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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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Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) —
also known as Malcolm Baldrige; Mac
Baldrige —
of Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
4, 1922.
Son of Howard
Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) and Regina (Connell) Baldrige.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1964,
1972;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987.
Congregationalist.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1988.
Died after falling off
a horse
while practicing rodeo, July 25,
1987 (age 64 years, 294
days).
Interment at New
North Cemetery, Woodbury, Conn.
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Allen Bartman —
of Hadlyme, Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Mechanic; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1939-42; defeated
(Democratic), 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen F. Behnke —
of Addison, Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Salesman; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1939-41.
Presumed
deceased.
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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J. Edwin Brainard (born c.1860) —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1860.
Republican. Salesman; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Branford, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson L. Carpenter —
of Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Republican. Salesman; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Canterbury, 1937-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) —
also known as F. Shepard Cornell —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., July 13,
1899.
Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929).
Republican. Stockbroker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general
manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation, manufacturers
of water heaters.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Died in September, 1985
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929); married, February
28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18,
1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer (divorced); married, July 27,
1943, to Lucille Fraser. |
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Luther Eaton (born c.1786) —
of Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born about 1786.
Democrat. Mechanic; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1846-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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David A. Foster —
of Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Son of Timothy Foster, Jr.
Farmer;
monument maker; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Phoebe Noble. |
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Stephen H. Hall (born c.1849) —
of Preston, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., about 1849.
Democrat. Mechanic; member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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John L. Havens (born c.1875) —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., about 1875.
Republican. Sales manager; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1925-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hurley (born c.1863) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
about 1863.
Democrat. Salesman; member of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 1907-10, 1913-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent P. Kiernan (b. 1906) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., September
20, 1906.
Son of James P. Kiernan and Mary E. (McCarthy) Kiernan.
Democrat. Salesman; advertising
manager; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1939-40; member of Connecticut
state senate 17th District, 1941-42, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Lamb —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Mechanic; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville, 1935-36, 1939-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas M. Little —
of Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Salesman; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1939-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard H. Matthies —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Seymour, 1925-34, 1937-42;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Congregationalist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Frazier Pryor, Jr. (b. 1898) —
also known as Samuel F. Pryor, Jr. —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Ferguson, St. Louis
County, Mo., March 1,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
business executive; delegate to
Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 27th District,
1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1936-41.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Kipahulu
Hawaiian Churchyard, Kipahulu, Island of Maui, Hawaii.
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William Arthur Purtell (1897-1978) —
also known as William A. Purtell —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 6,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; inventor;
business executive; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1950; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952, 1953-59; appointed 1952;
defeated, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1956.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 31,
1978 (age 81 years, 25
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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William J. Reeves (born c.1880) —
of Windsorville, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Taftville, Norwich, New London
County, Conn., about 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
salesman; factory
manager; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1921-22,
1949-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac T. Rogers (born c.1813) —
of Milford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1813.
Mechanic; member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1866-68.
Burial
location unknown.
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Montgomery Schuyler, Jr. (1877-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
2, 1877.
Son of Katherine Beeckman (Livingston) Schuyler (1842-1914) and
Montgomery Schuyler (1843-1914).
Author;
U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1904-06; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1913; Salvador, 1921-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
stockbroker; banker.
Episcopalian.
Died November
1, 1955 (age 78 years, 60
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Claude W. Stevens (born c.1878) —
of Kensington, Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
traveling salesman; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin, 1911-12, 1919-20,
1927-28; defeated, 1934; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1913-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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David A. Viets (born c.1890) —
of East Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1890.
Republican. Motor vehicle inspector; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Granby, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick J. Wallace (b. 1902) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., April 12,
1902.
Son of Michael Wallace and May Wallace.
Democrat. Foreman; member of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John P. Whitehead (b. 1884) —
of Pleasant Valley, Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Leeds, England,
December
18, 1884.
Son of John Whitehead and Mary (Meason) Whitehead.
Republican. Inspector; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1941-44; member
of Connecticut
state senate 31st District, 1945-46.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Winslow (b. 1906) —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
2, 1906.
Son of Robert A. Winslow and Susan H. Winslow.
Republican. Consultant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1943-44; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1945-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leslie T. Young (1930-1996) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born May 26,
1930.
Stockbroker; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1984-96; died in office 1996.
Died of cancer, March 21,
1996 (age 65 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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