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Jose Alberto Cabranes (b. 1940) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
22, 1940.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1979-94; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1994-.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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Martin L. Caine (born c.1885) —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in England,
about 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1911-14, 1917-20;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guido Calabresi (b. 1932) —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Milan, Italy,
October
18, 1932.
Lawyer; law
professor; dean, Yale Law School, 1985-94; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1994-2009; took senior
status 2009; senior
judge, 2009-.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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J. Edward Caldwell (b. 1929) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
Connecticut
state senate, 1959-; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1991.
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Don Cambria (born c.1899) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., about 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1929; member of Connecticut
state senate 33rd District, 1931.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. Storrs Campbell (born c.1876) —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nehemiah Candee (1870-1941) —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Easton, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1917-20; member of
Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1921-22, 1939-40.
Died in 1941
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Jacob Caplan (born c.1883) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Russia,
about 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1931.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Cass Carpenter (1836-1908) —
of South Carolina; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., February
20, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Sen. William
H. Buckingham, 1868-73; member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1874-75; newspaper
editor.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1908 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Melbert Brinkerhoff Cary (b. 1852) —
also known as Melbert B. Cary —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., July 23,
1852.
Son of John Watson Cary and Isabel (Brinkerhoff) Cary.
Democrat. Lawyer; Connecticut
Democratic state chair, 1898-1900; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Smith Catlin (1808-1851) —
also known as George S. Catlin —
of Windham, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Harwinton, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1831, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1843-45; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1848; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1850; county judge in Connecticut,
1850-51.
Died in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., December
26, 1851 (age 43 years, 124
days).
Interment at Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
25, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1870-78; Governor of
Oregon, 1877-78.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., January
15, 1895 (age 69 years, 21
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Rudolph Henry Chandler (b. 1853) —
also known as Rudolph H. Chandler —
of Thompson, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Thompson, Windham
County, Conn., January
11, 1853.
Son of William Henry Chandler and Martha Helen (Allen) Chandler.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1879-80, 1891; member of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 1895-96; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Graham Hurd Chapin (1799-1843) —
also known as Graham H. Chapin —
of Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
19, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Surrogate, 1826-33; Wayne
County District Attorney, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1835-37.
Died in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., September
8, 1843 (age 44 years, 201
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Charles Chapman (1799-1869) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 21,
1799.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1840, 1847-48,
1862-64; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1841-44; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1851-53; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1854.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August 7,
1869 (age 70 years, 47
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Orlow W. Chapman (1832-1890) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Ellington, Tolland
County, Conn., 1832.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1868-71; U.S. Solicitor General,
1889-90; died in office 1890.
Died, of pneumonia
and an ear
infection, in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1890 (age about 57
years).
Interment somewhere
in Binghamton, N.Y.
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Daniel Chipman (1765-1850) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.; Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
22, 1765.
Lawyer; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1793, 1814, 1836, 1843,
1850; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1798-1808, 1812-14, 1818, 1821;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1813-14; member of
Vermont
Governor's Council, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-16.
Died in Ripton, Addison
County, Vt., April 23,
1850 (age 84 years, 183
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Son of Benjamin L. Citron and Dora (Newmark) Citron.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1938 (at-large).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Thomas Emmet Clarie (1913-1997) —
also known as T. Emmet Clarie —
of Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Goodyear, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., January
1, 1913.
Son of Thomas C. Clarie and Kathryn (Burns) Clarie.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingly, 1937-43; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948;
U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1961-82.
Died of viral
pneumonia, at Day Kimball Hospital,
Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., September
24, 1997 (age 84 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Danielson, Killingly, Conn.
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Charles Edward Clark (1889-1963) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn., December
9, 1889.
Son of Samuel Orman Clark and Pauline C. (Marquard) Clark.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1917-18; law
professor; dean, Yale Law School, 1929; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1939-63; died in
office 1963.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Died December
13, 1963 (age 74 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (1799-1887) —
also known as Chauncey F. Cleveland —
of Hampton, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., February
16, 1799.
