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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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Elmer Vernon Griggs (1887-1968) —
also known as Elmer V. Griggs —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.; West Cornwall, Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born May 31,
1887.
Lawyer;
assistant general patent attorney for Bell Telephone
Laboratories; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, in Torrington Hospital,
Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 30,
1968 (age 80 years, 365
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, November
26, 1912, to Lydia Moser (1887-1972; daughter of James Henry
Moser (1854-1913; artist)). |
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William Franklin Henney (b. 1852) —
also known as William F. Henney —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
2, 1852.
Son of John Henney and Mene (Barclay) Henney.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Hartford Electric
Light Co. and Southern New England Telephone Co.; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1904-08; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1913-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 15,
1845.
Son of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton.
Telegraph operator; civil
engineer; druggist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford, 1886; undertaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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