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Clarence H. Adams (1905-1987) —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Son of Orin J. Adams and Rose (Moody) Adams.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1952-56; president and
trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical
Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Adams (1783-1843) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1783.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; one
of the first nine men to receive the "Endowment" ordinance from
Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church; participated in a
long-running newspaper battle with Abraham
Lincoln, over the transfer of a city lot; probate judge in
Illinois; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1834.
Mormon.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cholera,
in Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1843 (age 60 years, 199
days).
Interment at Old
Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Ill.
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John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
2, 1837.
Son of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams.
Lawyer;
insurance
business; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died February
25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Negaunee
Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
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John Stanley Addis (1889-1937) —
also known as John S. Addis —
of New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., April 4,
1889.
Son of John
Frederick Addis and Harriet (Warner) Addis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Milford, 1911-16;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); delegate to
Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 32nd District,
1933; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1935-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the town clerk's office,
New Milford Town
Hall, New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
29, 1937 (age 48 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Wells Alcorn (1901-1992) —
also known as Howard W. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 14,
1901.
Son of Hugh
Mead Alcorn and Cora Terry (wells) Alcorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and vice-president, First National Bank of
Suffield; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1927-32; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-34; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1943-61; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1961-71; chief
justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1970-71.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Grange;
Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1992 (age 91 years, 88
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Hugh Mead Alcorn (1872-1955) —
also known as Hugh M. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
24, 1872.
Son of Hugh Glen Alcorn and Susan (Ford) Alcorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1903-05; Hartford
County State's Attorney, 1908-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1920,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Judicature Society; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 26,
1955 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Hugh Meade Alcorn, Jr. (1907-1992) —
also known as H. Meade Alcorn, Jr. —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
20, 1907.
Son of Hugh
Mead Alcorn and Cora Terry (Wells) Alcorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1937-42; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1941-42; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Hartford
County State's Attorney, 1942-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1948; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-57; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1953-61; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1957-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks; Sons
of Union Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange.
Died, from a stroke, in
Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., January
13, 1992 (age 84 years, 85
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Arthur Richmond Alderman (1895-1980) —
also known as Arthur Alderman —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born December
30, 1895.
Son of Elliott
Alderman and Corina (Lagerstrom) Alderman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; probate judge in Connecticut,
1929-65.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died December
13, 1980 (age 84 years, 349
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Edward Normand Allen (1891-1972) —
also known as Edward N. Allen; Ned Allen —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., April 18,
1891.
Son of Normand F. Allen and Carrie (Olmsted) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Hartford Police
Commissioner, 1920-24; president, Sage-Allen department
store; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1927-29; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1928;
mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1951-55.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died November
14, 1972 (age 81 years, 210
days).
Interment at Enfield
Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
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Ward Tiffany Alling (b. 1887) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 27,
1887.
Son of Wilbur Sidney Alling and Mary Elizabeth (Tiffany) Alling.
Republican. Merchant;
member, Alling Rubber Company; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilbur Sidney Alling and Mary Elizabeth (Tiffany) Alling; married,
January
27, 1912, to Mary Scott Hull; married, February
6, 1916, to Emily Glass Coote. |
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William Ellery Allyn (b. 1885) —
also known as W. Ellery Allyn —
of Waterford, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
28, 1885.
Son of Louis Packer Allyn and Emily Fenner (Maxson) Allyn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterford, 1921-22, 1935-40;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; secretary of
Connecticut Republican Party, 1940-42; Connecticut state
insurance commissioner; president, Norwich Water
Power Co.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) —
also known as Robert B. Anderson —
of Texas.
Born in Burleson, Johnson
County, Tex., June 4,
1910.
Son of Robert Lee Anderson and Elizabeth Haskew "Lizzie"
Anderson.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1932; Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1955; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Pleaded
guilty in 1987 to charges
of evading
taxes by illegally operating an offshore
bank; sentenced
to jail, house
arrest, and probation;
disbarred
in 1988.
Died, of complications from surgery on cancer
of the esophagus, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1989 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard Ira Ashmun (b. 1871) —
also known as B. I. Ashmun —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 18,
1871.
Son of Sydney Ashmun and Rose (Hershfield) Ashmun.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920;
director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillian Louise Armstrong. |
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Clifford J. Atwater (b. 1858) —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Collinsville, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., November
8, 1858.
