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Howard Everett Alderman (1900-1989) —
also known as Howard E. Alderman —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., May 26,
1900.
Son of Elliott
Alderman and Corina (Lagerstrom) Alderman.
Democrat. Civil engineer; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1926.
Died February
11, 1989 (age 88 years, 261
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Calvin L. Barton —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Civil engineer; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Cadwell (b. 1863) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, 1863.
Democrat. Civil engineer; surveyor;
architect;
plumbing
supplies manufacturer; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. Canty —
of Quinebaug, Thompson, Windham
County, Conn.
Democrat. Engineer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Thompson, 1939-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Chittenden (1849-1939) —
of East River, Madison, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Madison, New Haven
County, Conn., December
25, 1849.
Republican. Mining
engineer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Madison, 1919-20.
Died February
17, 1939 (age 89 years, 54
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Madison, Conn.
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Bernard Cohen —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Engineer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1981.
Still living as of 1981.
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Sherman Day (1806-1884) —
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., 1806.
Son of Jeremiah Day (1773-1867; president of Yale College) and Martha
(Sherman) Day.
Engineer; historian;
went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state senate, 1855-56; U.S. Surveyor General of California,
1868-71.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., 1884
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisha Haley (1776-1860) —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Groton, New London
County, Conn., January
21, 1776.
Democrat. Civil engineer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1820, 1824, 1826-27,
1833-34; member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 4th
District 1837-39).
Died in Groton, New London
County, Conn., January
22, 1860 (age 84 years, 1
days).
Interment at Crary
Cemetery, Groton, Conn.
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Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847-1930) —
also known as Arthur S. Hardy —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Andover, Essex
County, Mass., August
13, 1847.
Son of Alpheus Hardy and Susan W. (Holmes) Hardy.
Civil engineer; college
professor; author;
editor of Cosmopolitan magazine,
1893-95; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1897-99; Greece, 1899-1901; Romania, 1899-1901; Serbia, 1899-1901; Switzerland, 1901-03; Spain, 1902-05; U.S. Consul General in Teheran, 1897-99.
Died in Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., March 14,
1930 (age 82 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Merton Ray Hodge (1892-1967) —
also known as Merton R. Hodge —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.; Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., January
20, 1892.
Son of Philip Gaylord Hodge (1860-1930) and Lena (Alderman) Hodge
(1867-1964).
Democrat. Engineer; surveyor;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington; defeated, 1924;
elected 1934.
Died May 7,
1967 (age 75 years, 107
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Vivien Kellems (1896-1975) —
of Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn.; East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 7,
1896.
Daughter of Rev. David Clinton Kellems and Louisa (Flint) Kellems.
Engineer; manufacturer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952 (Independent Republican), 1958
(Independent).
Female.
Died in 1975
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lodian W. Lodian (b. 1866) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hartford
County, Conn., July 15,
1866.
Son of Kalos I. Lodian and Anita (Mana) Lodian.
Civil engineer; metallurgist;
world traveler; inventor;
claimed to be first
American to cross the Himalayan mountains, 1895; secretary,
international antisemitic convention, Paris, 1900; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 1st District, 1918
(Prohibition), 1921 (Prohibition), 1933 (Law Preservation);
Prohibition candidate for New York
state senate 12th District, 1922; Law Preservation candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Lynch (born c.1888) —
of West Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in West Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1888.
Republican. Civil engineer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1923-29, 1939-40 (Orange 1923-29,
Orange and West Haven 1939-40); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1928
(alternate), 1936;
member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1931-35; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry B. Morse —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Electrical
engineer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Litchfield, 1933-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur L. Neefus —
of Bridgewater, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Engineer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgewater, 1937-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 15,
1845.
Son of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton.
Telegraph
operator; civil engineer; druggist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford, 1886; undertaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Scott (b. 1888) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
9, 1888.
Son of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott.
Democrat. Construction
supervisor; insulation
engineer; president,
Hartford Central Labor Union; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1943-46.
Member, Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Mary Glennon. |
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Adrian R. Wadsworth, Sr. (born c.1856) —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1856.
Republican. Civil engineer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1897-1902,
1921-22, 1925-32; defeated, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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