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Carl Richard Ajello (b. 1932) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn., August
22, 1932.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1963-75; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1975-83.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1983.
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Hugh Meade Alcorn, Jr. (1907-1992) —
also known as H. Meade Alcorn, Jr. —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
20, 1907.
Son of Hugh
Mead Alcorn and Cora Terry (Wells) Alcorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1937-42; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1941-42; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Hartford
County State's Attorney, 1942-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1948; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-57; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1953-61; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1957-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks; Sons
of Union Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange.
Died, from a stroke, in
Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., January
13, 1992 (age 84 years, 85
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Ward Tiffany Alling (b. 1887) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 27,
1887.
Son of Wilbur Sidney Alling and Mary Elizabeth (Tiffany) Alling.
Republican. Merchant;
member, Alling Rubber Company; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilbur Sidney Alling and Mary Elizabeth (Tiffany) Alling; married,
January
27, 1912, to Mary Scott Hull; married, February
6, 1916, to Emily Glass Coote. |
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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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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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Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) —
also known as F. Shepard Cornell —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., July 13,
1899.
Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929).
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general
manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation, manufacturers
of water heaters.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Died in September, 1985
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929); married, February
28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18,
1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer (divorced); married, July 27,
1943, to Lucille Fraser. |
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Kenneth F. Cramer (b. 1894) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Son of Frank Henry Cramer and Stella Sophia (Brown) Cramer.
Republican. Coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1928-33; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Noel Dempsey (1915-1989) —
also known as John Dempsey —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Cahir, County Tiperary, Ireland,
January
3, 1915.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1949-53; mayor of
Putnam, Conn., 1951-54; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1959-61; Governor of
Connecticut, 1961-71.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary; Elks; Foresters.
Died July 16,
1989 (age 74 years, 194
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Putnam, Conn.
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Frank Francis Fasi (b. 1920) —
also known as Frank F. Fasi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
27, 1920.
Son of Carmelo Fasi and Josephine (Lupo) Fasi.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Hawaii Territory, 1952-56; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1962 (Democratic primary), 2003
(Republican); mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-81, 1985-94; defeated, 1952 (Democratic
primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1960 (Democratic), 1980 (Democratic);
resigned 1994; defeated, 1996 (Republican), 2000 (Republican);
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1978 (Democratic primary),
1982, 1994, 1998 (Republican primary).
Catholic.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2003.
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Leland F. Ferry (b. 1900) —
of Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.; West Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
12, 1900.
Son of Fairchild N. Ferry and Clara B. Ferry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
criminal court judge in New Jersey, 1936-44; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois A. Curtis. |
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Attilio R. Frassinelli (1907-1976) —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., August 7,
1907.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate); Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1967-71.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
68 years).
Interment at St.
Edward's Cemetery, Stafford, Conn.
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Thomas J. Herlihy —
of Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 16th District; elected 1996;
member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 2001-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2002.
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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.
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Eugene W. Latimer (b. 1887) —
of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn., July 23,
1887.
Son of William C. Latimer and H. A. (Richmond) Latimer.
Republican. Grain and coal
dealer; probate judge in Connecticut; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1937-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 35th District, 1943-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Hyland May, Jr. (1924-2002) —
also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 28,
1924.
Son of Edwin Hyland May and Dorothy (Wells-Hannum) May.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,
1965; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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James Lukens McConaughy (1887-1948) —
also known as James L. McConaughy —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1887.
Republican. College
professor; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1939-41; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1947-48; died in office 1948.
Member, Rotary; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died March 7,
1948 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) —
also known as Stewart B. McKinney —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
30, 1931.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in
office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Bisexual.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
The Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge was named for
him in 1987.
Died of acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, Washington,
D.C., May 7,
1987 (age 56 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Jennings Miller (1899-1950) —
also known as William J. Miller —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., March 12,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45,
1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Injured in an airplane crash in 1918 and lost both
legs.
Died in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
22, 1950 (age 51 years, 255
days).
Interment at Jordan
Cemetery, Waterford, Conn.
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Bertram Oldroyd Moody (b. 1891) —
also known as Bertram O. Moody —
of Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
5, 1891.
Son of Ernest Moody and Grace (Oldroyd) Moody.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Jamieson Pape (b. 1873) —
also known as William J. Pape —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.; Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Liverpool, England,
December
1, 1873.
Son of Robert Pape and Martha (Burnett) Pape.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
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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Winthrop Smith, Jr. —
also known as Win Smith, Jr. —
of Milford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1993-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2002.
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Kevin B. Sullivan —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2000,
2004.
Member, Rotary; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 2004.
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Joseph Edward Talbot (1901-1966) —
also known as Joseph E. Talbot —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., March 18,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1932; county judge
in Connecticut, 1935-37; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1939-41; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1942-47; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1950.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 30,
1966 (age 65 years, 43
days).
Interment at St.
James' Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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