Son of James Atwater and Mary G. (Stewart) Atwater.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1898-1900.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Jennie Taylor. |
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Fred Atwater (c.1871-1933) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Birmingham (now part of Derby), New Haven
County, Conn., about 1871.
Son of Henry Atwater and Josie (Wells) Atwater.
Democrat. Founder and president, Columbia Nut and Bolt Company; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1921-23; defeated, 1927; member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1931; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Kiwanis.
Died, from diabetes
and a heart
ailment, in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
23, 1933 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Elmer Austin (1877-1942) —
also known as Albert E. Austin —
of Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Medway, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1877.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1917-19, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
26, 1942 (age 64 years, 72
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877) —
also known as Henry T. Backus; Harry T.
Backus —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., April 4,
1809.
Son of James Backus (1764-1816) and Dorothy Church (Chandler) Backus
(1770-1847).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1840; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1861-62; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1865-69.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Greenwood, Mohave
County, Ariz., July 13,
1877 (age 68 years, 100
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Greenwood, Ariz.; reinterment in 1885 at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Charles Montague Bakewell (1867-1957) —
also known as Charles M. Bakewell —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 24,
1867.
Son of Thomas Bakewell and Josephine Alden (Maitland) Bakewell.
Republican. University
professor; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1921-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1933-35.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Elks; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
19, 1957 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Alfred Carleton Baldwin (1872-1957) —
also known as Alfred C. Baldwin —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Beacon Falls, New Haven
County, Conn., December
5, 1872.
Son of Herbert Clark Baldwin and Josephine Helen (Jones) Baldwin.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1925-42.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
21, 1957 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Beaverdale
Memorial Park, New Haven, Conn.
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Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1780.
Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 21,
1844 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Son of Lucian Earl Baldwin and Sarah Emily (Tyler) Baldwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grange;
Elks; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Son of Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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James J. Barbour (b. 1869) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1869.
Son of Rev. Heman H. Barbour and Frances Emma Barbour.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1917-37; defeated, 1936; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Prelate Demick Barker (1835-1928) —
also known as Prelate D. Barker —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., September
29, 1835.
Son of Jonathan Brooks Barker (1801-1886) and Frances Jane (Appell)
Barker (1808-1886).
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
secretary-treasurer, Alabama & Mississippi Railroad,
1866-71; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for the 2nd Alabama District, 1871-78; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1900
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
postmaster;
member of Republican
National Committee from Alabama, 1908-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March 29,
1928 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Brooks Barker (1801-1886) and Frances Jane (Appell)
Barker (1808-1886); married, August 1,
1865, to Joanna Elizabeth Ferguson (died 1910); married, April 29,
1914, to Grace Salome Pettit. |
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Joel Barlow (1754-1812) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 24,
1754.
Son of Samuel Barlow and Esther (Hull) Barlow.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; writer; poet; U.S.
Consul in Cadiz, 1792-93; U.S. Consul General in Algiers, 1796-97; U.S. Minister to France, 1811-12, died in office 1812.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
He was sent to Algeria to negotiate for the release of those held
prisoner by the Barbary pirates, and was protected by a detachment of
U.S. Marines. The words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S.
Marine Hymn are a reference to this incident.
Died, of pneumonia
or exposure,
in Zarnowiec, Poland,
December
24, 1812 (age 58 years, 275
days).
Interment at Churchyard,
Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph at Great
Pasture Road Cemetery, Redding, Conn.
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Austin Dunham Barney (1896-1971) —
also known as Austin D. Barney —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
7, 1896.
Son of D. Newton Barney and Laura (Dunham) Barney.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
president, Hartford Electric
Light Co.; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1971 (age 74 years, 182
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Farmington, Conn.
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Frederic A. Bartlett (1866-1936) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1866.
Son of John Francis Bartlett (1822-1890) and Angeline H. (Lewis)
Bartlett (1825-1890).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1909-10; member
of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1911-12, 1915-20; probate judge in
Connecticut.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life
Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933, 1940; justice, New
York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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Richard Dewey Bensen (1898-1997) —
also known as Richard D. Bensen —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March 20,
1898.
