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Politicians in the Printing and Publishing Business in Connecticut
other than newspapers


  Moses E. Banks (b. 1835) — of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Easton, Fairfield County, Conn., June 15, 1835. Son of William Banks and Ellen (Burr) Banks. Publisher; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1905-08. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 24, 1853, to Amelia Collins.
  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.
  Howard W. Durand (born c.1860) — of Cheshire, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Branford, New Haven County, Conn., about 1860. Republican. Printer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Cheshire, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  James E. Foley (b. 1893) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 22, 1893. Son of John J. Foley and Mary C. Foley. Democrat. Printer; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1945-46. Catholic. Member, International Typographical Union; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society. Burial location unknown.
  Franklin S. Forsberg (1905-2002) — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 21, 1905. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; publishing executive; U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, 1981-85. Swedish ancestry. Died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., March 29, 2002 (age 96 years, 159 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ann Rountree.
  George Fuller (1802-1888) — of Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., November 7, 1802. Son of Edward Fuller (1768-1854) and Hannah (West) Fuller (1776-1861). Democrat. Bookseller; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1844-45. Died in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 24, 1888 (age 86 years, 17 days). Interment at Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John M. Hurd (1832-1886) — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Sandwich (unknown county), Conn., 1832. Bookbinder; paper bag manufacturer; wheelbarrow manufacturer; mayor of Auburn, N.Y., 1869. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., 1886 (age about 54 years). Burial location unknown.
  H. Clay Maydwell (born c.1849) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Baltimore, Md., about 1849. Republican. Printer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Meriden, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Henry Clay
  Ralph J. McNierney — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Printer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1935-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Charles T. Peach — of Connecticut. Born in England. Socialist. Printer; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Connecticut, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, November 9, 1818, to Jerusha Clark (1797-1887).
  Charles Newhall Taintor (1840-1920) — also known as Charles N. Taintor — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., November 28, 1840. Son of Ralph Smith Taintor and Phebe Higgins (Lord) Taintor (1814-1890). Republican. Map and book publisher; New York Commissioner of Emigration, 1881-89; New York City Police Justice, 1889-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1893; president, United States Savings Bank, 1910-20. Member, Psi Upsilon. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 12, 1920 (age 79 years, 105 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Colchester, Conn.
  Relatives: First cousin twice removed of John Taintor, Roger Taintor and Solomon Taintor; third cousin once removed of Henry Taintor; second cousin once removed of John Adams Taintor and Henry G. Taintor; son of Ralph Smith Taintor and Phebe Higgins (Lord) Taintor (1814-1890); married to Isabella Comstock (1833-1914); married, April 23, 1872, to Georgiana Strang (1841-1936). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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