Son of Silas Cleveland (1756-1840) and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland
(1757-1811).
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hampton, 1826-29, 1832,
1835-36, 1838; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1835-36, 1863; Governor of
Connecticut, 1842-44; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1849-53; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker),
1860.
Died in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., June 6,
1887 (age 88 years, 110
days).
Interment at South
Cemetery, Hampton, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Cleveland (1756-1840) and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland
(1757-1811); third cousin once removed of Ephraim
Safford; fourth cousin of Jonathan
Usher, Jedediah
Sabin and James
Safford; married, December
13, 1821, to Diantha Hovey (1800-1867); married, January
22, 1869, to Helen Cornelia Litchfield; fourth cousin once
removed of John
Appleton, John
Palmer Usher, Robert
Crawford Safford, Abner
Coburn Cleveland and Robert
Cleveland Usher; first cousin once removed of Henry
Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Marden
Sabin. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Moses Cleveland (1754-1806) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., 1754.
Son of Aaron Cleveland (born 1727).
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Founder of Cleveland, Ohio.
Died in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., 1806
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Cleveland
Cemetery, Canterbury, Conn.
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George Harry Cohen (b. 1892) —
also known as George H. Cohen —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
5, 1892.
Son of Abraham L. Cohen and Sarah (Grodjiensky) Cohen.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; magazine
editor; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1934.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyril Coleman (c.1902-1958) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1948-51.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
20, 1958 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Mt.
St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
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Eric D. Coleman —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1983-94; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1995-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1996;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 2010.
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Albert L. Coles (b. 1909) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
8, 1909.
Son of Joseph Coles and Margaret (Lennon) Coles.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1944
(alternate), 1952;
Connecticut
state attorney general, 1959-63; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert Collins (b. 1846) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., August
26, 1846.
Son of Daniel P. Collins.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1884-86; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1897-1903; appointed
1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1870, to Harriet Kingsbury Bush. |
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Paul R. Connery —
of Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn.; South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Redding; elected 1918;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1948;
member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Conroy (born c.1889) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1929-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Converse (1798-1885) —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., December
17, 1798.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1833, 1848-49, 1867-68; member of
Vermont
state senate, 1836-40; Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1844-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1850-52; Governor of
Vermont, 1872-74.
Died in Dixville, Coos
County, N.H., August
16, 1885 (age 86 years, 242
days).
Interment at River
Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
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Joseph Patrick Cooney (1906-1984) —
also known as Joseph P. Cooney —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., April 30,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1931-32.
Died August
13, 1984 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
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Christopher A. Coons (b. 1963) —
also known as Chris Coons —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
9, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1996;
New
Castle County Executive, 2005-10; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2010-.
Still living as of 2012.
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Richard F. Corkey (b. 1904) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., December
15, 1904.
Son of Samuel F. Corkey and Frances M. Corkey.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1933-34; member
of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Courtney (b. 1953) —
also known as Joe Courtney —
of Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., April 6,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1987-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 2007-; defeated,
2002.
Still living as of 2012.
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Alfred Conkling Coxe (1847-1923) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 20,
1847.
Son of Rev. Samuel Hansen Coxe and Eliza (Conkling) Coxe.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1882-1902;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1902-17.
Died April 15,
1923 (age 75 years, 330
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
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S. Ashbel Crandall (c.1852-1932) —
of Ledyard, New London
County, Conn.; Norwich, New London
County, Conn.; Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Ledyard, New London
County, Conn., about 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ledyard, 1880; mayor of
Norwich, Conn., 1888-92; member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1893-94.
Died November
14, 1932 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert William Cretella (1897-1979) —
also known as Albert W. Cretella —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April 22,
1897.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Haven, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1953-59.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1979 (age 82 years, 32
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven, 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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