Son of Richard Bensen and Annie Bensen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1946; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in St. Johns
County, Fla., August
18, 1997 (age 99 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Bingham (1875-1956) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Salem, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
19, 1875.
Son of Rev. Hiram Bingham and Minerva Clarissa (Brewster) Bingham.
Republican. Explorer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(alternate), 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1923-25; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1924-33; defeated, 1932; Governor of
Connecticut, 1925; censured
by the U.S. Senate on November 4, 1929, for employing a paid
lobbyist as his chief clerk.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 6,
1956 (age 80 years, 200
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Bird (1768-1806) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
22, 1768.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1795-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1799-1801; resigned
1801.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
2, 1806 (age 37 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ida Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Eli Coe Birdsey (1843-1929) —
also known as Eli C. Birdsey —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., February
25, 1843.
Son of Eli Coe Birdsey (1799-1843) and Rebecca Cook (Wilcox) Birdsey
(1805-1888).
Republican. Hardware
merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Meriden, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 85 years, 346
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Henry Alfred Bishop (b. 1860) —
also known as Henry A. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
4, 1860.
Son of William
Darius Bishop and Julia Ann (Tomlinson) Bishop.
Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent of
several railroads;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912
(alternate); candidate for secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire Resisting
Paint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Power
Co., and Reed Carpet
Co.; vice-president, Brady Brass Co.,
Pacific Iron
Works, Connecticut National Bank, and
Consolidated Telephone
Co.; director, Westchester Street
Railway Co., Western Union Telegraph
Co.; director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (now Germany),
January
25, 1864.
Son of Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Lawrence and Memorial Associated Hospitals,
New London, New London
County, Conn., January
12, 1939 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Thomas Dudley Bradstreet (b. 1841) —
also known as Thomas D. Bradstreet —
of Thomaston, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Thomaston, Litchfield
County, Conn., August 1,
1841.
Son of Rev. Thomas J. Bradstreet and Amanda (Thomas) Bradstreet.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1903; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1907-13.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Sons of
the Revolution; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Raymond Brock (1896-1987) —
also known as C. Raymond Brock —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn., July 20,
1896.
Son of Charles W. Brock and Minnie (Hurd) Brock.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hamden, 1937-42; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1943-46.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Kiwanis.
Died September
18, 1987 (age 91 years, 60
days).
Interment at Northford New Cemetery, Northford, North Branford, Conn.
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Daniel Russell Brown (1848-1919) —
also known as D. Russell Brown —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn., March 28,
1848.
Son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M. (Dart) Brown.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1888;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1892-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
28, 1919 (age 70 years, 337
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Buckley (b. 1885) —
of Union, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., May 12,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1909-10, 1921-22; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1916;
secretary
of Connecticut Republican Party, 1916-22; executive secretary to
Gov. Marcus
H. Holcomb, 1917-20; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1924-33; director, South End Bank and
Trust Co., Hartford.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Booth Burrows (1877-1952) —
also known as Warren B. Burrows —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.; Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London
County, Conn., September
14, 1877.
Son of Calvin Burrows and Lucy Agnes (Booth) Burrows.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1928-30; resigned 1930; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1931-35; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London
County, Conn., December
8, 1952 (age 75 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Poquonock Bridge, Groton, Conn.
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George Ellsworth Chamberlin (b. 1872) —
also known as George E. Chamberlin —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., February
17, 1872.
Son of Edward Chandler Chamberlin and M. Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin.
Traveling
salesman; piano
manufacturing business; U.S. Vice Consul in Singapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul in Swatow, 1910; Queenstown, 1910-14; Georgetown, 1914-19; Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General in Glasgow, 1927-29; Halifax, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rudolph Henry Chandler (b. 1853) —
also known as Rudolph H. Chandler —
of Thompson, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Thompson, Windham
County, Conn., January
11, 1853.
Son of William Henry Chandler and Martha Helen (Allen) Chandler.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1879-80, 1891; member of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 1895-96; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maro Spaulding Chapman (1839-1907) —
also known as Maro S. Chapman —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., February
13, 1839.
