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  Charles Montague Bakewell (1867-1957) — also known as Charles M. Bakewell — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 24, 1867. Son of Thomas Bakewell and Josephine Alden (Maitland) Bakewell. Republican. University professor; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1921-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932 (alternate), 1936; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1933-35. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons; Elks; American Philosophical Society. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., September 19, 1957 (age 90 years, 148 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, December 21, 1899, to Madeline Palmer (died 1947).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Austin Dunham Barney (1896-1971) — also known as Austin D. Barney — of Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 7, 1896. Son of D. Newton Barney and Laura (Dunham) Barney. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president, Hartford Electric Light Co.; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940. Member, American Legion; Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons. Died May 8, 1971 (age 74 years, 182 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, June 14, 1924, to Katharine Dickson Derr (1890-1978).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Anthony Danaher (1899-1990) — also known as John A. Danaher — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; Portland, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., January 9, 1899. Son of Cornelius J. Danaher and Ellen (Ryan) Danaher. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1933-35; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1939-45; defeated, 1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1953-. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Grange; Beta Theta Pi. Died September 22, 1990 (age 91 years, 256 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Cornelius J. Danaher and Ellen (Ryan) Danaher; married, February 3, 1921, to Dorothy King; brother of Francis R. Danaher.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) — also known as William O. Douglas — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Goose Prairie, Yakima County, Wash. Born in Maine, Otter Tail County, Minn., October 16, 1898. Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law professor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-39; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; United World Federalists; American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1980 (age 81 years, 95 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August 16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married 1966 to Kathleen Heffernan.
  Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by William O. Douglas: Of Men and Mountains (1982) — My wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) — Go East, Young Man (1974) — The Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas (1980)
  Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce Allen Murphy, Wild Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas — Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution — James F. Simon, Independent Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas
  Newell Jennings (b. 1883) — of Bristol, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Bristol, Hartford County, Conn., May 12, 1883. Son of John Joseph Jennings and Elizabeth Naomi (Newell) Jennings. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Bristol, 1914; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1922-37; justice of Connecticut state supreme court, 1937-48. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 28, 1910, to Rachel K. Peck.
  James Lukens McConaughy (1887-1948) — also known as James L. McConaughy — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 21, 1887. Republican. College professor; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1939-41; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944; Governor of Connecticut, 1947-48; died in office 1948. Member, Rotary; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died March 7, 1948 (age 60 years, 138 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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