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Norman Mark Aaronson (b. 1946) —
also known as Norman M. Aaronson —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1946.
Son of Isadore Aaronson and Betty (Brody) Aaronson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Common
Cause; League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1968
to Carol Cutler. |
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Mildred Pomeranz Allen —
also known as Mildred P. Allen; Mildred
Pomeranz —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Daughter of Morris Pomeranz and Anna (Landsberg) Pomeranz.
Republican. Musician; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1956.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Interment at Enfield
Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
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Bryan N. Anderson (b. 1955) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 18,
1955.
Republican. Business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1988.
African
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1988.
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Marion Constantine (1889-1987) —
also known as Marion Hamilton —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., May 29,
1889.
Daughter of Robert A. Hamilton and Harriet (Beecher) Hamilton.
Stenographer;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Passaic
County, 1947.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died in February, 1987
(age 97
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joseph H. Constantine. |
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Sara Buek Crawford (b. 1876) —
also known as Sara B. Crawford —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
2, 1876.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Westport, 1925-28, 1931-38;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1939-41.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Ella Tambussi Grasso (1919-1981) —
also known as Ella T. Grasso; Ella Rose
Tambussi —
of Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn., May 10,
1919.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1953-57; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1956-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
co-chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, co-chair, 1964;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1959-71; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1971-75; Governor of
Connecticut, 1975-80; resigned 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
5, 1981 (age 61 years, 271
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Windsor Locks, Conn.
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Mary Ann Handley —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1997-.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2008.
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Gary D. LeBeau —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Easthampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 1990; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004.
Member, League of Women Voters; Lions; Elks.
Still living as of 2010.
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Alice V. Rowland (b. 1894) —
also known as Alice V. McSherry —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 18,
1894.
Daughter of Frank McSherry and Ellen McSherry.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1931-34; member
of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1943-46.
Female.
Member, Grange;
League of Women Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kevin B. Sullivan —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2000,
2004.
Member, Rotary;
League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2004.
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Chase Going Woodhouse (1890-1984) —
also known as Chase Going; Mrs. E. J.
Woodhouse —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.; Baltic, Sprague, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Victoria, British
Columbia, of American parents, March 3,
1890.
Daughter of Seymour Going and Harriet (Jackson) Going.
Democrat. Economist;
college
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1941-43; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated, 1946, 1950; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; Altrusa;
Pi
Lambda Theta; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
12, 1984 (age 94 years, 284
days).
Cremated.
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