Son of Nathaniel Chapman and Hannah (Percival) Chapman.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postal
envelope manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1882; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1885-86; Presidential Elector for
Connecticut, 1900.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Instrumental in the establishment of the Hartford, Manchester,
Rockville Tramway
Co. in 1895.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 2,
1907 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Chapman and Hannah (Percival) Chapman; married 1861 to Lucy
Woodbridge (died 1869); married 1871 to Helen
Robbins. |
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Son of Lena (Arens) Christensen and Niels Christensen (1867-1947).
Republican. Vegetable
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish
and German
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Lena (Arens) Christensen and Niels Christensen (1867-1947);
married to Mathilde Lassen (1892-1918); married, November
4, 1922, to Gladys Oliver Lawson (1901-1995). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Son of Benjamin L. Citron and Dora (Newmark) Citron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1938 (at-large).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Horace Clark (1794-1876) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 12,
1794.
Son of Samuel Clark (1743-1813) and Elizabeth (Bunce) Clark
(1753-1816).
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; printer;
mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1846-50.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1876
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hewitt Coburn, Jr. (b. 1859) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Son of Edward Hewitt Coburn and Martha (Sterritt) Coburn.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Harry Cohen (b. 1892) —
also known as George H. Cohen —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
5, 1892.
Son of Abraham L. Cohen and Sarah (Grodjiensky) Cohen.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; magazine
editor; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1934.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth F. Cramer (b. 1894) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Son of Frank Henry Cramer and Stella Sophia (Brown) Cramer.
Republican. Coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1928-33; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1870.
Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut,
1940,
1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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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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Oscar Asahel Halevy Dannenberg (b. 1892) —
also known as Oscar A. H. Dannenberg —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 22,
1892.
Son of Adolph Dannenberg and Deborah (Spaine) Dannenberg.
Democrat. Sheriff;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1929-33;
defeated, 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James U. Dibble (b. 1880) —
of Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
6, 1880.
Son of Elton A. Dibble and B. Mary Dibble.
Republican. Farmer; contractor;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Saybrook, 1939-44; member
of Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1945-46.
Member, Freemasons.
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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Jacob Drennan Early (1859-1919) —
also known as Jacob D. Early —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
4, 1859.
Son of Samuel Stockwell Early (1827-1884) and Anna Louisa (Andrews)
Early (born 1835).
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
18, 1919 (age 59 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Robert Orville Eaton (b. 1857) —
also known as Robert O. Eaton —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., 1857.
Son of Jesse Orville Eaton and Mary Ann (Bradley) Eaton.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Haven, 1895-96,
1915-21; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for Connecticut, 1908-13, 1921-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 19,
1881, to Catherine Almira Grannis. |
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Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., April 29,
1745.
Son of David Ellsworth (1709-1782) and Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth
(1771-1790).
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1777-84; member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1780-85, 1802-07; died in office 1807;
superior court judge in Connecticut, 1785-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1789-96; received 11 electoral votes,
1796;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1796-1800; resigned 1800.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., November
26, 1807 (age 62 years, 211
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Leo Luke Fabisinski (b. 1890) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Collinsville, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., October
18, 1890.
Son of Anthony Fabisinski and Julia (Radomski) Fabisinski.
State's Attorney, 1st Circuit. 1926-31; circuit judge in Florida,
1931-32.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 8,
1915, to Claude Meck Kirkpatrick. |
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George Austin Fay (1838-1916) —
also known as George A. Fay —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Marlborough, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
29, 1838.
Son of George W. Fay and Amanda Almina (Ward) Fay.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1871.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
22, 1916 (age 78 years, 24
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Leland F. Ferry (b. 1900) —
of Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.; West Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
12, 1900.
Son of Fairchild N. Ferry and Clara B. Ferry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
criminal court judge in New Jersey, 1936-44; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois A. Curtis. |
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Stephen Johnson Field (1816-1899) —
also known as Stephen J. Field —
of Yuba
County, Calif.
Born in Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
4, 1816.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1851-52; justice of
California state supreme court, 1857-63; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1859-63; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1863-97; arrested
in San Francisco, August 16, 1889, on charges
of being party to the alleged murder
of David
S. Terry; released on bail; ultimately the killing was ruled to
be justifiable homicide.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1899 (age 82 years, 156
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Howland Fisk (b. 1873) —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Willington, Tolland
County, Conn., January
1, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1907.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Civilion Fones (1836-1907) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
October
1, 1836.
Son of Christopher Fones (architect and builder) and Sarah Ann
(Marigold) Fones.
