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  William L. Hadden (b. 1896) — of West Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., October 8, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Orange and West Haven, 1939-42; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1943-45; Connecticut state attorney general, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 1, 1887, to Lavalette Cross.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank A. Hagarty (c.1871-1940) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born about 1871. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; banker; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1916-18; defeated, 1918. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., January 11, 1940 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Isabel Cody.
  William Edward Hagearty (b. 1903) — also known as William E. Hagearty — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., July 21, 1903. Son of John W. Hagearty and Mary (Rowland) Hagearty. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1931. Member, Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  George Hall (1770-1840) — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Cheshire, New Haven County, Conn., May 12, 1770. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1819-21; defeated, 1820. Died in Onondaga Valley, Onondaga County, N.Y., March 20, 1840 (age 69 years, 313 days). Interment at Onondaga Valley Cemetery, Onondaga Valley, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gideon Hall, Jr. (born c.1809) — of Winchester, Litchfield County, Conn. Born about 1809. Whig. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Winchester, 1838; member of Connecticut state senate 15th District, 1847. Burial location unknown.
  John M. Hall (born c.1842) — of Willimantic, Windham County, Conn. Born in Willimantic, Windham County, Conn., about 1842. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1870-72, 1881-82; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1882; member of Connecticut state senate 17th District, 1889-90. Burial location unknown.
  Jeremiah Halsey (1822-1896) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born February 8, 1822. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwich, 1852-53, 1859-60. Died, in the Hotel Hamilton, Washington, D.C., February 8, 1896 (age 74 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Fairchild.
  William James Hamersley — also known as William J. Hamersley — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1853-54, 1862-64; defeated, 1864, 1876 (Citizens). Burial location unknown.
  Edward R. Hampton — of Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Newtown, 1937-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 20, 1899. Son of John Maynard Harlan and Elizabeth Palmer (Flagg) Harlan. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1971 (age 72 years, 223 days). Interment at Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
  Presumably named for: John Marshall
  Relatives: Grandson of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911); son of John Maynard Harlan and Elizabeth Palmer (Flagg) Harlan; married, November 10, 1928, to Ethel (Andrews) Murphy (1897-1972). See Harlan family of Kentucky.
  Cross-reference: Michael Boudin
  See also NNDB dossier
  Books about John Marshall Harlan: Tinsley E. Yarbrough, John Marshall Harlan : Great Dissenter of the Warren Court
  William Hayward (1877-1944) — of Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb., April 29, 1877. Son of Monroe Leland Hayward and Jennie (Pelton) Hayward. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Otoe County Judge, 1901-02; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1907-09; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1908-12; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Sons of the Revolution; American Legion; Union League. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 13, 1944 (age 67 years, 167 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
  Relatives: Grandson of Edwin A. Pelton; third cousin twice removed of Guy Ray Pelton and Frederic William Pelton; son of Monroe Leland Hayward and Jennie (Pelton) Hayward; fourth cousin once removed of George Pelton Lawrence; married, June 21, 1919, to Mae C. Plant. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hebard (1800-1875) — of Chelsea, Orange County, Vt. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., November 29, 1800. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1835, 1840-42, 1858-59, 1864-65, 1872; member of Vermont state senate, 1836-38; probate judge in Vermont, 1838-41; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1842-44; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1860. Died in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., October 20, 1875 (age 74 years, 325 days). Interment at Old Cemetery, Randolph Center, Randolph, Vt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Stephen P. Hempstead (1812-1883) — of Iowa. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., October 1, 1812. Lawyer; member Iowa territorial council, 1838-48; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Dubuque, Delaware, Black Hawk and Fayette counties, 1844; Governor of Iowa, 1850-54. Congregationalist. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, February 16, 1883 (age 70 years, 138 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Levi P. M. Hickey (born c.1890) — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., about 1890. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Edwin Werter Higgins (1874-1954) — also known as Edwin W. Higgins — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Clinton, Middlesex County, Conn., July 2, 1874. Son of Werter Chapin Higgins and Grace Agnes (Taintor) Higgins. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1899; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1900-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1904 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1916; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1905-13. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., September 24, 1954 (age 80 years, 84 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, September 21, 1904, to Alice May Neff.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Frank Smithwick Hogan (1902-1974) — also known as Frank S. Hogan; "Mr. Integrity" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., January 17, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; New York County District Attorney, 1941-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1958. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died, following lung cancer surgery and a stroke, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 2, 1974 (age 72 years, 75 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Thomas A. Aurelio — Bert Stand
  Marcus Hensey Holcomb (1844-1932) — also known as Marcus H. Holcomb — of Southington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Conn., November 28, 1844. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 2nd District, 1893-94; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1905-06; Connecticut state attorney general, 1907-10; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1910-15; Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21. Member, Freemasons. Died March 5, 1932 (age 87 years, 98 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
  Cross-reference: John Buckley
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Frederick William Holden (b. 1858) — also known as Frederick W. Holden — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. Born in White River Junction, Hartford, Windsor County, Vt., July 28, 1858. Son of Jane (Doonan) Holden (1837-1922) and Milton Dana Holden (1838-1895). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1889-90; member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1891-94. Burial location unknown.
