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Clarence H. Adams (1905-1987) —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Son of Orin J. Adams and Rose (Moody) Adams.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1952-56; president and
trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical
Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
2, 1837.
Son of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams.
Lawyer;
insurance
business; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights Templar.
Died February
25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Negaunee
Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
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Ward Tiffany Alling (b. 1887) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 27,
1887.
Son of Wilbur Sidney Alling and Mary Elizabeth (Tiffany) Alling.
Republican. Merchant;
member, Alling Rubber Company; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilbur Sidney Alling and Mary Elizabeth (Tiffany) Alling; married,
January
27, 1912, to Mary Scott Hull; married, February
6, 1916, to Emily Glass Coote. |
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Prelate Demick Barker (1835-1928) —
also known as Prelate D. Barker —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., September
29, 1835.
Son of Jonathan Brooks Barker (1801-1886) and Frances Jane (Appell)
Barker (1808-1886).
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
secretary-treasurer, Alabama & Mississippi Railroad,
1866-71; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for the 2nd Alabama District, 1871-78; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1900
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
postmaster;
member of Republican
National Committee from Alabama, 1908-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March 29,
1928 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Brooks Barker (1801-1886) and Frances Jane (Appell)
Barker (1808-1886); married, August 1,
1865, to Joanna Elizabeth Ferguson (died 1910); married, April 29,
1914, to Grace Salome Pettit. |
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Eli Coe Birdsey (1843-1929) —
also known as Eli C. Birdsey —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., February
25, 1843.
Son of Eli Coe Birdsey (1799-1843) and Rebecca Cook (Wilcox) Birdsey
(1805-1888).
Republican. Hardware
merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Meriden, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 85 years, 346
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Henry Alfred Bishop (b. 1860) —
also known as Henry A. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
4, 1860.
Son of William
Darius Bishop and Julia Ann (Tomlinson) Bishop.
Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent of
several railroads;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912
(alternate); candidate for secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire Resisting
Paint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Power
Co., and Reed Carpet
Co.; vice-president, Brady Brass Co.,
Pacific Iron
Works, Connecticut National Bank, and
Consolidated Telephone
Co.; director, Westchester Street
Railway Co., Western Union Telegraph
Co.; director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Dudley Bradstreet (b. 1841) —
also known as Thomas D. Bradstreet —
of Thomaston, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Thomaston, Litchfield
County, Conn., August 1,
1841.
Son of Rev. Thomas J. Bradstreet and Amanda (Thomas) Bradstreet.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1903; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1907-13.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Sons of
the Revolution; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Raymond Brock (1896-1987) —
also known as C. Raymond Brock —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn., July 20,
1896.
Son of Charles W. Brock and Minnie (Hurd) Brock.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hamden, 1937-42; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1943-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Kiwanis.
Died September
18, 1987 (age 91 years, 60
days).
Interment at Northford New Cemetery, Northford, North Branford, Conn.
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1870.
Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut,
1940,
1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels.
Republican. Coal
and lumber
dealer; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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Elizur S. Goodrich (b. 1834) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1834.
Son of Elizur Goodrich and Jerusha W. (Stillman) Goodrich.
President, Hartford Street
Railway Company; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1895; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1897-1901.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Mary Ann Hammer. |
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Lindley Hoag Hadley (1861-1948) —
also known as Lindley H. Hadley —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born near Sylvania, Parke
County, Ind., June 19,
1861.
Son of Jonathan Hadley and Martha (McCoy) Hadley.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1915-33; defeated,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
4, 1948 (age 87 years, 138
days).
Interment at St.
Matthew's Cemetery, Wilton, Conn.
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Harold Cannon Hall (1888-1946) —
also known as Harold C. Hall —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., October
11, 1888.
Son of Frank Leland Hall and Laura (Cannon) Hall.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1946
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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William Franklin Henney (b. 1852) —
also known as William F. Henney —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
2, 1852.
Son of John Henney and Mene (Barclay) Henney.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Hartford Electric
Light Co. and Southern New England Telephone
Co.; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1904-08; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1913-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene W. Latimer (b. 1887) —
of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn., July 23,
1887.
Son of William C. Latimer and H. A. (Richmond) Latimer.
Republican. Grain and coal
dealer; probate judge in Connecticut; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1937-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 35th District, 1943-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Light (b. 1855) —
also known as John H. Light —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., March 27,
1855.
Son of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common
pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1910-15.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Costello Lippitt (b. 1842) —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in East Killingly, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., December
12, 1842.
Son of Norris G. Lippitt and Eliza M. (Leffingwell) Lippitt.
Republican. Banker; mayor of
Norwich, Conn., 1908-09; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Irving Nettleton (b. 1874) —
also known as Francis I. Nettleton —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
23, 1874.
Son of Charles P. Nettleton and Frances A. (Hallock) Nettleton.
Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1907-08; mayor of
Shelton, Conn., 1919-30.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Jean M. Mitchell. |
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Wesley Ulysses Pearne (b. 1851) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1851.
Son of Benjamin Marshall Pearne and Emily Ann (Swathel) Pearne.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1901, 1905.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Monroe Pendleton (1822-1889) —
also known as James M. Pendleton —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., January
10, 1822.
Son of Nathan
Pendleton (1779-1827) and Phebe (Cole) Pendleton (1786-1867).
Republican. Banker;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1868,
1876;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1871-75; member of
Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1878-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., February
16, 1889 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at River
Bend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
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Miles B. Preston (b. 1850) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., May 9,
1850.
Son of Truman W. Preston (c.1825-1896).
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1896-1900.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Vincent Stillman (1828-1891) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Voluntown, New London
County, Conn., August
13, 1828.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., August
21, 1891 (age 63 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Brittin Wilson (1879-1943) —
also known as Clifford B. Wilson —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
2, 1879.
Son of James A. Wilson (died 1897) and Mary E. (Wordin) Wilson (died
1915).
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1911-21; defeated, 1921, 1935; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
1, 1943 (age 63 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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