Dentist;
mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1886-88.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died September
20, 1907 (age 70 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Fones (architect and builder) and Sarah Ann (Marigold)
Fones; married, October
21, 1863, to Phebe E. Wright; father of Alfred Civilion Fones
(1869-1938; dentist, father of dental hygiene). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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Elizur S. Goodrich (b. 1834) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1834.
Son of Elizur Goodrich and Jerusha W. (Stillman) Goodrich.
President, Hartford Street
Railway Company; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1895; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1897-1901.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Mary Ann Hammer. |
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Edward Wheeler Goss (1893-1972) —
also known as Edward W. Goss —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., April 27,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1926-28; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1930-35; defeated,
1934.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., December
27, 1972 (age 79 years, 244
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Son of Timothy Franklin Green and Sarah Maria (Raymond) Green.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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.
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Harold Cannon Hall (1888-1946) —
also known as Harold C. Hall —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., October
11, 1888.
Son of Frank Leland Hall and Laura (Cannon) Hall.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Eagles; Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1946
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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William E. Hanmer (1879-1966) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1879.
Son of Charles H. Hanmer and Clara E. Hanmer.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1941-44; member
of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1945-46.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club.
Died in January, 1966
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Wethersfield, Conn.
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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.
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William Lincoln Higgins (1867-1951) —
also known as William L. Higgins —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Chesterfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 8,
1867.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1905; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1909-12; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., November
19, 1951 (age 84 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chesterfield
Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Mass.
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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.
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Sherman Kimberly Ives (b. 1902) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., April 18,
1902.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1952-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newell Jennings (b. 1883) —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn., May 12,
1883.
Son of John Joseph Jennings and Elizabeth Naomi (Newell) Jennings.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1914; superior court
judge in Connecticut, 1922-37; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1937-48.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Son of John Foster Keeler (born 1854) and Mary Gazetta (Foster)
Keeler (born 1856).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1928-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edward Keeney (1849-1923) —
also known as George E. Keeney —
of Somersville, Somers, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., March 22,
1849.
Son of Rockwell Keeney and Leonora Keeney.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1889-90, 1893-94; president, Hartford
Life
Insurance Company, 1899; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Somersville, Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., October
4, 1923 (age 74 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Paul Kopplemann (1880-1957) —
also known as Herman P. Kopplemann —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Odessa, Ukraine,
May 1,
1880.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1913-14; member of
Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1945-47; defeated, 1928, 1942, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1957 (age 77 years, 102
days).
Interment at Emanuel
Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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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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Eugene W. Latimer (b. 1887) —
of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn., July 23,
1887.
Son of William C. Latimer and H. A. (Richmond) Latimer.
Republican. Grain and coal
dealer; probate judge in Connecticut; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1937-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 35th District, 1943-46.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Palmer Latimer (b. 1875) —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Montville, New London
County, Conn., November
13, 1875.
Son of Joseph S. Latimer and Arabella (Palmer) Latimer.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1907-08; defeated,
1906; secretary, New London and East Lyme street
railway.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Grace Hamilton. |
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Benjamin M. Leipner (b. 1903) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1903.
Son of Samuel Leipner and Annie Leipner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1937-38; member
of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1945-46; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1964.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Nelson Lewis (b. 1847) —
of Voluntown, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 23,
1847.
Son of James Lewis and Mary (Sisson) Lewis.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1889, 1891; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1897.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1873
to E. Nietta Lee. |
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John Henry Light (b. 1855) —
also known as John H. Light —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., March 27,
1855.
Son of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common
pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1910-15.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Costello Lippitt (b. 1842) —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in East Killingly, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., December
12, 1842.
Son of Norris G. Lippitt and Eliza M. (Leffingwell) Lippitt.
Republican. Banker; mayor of
Norwich, Conn., 1908-09; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Stanley MacDonald (1907-1998) —
also known as Herbert S. MacDonald —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 1907.
Son of Daniel Webster MacDonald and Bessie (Bowman) MacDonald.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1947-48; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1957-72; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1972-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1998 (age 91 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest O. Maine —
of Rhode Island.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1913.
Republican. Auctioneer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-57.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Freemasons; Grange.
Interment at Thompson
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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Samuel H. Malkan (b. 1893) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1893.
