy farmer; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Cromwell, 1937-38, 1941-42;
member of Connecticut
state senate 33rd District, 1945-46.
Died November
13, 1953 (age 64 years, 167
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Samuel Whittlesey Dana (1760-1830) —
also known as Samuel W. Dana —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., February
13, 1760.
Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1789-96; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1797-1810 (at-large 1797-1805,
1st District 1805-07, at-large 1807-09, 2nd District 1809-10); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1810-21; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1822-30; died in office 1830; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1826.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., July 21,
1830 (age 70 years, 158
days).
Interment at Washington Street Cemetery.
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Charles E. Chapman (1853-1916) —
of Westbrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Westbrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., October
6, 1853.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1889-92; member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1895-96.
Died September
11, 1916 (age 62 years, 341
days).
Interment at Cypress Cemetery.
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