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Labor Leader Politicians in Connecticut


  Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) — also known as Heywood Broun — of New York; Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 7, 1888. Son of Heywood Cox Broun and Henriette (Brose) Broun. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1930. Catholic. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Sportswriter; columnist for New York newspapers; founder of the American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its first president; expelled from Socialist Party in 1933. Died, of pneumonia, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 18, 1939 (age 51 years, 11 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Heywood Cox Broun and Henriette (Brose) Broun; married 1917 to Ruth Hale (divorced 1933); married 1935 to Constance (Madison) Dooley (actress).
  See also NNDB dossier
  Books by Heywood Broun: Collected Edition of Heywood Broun (1941) — Christians only : a study in prejudice
  Books about Heywood Broun: Richard O'Connor, Heywood Broun : A Biography
  Thomas J. Cummings (born c.1861) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., about 1861. Democrat. Agent, printer's union; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  James Patrick Geelan (1901-1982) — also known as James P. Geelan — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 11, 1901. Son of Thomas Edward Geelan and Mary Agnes (McDonnell) Geelan. Democrat. Vice-president, New Haven Central Labor Council; insurance broker; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1939-44; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948, 1956; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1965. Member, American Arbitration Association; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 10, 1982 (age 80 years, 364 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, October 9, 1933, to Elizabeth Marie Doll.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James P. Hooley (b. 1855) — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, July 12, 1855. Son of Morgan Hooley and Mary Margaret (Coffey) Hooley. Iron molder; organizer for the Knights of Labor; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1884-85. Irish ancestry. Interment at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
  George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) — also known as George L. Murphy — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 4, 1902. Republican. Professional actor and dancer in 1934-52; appeared in films such as For Me And My Gal, Battleground; president, Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 (alternate); U.S. Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970. Irish ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Died, of leukemia, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., May 3, 1992 (age 89 years, 304 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Julie Henkel (dancer Julie Johnson).
  Cross-reference: Daniel E. Lungren
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  John W. Murphy — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Cigar maker; president, New Haven Trades Council; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1932-45; defeated, 1945. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Glennon.
  Ignatius A. Sullivan (d. 1928) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. President, Hartford Central Labor Union; president, Connecticut Federation of Labor; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1902-04; defeated, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1904. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1928. Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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