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Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Washington.
Born in Houstonia, Pettis
County, Mo., December
5, 1883.
Son of Nathaniel Allison and Mattie (Johnson) Allison.
Sawmill worker; arrested
in Cleveland, 1919, on charges
of violating the state's criminal
syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; poet.
Member, Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., July 18,
1982 (age 98 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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Isaac Barnes (1830-1909) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., June 8,
1830.
Son of Amzi Barnes and Sophronia (Mills) Barnes.
Meat
merchant; lumber business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1867.
Died March 29,
1909 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Amzi Barnes and Sophronia (Mills) Barnes; married to Theda Spencer
and Nellie M. Smith. |
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Frederick A. Beckwith (1865-1952) —
also known as Fred A. Beckwith —
of Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in 1865.
Son of John Tyler Beckwith (born 1838) and Annie T. (Beckwith)
Beckwith (born 1841).
Republican. Coal
and wood yard; livery
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907-08, 1927-30,
1939-42; defeated, 1930; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-26.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., March 24,
1952 (age about 86
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Bentley (1827-1895) —
also known as Andrew J. Bentley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., January
10, 1827.
Son of Leticia (Gardiner) Bentley (1784-1853) and Rev. David Niles
Bentley (1785-1885).
Sailor;
shipbroker;
lumber business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; mayor
of New London, Conn., 1894.
Died, of pneumonia,
March
18, 1895 (age 68 years, 67
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Elisha Rockwell Bitgood (1879-1961) —
also known as Elisha R. Bitgood —
of Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Voluntown, New London
County, Conn., October
11, 1879.
Son of John Bitgood and Ida (Lewis) Bitgood (1856-1914).
Democrat. Lumber mill owner; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, November
25, 1961 (age 82 years, 45
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, R.I.
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Zephaniah Webster Bunce (1787-1889) —
also known as Zephaniah W. Bunce —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
14, 1787.
Son of Mary (Drake) Bunce.
Member
Michigan territorial council, 1824-27; postmaster;
lumber mill business.
Died in St. Clair
County, Mich., October
8, 1889 (age 101 years,
328 days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels.
Republican. Coal
and lumber dealer; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Bennett J. Dickerman (born c.1872) —
of Mt. Carmel, Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1872.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hamden, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Joseph Harris (b. 1853) —
also known as Charles J. Harris —
of Dillsboro, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., September
11, 1853.
Son of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris.
Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (mining),
Harris Granite Quarries,
and Harris-Woodbury Lumber Co.; president, Jackson County Bank
(Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American National Bank
(Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Times newspaper;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1908,
1916,
1924,
1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ebenezer J. Hill (1845-1917) —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., August 4,
1845.
Republican. Lumber merchant; president, Norwalk Gas Light
Co.; vice-president, National Bank of
Norwalk; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,
1884,
1908
(alternate); member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1887-88; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1895-1913, 1915-17;
died in office 1917.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
27, 1917 (age 72 years, 54
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Ernest R. Hinman (1887-1979) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
6, 1887.
Son of John J. Hinman (1846-1903) and Emma (Meisner) Hinman.
Democrat. Farmer; dairy
business; lumber mill owner; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 91 years, 183
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Howard B. Hinman (1916-1988) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., July 24,
1916.
Son of Maude (Huntington) Hinman (1885-1965) and Ernest
R. Hinman.
Democrat. Lumber dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1941-44;
defeated, 1944.
Died December
31, 1988 (age 72 years, 160
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward H. Hotchkiss (b. 1861) —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, October
29, 1861.
Son of Edward C. Hotchkiss (born 1833) and Amelia Hotchkiss.
Republican. Lumber dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gertrude Fyler. |
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Aaron W. Kinne (born c.1889) —
of South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1889.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1925-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett John Lake (1871-1948) —
also known as Everett Lake —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., February
8, 1871.
Son of Thomas A. Lake and Martha A. (Cockings) Lake.
Republican. Lumber business; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1921-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died September
16, 1948 (age 77 years, 221
days).
Interment at Westford
Cemetery, Ashford, Conn.
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Adrian R. Moses (1838-1917) —
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., March 21,
1838.
Son of Richard Moses and Rachel (Norton) Moses.
Lumberman; fruit
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1877.
Died in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., January
3, 1917 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Moses and Rachel (Norton) Moses; married, May 5,
1863, to Clarinda Beckwith (born 1841); father of Arthur
A. Moses. |
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Raymond N. Parish (born c.1835) —
of Montville, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Montville, New London
County, Conn., about 1835.
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1866, 1882; member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1889-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Reeve (1859-1935) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 25,
1859.
Democrat. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1887, 1929-30;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1890.
Died, in his office,
in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., January
15, 1935 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Laura Lovett (1868-1918). |
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John Webster Sanford, Jr. (1866-1957) —
also known as J. W. Sanford, Jr. —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn., 1866.
Son of John White Sanford (1835-1920) and Phoebe (Wooding) Sanford
(1837-1921).
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hamden, 1913-16; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1921-22.
Died December
26, 1957 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Hamden Plains Cemetery, Hamden, Conn.
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Harold B. Senior (born c.1887) —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1887.
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethel, 1927-30; member of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1931.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Stratton (1791-1863) —
of Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1791.
Son of Stephen Stratton (1754-1842) and Sarah (Darrow) Stratton (died
1841).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
leather
business; lumber manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1843, 1851.
Died in 1863
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 8,
1829, to Cornelia A. Thompson (1800-1887). |
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Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 12,
1821.
Republican. First principal,
in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich.
(later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber
mill at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president,
in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later
Iowa State University); college
professor; author.
Welch Hall, at Eastern Michigan University, is named for him.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 336
days).
Interment at Iowa
State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Ernest Woodford (born c.1857) —
of Unionville, Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Avon, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1857.
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1923-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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