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Dwight Loomis (1821-1903) —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Columbia, Tolland
County, Conn., June 27,
1821.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1851; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1856;
member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1859-63; superior
court judge in Connecticut, 1864-75; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1875-91.
Died in a train
accident near Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., September
17, 1903 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery.
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Edward Stevens Henry (1836-1921) —
also known as E. Stevens Henry —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Gill, Franklin
County, Mass., February
10, 1836.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1887-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees); Connecticut
state treasurer, 1889-93; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1895-1913.
Died in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., October
10, 1921 (age 85 years, 242
days).
Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Phelps (1852-1940) —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1852.
Son of Rev. Benjamin Clark Phelps (1810-1896) and Sarah Parker
(Humphrey) Phelps (1812-1888).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1893-94; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1897-99; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1899-1903; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; Tolland
County State's Attorney, 1904-15; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
3, 1940 (age 87 years, 177
days).
Entombed at Grove Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Benjamin Clark Phelps (1810-1896) and Sarah Parker (Humphrey)
Phelps (1812-1888); married, October
19, 1881, to Leila Loomis Bill (1861-1888); married, March 28,
1900, to Elsie Edith Sykes (1870-1965). |
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Antoni Nicholas Sadlak (1908-1969) —
also known as Antoni N. Sadlak —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., June 13,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1947-59; probate judge
in Connecticut, 1966-69; died in office 1969.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., October
18, 1969 (age 61 years, 127
days).
Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
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Edward William Broder (1881-1943) —
also known as Edward W. Broder —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., July 23,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1917-20; candidate for mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1926.
Died February
5, 1943 (age 61 years, 197
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.; cenotaph at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
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Leverett Erwin Pease (1818-1883) —
also known as Leverett E. Pease —
of Somers, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born February
14, 1818.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1860;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1866-69.
Died April 4,
1883 (age 65 years, 49
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Julia Allen Keeney (1889-1959) —
also known as Julia A. Keeney; Julia Allen; Mrs.
Ralph D. Keeney —
of Somersville, Somers, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
26, 1889.
Daughter of Normand Francis Allen and Caroline White (Olmsted) Allen.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Somers, 1935-45; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1952-57.
Female.
Died April 13,
1959 (age 69 years, 230
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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R. Leland Keeney (1883-1963) —
of Somers, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born November
23, 1883.
Son of Lafayette Keeney.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920
(alternate), 1928,
1944.
Died September
18, 1963 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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