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Henry Crosby Allen (1872-1942) —
also known as Henry C. Allen —
of Little Falls, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., May 13,
1872.
Son of Samuel C. M. Allen and Josephine (Crosby) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1905-07;
postmaster.
Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., March 7,
1942 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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John William Allen (1802-1887) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., August, 1802.
Son of John
Allen.
Whig. Lawyer;
director, Commercial Bank of
Lake Erie, 1832; incorporator, Cleveland Newburg Railroad,
1834; member of Ohio state
senate from Cuyahoga County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1837-41; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1841-42; president, Columbus & Cincinnati
Railroad,
1845; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
5, 1887 (age 85 years, 0
days).
Interment at Erie
Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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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Andrew Beaumont (1790-1853) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., January
24, 1790.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1821-22, 1826, 1849;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1833-37.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
30, 1853 (age 63 years, 249
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Zephaniah Webster Bunce (1787-1889) —
also known as Zephaniah W. Bunce —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
14, 1787.
Son of Mary (Drake) Bunce.
Member
Michigan territorial council, 1824-27; postmaster; lumber mill
business.
Died in St. Clair
County, Mich., October
8, 1889 (age 101 years,
328 days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
25, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1870-78; Governor of
Oregon, 1877-78.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., January
15, 1895 (age 69 years, 21
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Charles R. Chapman —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1857; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1866-72; defeated, 1880, 1890;
postmaster.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Rufus Easton (1774-1834) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 4,
1774.
Postmaster; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1814-16; Missouri
state attorney general, 1821-26.
Died in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., July 5,
1834 (age 60 years, 62
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
College Cemetery, St. Charles, Mo.
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Robert Gates (1780-1865) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born December
16, 1780.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1832.
Died February
27, 1865 (age 84 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Hagarty (c.1871-1940) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
postmaster; banker; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1916-18; defeated, 1918.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., January
11, 1940 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel Cody. |
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Wolcott J. Humphrey (1817-1890) —
of Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., 1817.
Postmaster; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1851-52; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1866-69.
Died in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
19, 1890 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1841
to Amanda B. Martindale (died 1873); married 1874 to Hannah
Mulholland. |
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William C. Hungerford (1867-1943) —
of Oakville, Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn., 1867.
Son of George F. Hungerford (1833-1903) and Angeline C. (Dains)
Hungerford (c.1832-1909).
Republican. Dairy farmer;
postmaster; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Watertown, 1923-34, 1937-40;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1935-36.
Died in 1943
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Watertown, Conn.
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William Henry Marigold (c.1859-1933) —
also known as William H. Marigold —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1859.
Republican. Mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1891-93; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1895-96; postmaster.
Died October
8, 1933 (age about 74
years).
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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Heman J. Redfield (1788-1877) —
of Le Roy, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
27, 1788.
Son of Peleg Redfield (1762-1852) and Mary (Judd) Redfield
(1765-1844).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; Genesee
County District Attorney, 1821; postmaster; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1823-25; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-57.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 22,
1877 (age 88 years, 207
days).
Interment at Batavia
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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Horatio Seymour (1778-1857) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1778.
Son of Moses
Seymour and Molly (Marsh) Seymour (1752-1826).
Whig. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1809-14; Addison
County State's Attorney, 1810-13, 1815-19; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1821-33; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1836; probate judge in Vermont, 1847-56.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., November
21, 1857 (age 79 years, 174
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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Nehemiah Day Sperry (1827-1911) —
also known as Nehemiah D. Sperry —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn., July 10,
1827.
Republican. Postmaster; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1855-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1864,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1895-1911.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
13, 1911 (age 84 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Henry Howard Starkweather (1826-1876) —
also known as Henry H. Starkweather —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Preston, New London
County, Conn., April 29,
1826.
Son of John Starkweather and Lydia (Button) Starkweather.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1856; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1860;
postmaster; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1866-72; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1867-76; died in
office 1876.
Died January
28, 1876 (age 49 years, 274
days).
Interment at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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James Stevens (1768-1835) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Stamford (part now in New Canaan), Fairfield
County, Conn., July 4,
1768.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1804-05, 1808-10, 1814-15,
1817-18; probate judge in Connecticut, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-21;
postmaster.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 4,
1835 (age 66 years, 274
days).
Interment at St.
John's and St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Uri Tracy (1764-1838) —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
8, 1764.
Democrat. Minister;
postmaster; Chenango
County Sheriff, 1798-1801; Chenango
County Clerk, 1801-15; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1802-03; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1805-07, 1809-13 (16th District
1805-07, 13th District 1809-13); county judge in New York, 1819-23.
Presbyterian.
Died in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., July 21,
1838 (age 74 years, 163
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Oxford, N.Y.
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Philip Troup —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; postmaster; candidate for mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1927, 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abram Wakeman (1824-1889) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1824.
Son of Clara (Wakeman) Wakeman (1784-1850) and Jonathan Wakeman (died
1867).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1855-57;
postmaster; organized railroads
on Long Island, N.Y.
Died June 29,
1889 (age 65 years, 29
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Calvin Willey (1776-1858) —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.; Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
15, 1776.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Tolland, 1820-21; member of
Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1823-24; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1825-31.
Died in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., August
23, 1858 (age 81 years, 342
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Tolland, Conn.
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Alpheus Starkey Williams (1810-1878) —
also known as Alpheus S. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
20, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Michigan, 1839; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1842; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
postmaster; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1866-69; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1875-78; died in
office 1878.
Suffered a stroke and
died in the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1878 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue erected 1921 at Belle
Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
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George Catlin Woodruff (1805-1885) —
also known as George C. Woodruff —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., December
1, 1805.
Son of Morris Woodruff and Candace (Catlin) Woodruff.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1851, 1866, 1874; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1861-63.
Died in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
21, 1885 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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