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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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William Augustus Barstow (1813-1865) —
also known as William A. Barstow —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn., September
13, 1813.
Son of William A. Barstow.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1850-52; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1860;
president, St. Croix & Lake Superior Railroad; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., December
13, 1865 (age 52 years, 91
days).
Interment somewhere
in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Henry Alfred Bishop (b. 1860) —
also known as Henry A. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
4, 1860.
Son of William
Darius Bishop and Julia Ann (Tomlinson) Bishop.
Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent of
several railroads; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912
(alternate); candidate for secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire Resisting
Paint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Power
Co., and Reed Carpet
Co.; vice-president, Brady Brass Co.,
Pacific Iron
Works, Connecticut National Bank, and
Consolidated Telephone
Co.; director, Westchester Street Railway Co., Western Union
Telegraph
Co.; director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Darius Bishop (1827-1904) —
also known as William D. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bloomfield, Essex
County, N.J., September
14, 1827.
Son of Alfred Bishop and Mary (Ferris) Bishop.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1857-59; defeated,
1858, 1902; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1859-60; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1860;
member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1866, 1877-78; president, New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, 1867-69; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1871.
Died, of chronic
endocarditis, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
4, 1904 (age 76 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) —
also known as Lloyd W. Bowers —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March 9,
1859.
Son of Samuel Dwight Bowers (born 1825) and Martha Wheaton (Dowd)
Bowers (born 1834).
Lawyer;
general counsel, Chicago & North Western Railway,
1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.
Member, Skull and
Bones.
Died, from a heart
attack, while suffering from bronchitis,
in the Touraine Hotel,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
9, 1910 (age 51 years, 184
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Brooker (b. 1847) —
also known as Charles F. Brooker —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., March 4,
1847.
Son of Martin Cook Brooker and Sarah Maria (Seymour) Brooker.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
railroad business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1875; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1893-94; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1920;
member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Erastus Corning (1794-1872) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., December
14, 1794.
Democrat. Mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1834-37; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1842-45; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1857-59, 1861-63;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867.
Founder and first president of the New York Central Railroad.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 9,
1872 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Winthrop More Daniels (b. 1867) —
also known as Winthrop M. Daniels —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, September
30, 1867.
Son of E. A. Daniels.
University
professor; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1914-23; trustee of New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad, 1935.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Erastus Sheldon Day (1836-1921) —
also known as Erastus S. Day —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., July 7,
1836.
Son of Elihu M. Day and Jane E. (Buell) Day.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Colchester Railway; director, Colchester Wheel
Company; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1862, 1864, 1874; probate judge
in Connecticut; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1886-90; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S. Consul in Bradford, 1897-1909.
Congregationalist.
Died in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., August
30, 1921 (age 85 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carlos French (1835-1903) —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour), New Haven
County, Conn., August 6,
1835.
Son of Raymond French (1805-1886) and Olive (Curtiss) French.
Democrat. Inventor;
president and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.; vice-president, H. A.
Matthews Manufacturing
Co.; director, Union Horse Shoe
Nail Co.; director, Second National Bank of New
Haven; director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1860, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1887-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1892.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., April 14,
1903 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Interment at Seymour
Union Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
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Elizur S. Goodrich (b. 1834) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1834.
Son of Elizur Goodrich and Jerusha W. (Stillman) Goodrich.
President, Hartford Street Railway Company; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1895; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1897-1901.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Mary Ann Hammer. |
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William Alexander Green (born c.1893) —
also known as William A. Green —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; East Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., about 1893.
Democrat. Trolley conductor; building
contractor; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1930, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dudley Sanford Gregory (1800-1874) —
also known as Dudley S. Gregory —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
5, 1800.
Banker;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1838-40, 1841-42, 1858-60; delegate to Whig
National Convention from New Jersey, 1839 (member, Balloting
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1860;
director of railroad companies.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
8, 1874 (age 74 years, 306
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Edwin McNeill (born c.1858) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., about 1858.
Republican. Railroad superintendent; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1889-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa Packer (1805-1879) —
of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon
County, Pa.
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., December
20, 1805.
Son of Elisha Packer (1781-1830) and Desiree (Packer) Packer
(1783-1821).
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1842-43; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1843-48; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1853-57; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1864;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1869.
Episcopalian.
Founder, Lehigh Valley Railroad; founder,
in 1865, of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. By some accounts, he
had the largest fortune in Pennsylvania at the time.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 17,
1879 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Mauch
Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Pa.
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Henry Sherwood (1813-1896) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
9, 1813.
Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1871-73;
president, Wellsboro & Lawrenceville Railroad.
Died in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., November
10, 1896 (age 83 years, 32
days).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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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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Thomas Wheeler Williams (1789-1874) —
also known as Thomas W. Williams —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
28, 1789.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1839-43; member of
Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1846-47; president, New London,
Willimantic, and Palmer Railroad.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., December
31, 1874 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Lysander Woodward (1817-1880) —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Columbia, Tolland
County, Conn., November
19, 1817.
Son of Asahel Woodward and Harriet (House) Woodward.
Supervisor
of Avon Township, Michigan, 1856, 1876; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1861-62; Oakland
County Treasurer, 1866-70; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 6th District, 1873; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1878; president, Detroit and Bay City
Railroad.
Died in Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich., January
14, 1880 (age 62 years, 56
days).
Interment at Mt.
Avon Cemetery, Rochester, Mich.
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William W. Woodworth (1807-1873) —
of Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., March 16,
1807.
Son of William Woodworth (1780-1839; inventor).
Democrat. Dutchess
County Judge, 1838; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1845-47; defeated,
1842; railroad builder; real estate
business; banker; village
president of Yonkers, New York, 1857-58.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
13, 1873 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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