  Uriel Holmes (1764-1827) — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., August 26, 1764. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1803-05; Litchfield County Prosecuting Attorney, 1807-14; Litchfield County Judge, 1814-17; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-18. Died in Canton, Hartford County, Conn., May 18, 1827 (age 62 years, 265 days). Interment at East Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) — also known as George B. Holt — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Conn., June 12, 1790. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1824-25; member of Ohio state senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36, 1843-49; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County, 1850-51. Presbyterian. Died October 30, 1871 (age 81 years, 140 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Frank A. Hooker (1844-1911) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., January 16, 1844. Republican. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney; superintendent of schools; circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1878-92; appointed 1878; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1893-1911; died in office 1911; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-03. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., July 10, 1911 (age 67 years, 175 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1868 to Emma Elizabeth Carter (1844-1909).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Miles Hopkins (1772-1837) — also known as Samuel M. Hopkins — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Salem, New London County, Conn., May 9, 1772. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1813-15; member of New York state assembly from Genesee County, 1820-21; member of New York state senate Western District, 1821-22; circuit judge in New York, 1832-36. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., March 9, 1837 (age 64 years, 304 days). Interment at Washington Street Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William W. Hoppin, Jr. — of Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Farmington, 1941. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  William Butler Hornblower (1851-1914) — also known as William B. Hornblower — of New York City (unknown county), N.Y. Born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., May 13, 1851. Son of William Henry Hornblower. Lawyer; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1914; appointed 1914; died in office 1914. Died, from myocarditis, in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., June 16, 1914 (age 63 years, 34 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Hornblower; married 1882 to Susan Sandford; married to Emily (Sandford) Nelson.
  Stephen Titus Hosmer (1763-1834) — also known as Stephen T. Hosmer — Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., January 10, 1763. Son of Titus Hosmer. Lawyer; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1805-15; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1815-33. Died August 5, 1834 (age 71 years, 207 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Titus Hosmer; married to Lucia Parsons (daughter of Samuel Holden Parsons). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Elisha Hotchkiss (1778-1858) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., October 11, 1778. Son of Silas Hotchkiss (c.1759-1848) and Esther (Gilbert) Hotchkiss (c.1763). Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1831-33. Died in Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind., June 10, 1858 (age 79 years, 242 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Hotchkiss (c.1759-1848) and Esther (Gilbert) Hotchkiss (c.1763); married, October 21, 1804, to Phebe Gallup (1781-1847); third cousin once removed of Luther Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Elisha Hotchkiss, Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Henry DeWitt Hotchkiss. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Charles S. House — of Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Manchester, 1941; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1964. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Henry Hubbard (1804-1872) — also known as John H. Hubbard — of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn.; Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., March 24, 1804. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 17th District, 1847, 1850; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1863-67; defeated, 1866. Died in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., July 30, 1872 (age 68 years, 128 days). Interment at East Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Abby Jane Wells (1826-1908).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Dudley Hubbard (1818-1884) — also known as Richard D. Hubbard — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Berlin, Hartford County, Conn., September 7, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1842-43, 1855, 1858; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee); Governor of Connecticut, 1877-79; defeated, 1878. Died of Bright's disease, in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 28, 1884 (age 65 years, 174 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Hartford, Conn.
  Cross-reference: Alvan P. Hyde
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (1799-1855) — also known as Samuel D. Hubbard — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., August 10, 1799. Whig. Lawyer; mayor of Middletown, Conn., 1840-42; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1845-49; U.S. Postmaster General, 1852-53. Died in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., October 8, 1855 (age 56 years, 59 days). Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Humphrey (1811-1866) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., October 9, 1811. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1859-61, 1865-66 (2nd District 1859-61, 3rd District 1865-66); died in office 1866. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 16, 1866 (age 54 years, 250 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank P. Hurley (b. 1900) — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., March 9, 1900. Son of Patrick Hurley and Margaret (Shea) Hurley. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate Second Hampden District, 1929-36. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Catholic Order of Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 6, 1935, to Maura E. Earls.
  Waldo Hutchins (1822-1891) — of Kings County, N.Y.; Kingsbridge, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., September 30, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1852; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1879-85. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 8, 1891 (age 68 years, 131 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alvan Pinney Hyde (1825-1894) — also known as Alvan P. Hyde — Born in Tolland, Tolland County, Conn., March 10, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Gov. Richard D. Hubbard; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1892. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 5, 1894 (age 68 years, 332 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Loren Pinckney Waldo; father of Frank Eldridge Hyde and William Waldo Hyde. See Hyde family of Connecticut.
  Frank Eldridge Hyde — also known as Frank E. Hyde — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Son of Alvan Pinney Hyde. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1890; U.S. Consul in Lyon, 1893-97. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Loren Pinckney Waldo; son of Alvan Pinney Hyde; brother of William Waldo Hyde. See Hyde family of Connecticut.
  William Waldo Hyde — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Son of Alvan Pinney Hyde. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1892-94; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Loren Pinckney Waldo; son of Alvan Pinney Hyde; brother of Frank Eldridge Hyde. See Hyde family of Connecticut.

 

 


 
   
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