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Politician members in Connecticut

	Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) — also known as Morgan G. Bulkeley — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., December 26, 1837. Son of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley and Lydia S. Bulkeley (died 1894). Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1870-1922; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; Governor of Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1896; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution. First president of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs in 1876. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 6, 1922 (age 84 years, 315 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley and Lydia S. Bulkeley (died 1894); cousin of Edwin Denison Morgan; married, February 11, 1885, to Fannie B. Houghton; brother of William H. Bulkeley; brother-in-law of Leveret Brainard. See Bulkeley family of Connecticut.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Matthew Turner Newton (b. 1829) — of Suffield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., June 4, 1829. Son of Israel Newton and Harriet (Turner) Newton. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1853, 1893; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Suffield Savings Bank. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Loyal Legion. Burial location unknown.
	Stewart Lyndon Woodford (1835-1913) — also known as Stewart L. Woodford — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 3, 1835. Son of Josiah Curtis Woodford and Susan (Terry) Woodford. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1867-68; candidate for Governor of New York, 1870; Presidential Elector for New York, 1872; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1873-74; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1877-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880 (alternate), 1908; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1897-98. Member, Delta Psi; Loyal Legion. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 14, 1913 (age 77 years, 164 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Josiah Curtis Woodford and Susan (Terry) Woodford; married, October 15, 1857, to Julia Evelyn Capen; married, September 26, 1900, to Isabel Hansen; cousin of Frederick Chauncey Tanner.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)

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