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Politician members in Connecticut


  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.
  Relatives: Married, April 10, 1935, to Ollie Mae Rawlins (died 1987).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Robert Palmer Anderson (1906-1978) — of Noank, Groton, New London County, Conn. Born in Noank, Groton, New London County, Conn., March 27, 1906. Son of Arthur Pickett Anderson and Jessie Palmer (Ashby) Anderson. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; member of Connecticut state senate, 1947-48; defeated, 1940; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1953-54; U.S. District Judge for Connecticut, 1954-64; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1964-71; took senior status 1971. Baptist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Elks. Died May 2, 1978 (age 72 years, 36 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 5, 1935, to Elizabeth Paffard.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) — also known as H. Malcolm Baldrige — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., June 23, 1894. Son of Howard Hammond Baldrige and Letitia Blanche (Coffey) Baldrige. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1923; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1931-33; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Psi Upsilon; Kiwanis. Died in Southbury, New Haven County, Conn., January 19, 1985 (age 90 years, 210 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Howard Hammond Baldrige and Letitia Blanche (Coffey) Baldrige; married, November 25, 1921, to Regina Connell; father of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987). See Baldrige family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 29, 1922, to Edith V. Lindholm (1897-1970).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Millard Bartels (1905-1997) — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 24, 1905. Son of Herman Bartels and June (Millard) Bartels. Republican. Lawyer; director, general counsel, Travelers Insurance Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Died October 16, 1997 (age 92 years, 234 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 1, 1934, to Eulalia Stevens.
  George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) — also known as George L. Ingalls — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham County, Conn., June 7, 1914. Son of Louis Sessions Ingalls and Mary Ethel (Gallup) Ingalls. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65, 125th District 1966). Congregationalist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees; American Bar Association. Trustee of the New York Power Authority in 1967-90; in 1991, the powerhouse at the NYPA's Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project, in Schoharie County, was named for him. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., April 10, 2001 (age 86 years, 307 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 12, 1942, to Dorothy M. Joggerst.
  Charles Davenport Lockwood (b. 1877) — also known as Charles D. Lockwood — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., November 11, 1877. Son of Henry Lockwood and Helen (Davenport) Lockwood. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Xi; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Patrick Brett O'Sullivan (1887-1978) — also known as Patrick B. O'Sullivan — of Derby, New Haven County, Conn.; Orange, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Derby, New Haven County, Conn., August 11, 1887. Son of Thomas Jefferson O'Sullivan and Margaret (Brett) O'Sullivan. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate, 1917; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1923-25; defeated, 1924; Connecticut Democratic state chair, 1930; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1931-50; justice of Connecticut state supreme court, 1950-57; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1965. Catholic. Member, Phi Delta Phi. Died in Orange, New Haven County, Conn., November 10, 1978 (age 91 years, 91 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Married 1913 to Marguerite Lawton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) — also known as J. Lee Rankin — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Hartington, Cedar County, Neb., July 7, 1907. Son of Herman P. Rankin and Lois (Gable) Rankin. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general counsel for the Warren Commission; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Delta Phi. Died, following a series of strokes, in Batterson's Convalescent Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., June 28, 1996 (age 88 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1931 to Gertrude Carpenter (died 1995).
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Joseph Smith (1904-1980) — also known as J. Joseph Smith — of Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn.; Prospect, New Haven County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., January 25, 1904. Son of James Emile Smith and Margaret Loretta (Dunn) Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1935-41; resigned 1941; U.S. District Judge for Connecticut, 1941-60; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1960-71. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Elks; Eagles; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., February 16, 1980 (age 76 years, 22 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, August 16, 1939, to Eleanor M. Murnane.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) — also known as John Q. Tilson — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Clear Branch, Washington County, Tenn., April 5, 1866. Son of William E. Tilson (born 1827) and Katharine (Sams) Tilson (born 1831). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-33 (at-large 1909-13, 3rd District 1915-33); delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932. Baptist. Member, Psi Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in New London, Merrimack County, N.H., August 14, 1958 (age 92 years, 131 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Married, November 10, 1910, to Marguerite North.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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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