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Emilio Quincy Daddario (1918-2010) —
also known as Emilio Q. Daddario —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
24, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1946-48; municipal judge in Connecticut,
1948-50; major in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1959-71; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1960.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 7,
2010 (age 91 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward James Daly (b. 1892) —
also known as Edward J. Daly —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 29,
1892.
Son of James Richard Daly and Catherine (Deegan) Daly.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1930; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1936;
superior court judge in Connecticut, 1937.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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B. Fred Damiani (1910-1969) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April 17,
1910.
Son of Aristide Damiani and Carmela V. Damiani.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1945-46.
Died in July, 1969
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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James Davenport (1758-1797) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
12, 1758.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1785; member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1790-96; common pleas court judge in
Connecticut, 1792; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1796-97; died in office
1797.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., August 3,
1797 (age 38 years, 295
days).
Interment at Franklin
Street Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Stephen Brooks Davis, Jr. (1874-1933) —
also known as Stephen B. Davis, Jr. —
of New Mexico.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
18, 1874.
Son of Stephen Brooks Davis.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1912-13; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1921; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1922.
Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M., February
23, 1933 (age 58 years, 97
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Las Vegas, N.M.
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David Sheldon Day (b. 1880) —
also known as David S. Day —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., September
8, 1880.
Son of Erastus Sheldon Day and Catherine Gardner (Olmstead) Day.
Lawyer; vice-president, Bridgeport Storage
Warehouse Co.; secretary and director, Bead Chain Manufacturing
Co.; director, Bridgeport Gas Light
Co.; director, American Fabrics
Co.; director and member executive committee, Bridgeport Hospital;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Marvin Day (1872-1947) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., August
20, 1872.
Son of Erastus
Sheldon Day and Catherine (Olmsted) Day.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1947
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Colchester, Conn.
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Erastus Sheldon Day (1836-1921) —
also known as Erastus S. Day —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., July 7,
1836.
Son of Elihu M. Day and Jane E. (Buell) Day.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Colchester Railway;
director, Colchester Wheel Company; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1862, 1864, 1874; probate judge
in Connecticut; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1886-90; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S. Consul in Bradford, 1897-1909.
Congregationalist.
Died in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., August
30, 1921 (age 85 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander L. DeLaney (born c.1878) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1919-22; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Champion Deming (1815-1872) —
also known as Henry C. Deming —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., May 23,
1815.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1859-61; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1861; member of
Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1851; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1854-58, 1860-62; resigned 1862; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1863-67; defeated,
1866.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
8, 1872 (age 57 years, 138
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Richard H. Deming (born c.1886) —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1915-16;
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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William N. DeRosier (born c.1897) —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., about 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond J. Devlin (1898-1986) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., November
23, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1929-31; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1964.
Died in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., 1986
(age about
87 years).
Interment somewhere
in New Haven, Conn.
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John B. Dillon (born c.1883) —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Shelton, 1915-18; member of
Connecticut
state senate 25th District, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Dixon (1814-1873) —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., August 5,
1814.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1845-49; member of
Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1849, 1854; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1857-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 27,
1873 (age 58 years, 234
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Christopher John Dodd (b. 1944) —
also known as Christopher J. Dodd; Chris
Dodd —
of North Stonington, New London
County, Conn.; East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., May 27,
1944.
Son of Thomas
Joseph Dodd.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1975-81; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1995-96; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2012.
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Thomas Joseph Dodd (1907-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Dodd —
of Lebanon, New London
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., May 15,
1907.
Son of Thomas
J. Dodd and Abigail (O'Sullivan) Dodd.
Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1953-57; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1959-71; defeated, 1956 (Democratic),
1970 (Dodd Independent).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Censured
by the Senate on June 23, 1967 for financial improprieties, having diverted
some $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to his own use.
Died of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., May 24,
1971 (age 64 years, 9
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's New Cemetery, Pawcatuck, Stonington, Conn.
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Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) —
also known as Peter H. Dominick —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 7,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1957-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1961-63; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1963-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., March 18,
1981 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Joseph H. Donnelly —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1939-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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 |
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Margaret Connors Driscoll (c.1915-2000) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1944; juvenile
court judge in Connecticut, 1959-78; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1978-85.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died May 16,
2000 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull, Conn.
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Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937) —
also known as Edward F. Dunne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waterville, Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., October
12, 1853.
Son of P. W. Dunne and Delia M. (Lawler) Dunne.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1892-1905;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1900;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1905-07; defeated, 1907, 1911; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
Governor
of Illinois, 1913-17.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died May 24,
1937 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Henry Dutton (1796-1869) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., February
12, 1796.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1849; Governor of
Connecticut, 1854-55.
Died April 26,
1869 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Dwight (1764-1846) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., December
15, 1764.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1806-07; member of
Connecticut
council of assistants, 1809-15.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1846 (age 81 years, 179
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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