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Nathan Aaron (1905-1974) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
22, 1905.
Son of Morris Aaron and Eva Aaron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1945-46.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Odd Fellows.
Died in October, 1974
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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William Perry Barber (1907-1984) —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., May 6,
1907.
Son of William R. Barber and Elvira A. Barber.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Putnam, Conn., 1940-44; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952;
superior court judge in Connecticut, 1964.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in July, 1984
(age 77
years, 0 days).
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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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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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). |
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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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Levi Nelson Clark (1863-1934) —
also known as Levi N. Clark —
of South Canterbury, Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn., September
6, 1863.
Son of Francis Clark and Sarah M. (Heath) Clark.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1934
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Carey Cemetery, Canterbury, Conn.
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Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) —
also known as J. Milton Coburn —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack
County, N.H., March 27,
1853.
Son of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1899-1900.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Peter P. Cornen (1815-1893) —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 13,
1815.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; real estate
business; oil
producer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1867; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1871.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died March 23,
1893 (age 78 years, 10
days).
Interment at Scott's Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.
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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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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). |
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memorial |
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Louis I. Gladstone (born c.1927) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1927.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1959-61; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1967-71.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Still living as of 1975.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Charles Phelps (1852-1940) —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1852.
Son of Rev. Benjamin Clark Phelps (1810-1896) and Sarah Parker
(Humphrey) Phelps (1812-1888).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1893-94; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1897-99; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1899-1903; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; Tolland
County State's Attorney, 1904-15; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Odd Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
3, 1940 (age 87 years, 177
days).
Entombed at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Benjamin Clark Phelps (1810-1896) and Sarah Parker (Humphrey)
Phelps (1812-1888); married, October
19, 1881, to Leila Loomis Bill (1861-1888); married, March 28,
1900, to Elsie Edith Sykes (1870-1965). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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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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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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