Son of Jacob Malkan and Sarah Malkan.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1935-46.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Eagles; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert T. Marland (1918-1991) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., January
20, 1918.
Republican. Rancher; radio station
owner; member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1967-69, 1971- (4th District 1967-69, 1st
District 1971); appointed 1967.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in October, 1991
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. (1764-1825) —
also known as Return J. Meigs, Jr. —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
17, 1764.
Democrat. Justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1803-04, 1808-09; resigned 1804; federal
judge, 1807-08; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1808-10; Governor of
Ohio, 1810-14; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1814-23.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, March 29,
1825 (age 60 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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Francis Irving Nettleton (b. 1874) —
also known as Francis I. Nettleton —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
23, 1874.
Son of Charles P. Nettleton and Frances A. (Hallock) Nettleton.
Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1907-08; mayor of
Shelton, Conn., 1919-30.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Jean M. Mitchell. |
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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.
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William A. Painter (1917-1990) —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March 3,
1917.
Son of Alexander J. Painter and Katherine Painter.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1943-44; member of
Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1945-46.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died October
6, 1990 (age 73 years, 217
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morris B. Payne (b. 1885) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., January
19, 1885.
Son of Charles W. Payne and Ellen (Gillen) Payne.
Republican. Architect;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1939-40; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wesley Ulysses Pearne (b. 1851) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1851.
Son of Benjamin Marshall Pearne and Emily Ann (Swathel) Pearne.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1901, 1905.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry E. Peck (1795-1867) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn., January
3, 1795.
Whig. Publishing
business; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1846-50; member of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1851.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., March 1,
1867 (age 72 years, 57
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank H. Peet (1892-1964) —
of Kent, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Kent, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
30, 1892.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Kent, 1939-40; member of Connecticut
state senate.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1964
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 15,
1845.
Son of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton.
Telegraph
operator; civil
engineer; druggist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford, 1886; undertaker.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Pendleton (b. 1854) —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., July 29,
1854.
Son of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton
(died 1883).
Republican. Postmaster;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stonington, 1895-98;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1896;
member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1899-1900.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Monroe Pendleton (1822-1889) —
also known as James M. Pendleton —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., January
10, 1822.
Son of Nathan
Pendleton (1779-1827) and Phebe (Cole) Pendleton (1786-1867).
Republican. Banker;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1868,
1876;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1871-75; member of
Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1878-84.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., February
16, 1889 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at River
Bend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
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Frederick Lord Perry (b. 1871) —
also known as Frederick L. Perry —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., March 14,
1871.
Son of Edwin Niles Perry and Fedora Elizabeth (Lord) Perry.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1915-17, 1921-23; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1917-21; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William R. Peterson (1894-1992) —
of Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., June 8,
1894.
Son of Olaf Frederick Peterson and Sophie Christine (Johnson)
Peterson.
Republican. Petroleum
distributor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Portland, 1939-43; member of
Connecticut
state senate, 1947-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in a nursing
home at Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
11, 1992 (age 98 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Pitcher (1795-1892) —
of Spencer
County, Ind.; Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
22, 1795.
Lawyer;
Spencer
County Sheriff, 1826-30; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1830-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state senate, 1841-44; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana, 1848;
candidate for delegate to
Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Reputed to have loaned law books to the young Abraham
Lincoln.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., August 2,
1892 (age 96 years, 346
days).
Interment at Hedges
Central Elementary School Playground, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
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Miles B. Preston (b. 1850) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., May 9,
1850.
Son of Truman W. Preston (c.1825-1896).
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1896-1900.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank James Rice (1869-1917) —
also known as Frank J. Rice —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
5, 1869.
Son of Jesse H. Rice and Caroline E. (Holbrook) Rice.
Republican. Real estate
business; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1910-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Union
League.
Died January
18, 1917 (age 47 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. Root —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. President, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1888-90.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Townsend Scudder (1865-1960) —
of Glen Head, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 26,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1899-1901, 1903-05; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-20, 1927-35; defeated,
1920; appointed 1927; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1921; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
22, 1960 (age 94 years, 211
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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James Arthur Sherwood (1867-1944) —
of Connecticut.
Born May 8,
1867.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died April 24,
1944 (age 76 years, 352
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Conn.
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Francis Emanuel Shober (1860-1919) —
also known as Francis E. Shober —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Son of Francis
Edwin Shober and Josephine May (Wheat) Shober.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
7, 1919 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Charles Wilbert Snow (1884-1977) —
also known as C. Wilbert Snow —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in White Head Island, Knox
County, Maine, April 6,
1884.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1945-46; Governor of
Connecticut, 1946-47; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died September
28, 1977 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman C. Stevens (c.1884-1932) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., about 1884.
Republican. Insurance
executive; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
12, 1932 (age about 48
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Vincent Stillman (1828-1891) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Voluntown, New London
County, Conn., August
13, 1828.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., August
21, 1891 (age 63 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) —
also known as William H. Taft; "Big
Bill" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
15, 1857.
Son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907).
Republican. Superior court judge in Ohio, 1887-90; U.S. Solicitor General,
1890-92; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1892-1900; law
professor; Governor of
the Philippine Islands, 1901-04; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1904-08; President
of the United States, 1909-13; defeated, 1912; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Psi
Upsilon; Skull and
Bones; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1930 (age 72 years, 174
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft; son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907); half-brother of
Charles
Phelps Taft; married, June 19,
1886, to Helen 'Nellie' Herron (1861-1943; granddaughter of Ela
Collins; niece of William
Collins; daughter of John
Williamson Herron); brother of Henry
Waters Taft; uncle of Walbridge
S. Taft; father of Robert
Alphonso Taft and Charles
Phelps Taft II; grandfather of William
Howard Taft III, Robert
Taft, Jr. and Seth
Chase Taft; great-grandfather of Robert
Alphonso Taft II. See Taft
family of Ohio. |
| | | Cross-reference: Walter
P. Johnson — Fred
Warner Carpenter — Charles
D. Hilles |
| | | Epitaph: "#S#(1908) Progress and
Prosperity." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about William Howard Taft: Paolo
Enrico Coletta, The
Presidency of William Howard Taft — James Chace, 1912
: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the
Country — Alpheus Thomas Mason, William
Howard Taft |
| | | Critical books about William Howard
Taft: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, August 1901 |
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Ralph Smith Taintor (1811-1892) —
also known as Ralph S. Taintor —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
13, 1811.
Republican. Farmer; wool commission
merchant; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1857.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1892 (age 80 years, 344
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Colchester, Conn.
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Charles Frederick Thayer (b. 1852) —
also known as Charles F. Thayer —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Thompson, Windham
County, Conn., November
6, 1852.
Son of Charles D. Thayer and Lucy E. (Nichols) Thayer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1891-92; mayor of
Norwich, Conn., 1900-08, 1911; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1905.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harper Trumbull (1873-1961) —
also known as John H. Trumbull —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., March 4,
1873.
Son of Hugh Homer Trumbull (1847-1922) and Mary Ann (Harper) Trumbull
(1849-1923).
Republican. Organizer and president, Trumbull Electric Manufacturing
Co.; board chairman, Colonial Air
Transport, Inc.; director and treasurer, Plainville Realty
Co.; president, Plainville Trust Co.;
director, Connecticut Light &
Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1921-24; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1925; Governor of
Connecticut, 1925-31; delegate to
Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District,
1933.
Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Humane
Society.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 21,
1961 (age 88 years, 78
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plainville, Conn.
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Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) —
also known as Henry A. Wallace —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; South Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Orient, Adair
County, Iowa, October
7, 1888.
Son of May (Brodhead) Wallace and Henry
Cantwell Wallace.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40; Vice
President of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
18, 1965 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Clifford Brittin Wilson (1879-1943) —
also known as Clifford B. Wilson —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
2, 1879.
Son of James A. Wilson (died 1897) and Mary E. (Wordin) Wilson (died
1915).
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1911-21; defeated, 1921, 1935; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
1, 1943 (age 63 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Windels (1885-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1885.
Son of John Henry Windels and Pauline (Klink) Windels.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1940;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, in Norwalk Hospital,
Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
15, 1967 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August 8,
1895.
Republican. Banker;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Fred R. Zeller (b. 1899) —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
5, 1899.
Republican. Business
executive; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1937-38; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1939-41, 1943-45, 1947-49, 1951-59; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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