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Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
11, 1760.
Son of Oliver
Wolcott, Sr..
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1788-90; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800; Governor of
Connecticut, 1817-27; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818.
Congregationalist.
Accused,
by political adversaries in 1800, of setting
fire to the State Department, and resigned
from the Cabinet in protest against the investigation.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1833 (age 73 years, 141
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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Rose Pastor Stokes —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Communist. Indicted
in 1918 for sedition
over a speech she made in Kansas City, and released on bail; arrested
in Stamford, Conn., in September, 1921, to prevent her from giving a
speech there; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1921.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Bingham (1875-1956) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Salem, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
19, 1875.
Son of Rev. Hiram Bingham and Minerva Clarissa (Brewster) Bingham.
Republican. Explorer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(alternate), 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1923-25; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1924-33; defeated, 1932; Governor of
Connecticut, 1925; censured
by the U.S. Senate on November 4, 1929, for employing a paid
lobbyist as his chief clerk.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 6,
1956 (age 80 years, 200
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Nathan Spiro (born c.1867) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Poland,
about 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury; elected 1932; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1935.
Pleaded
guilty in June 1938 to accepting a
bribe while State Senator, and fined
$1,500.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Lawlor (born c.1878) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1878.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 1925-31.
Charged
in 1938 with accepting a
bribe in 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry E. Mackenzie —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
admitted that he received large fees for lobbying,
and paid half back as a kickback
to the other conspirators; pleaded
guilty in November 1938, and testified against the other
defendants; sentenced
to nine months in jail.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Crary —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932;
Waterbury city assessor.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to two months in jail and
fined
$500.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel J. Leary —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Brewer; carbonated
beverage business; Waterbury city controller, 1930-37; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
his plea for a reduced sentence was rejected by the State Board of
Pardons in 1949.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Williamson (born c.1880) —
of Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Darien, 1909-12, 1915-16;
member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1917-20; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1924,
1932
(alternate).
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to one year in jail and
fined
$500.
Burial
location unknown.
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T. Frank Hayes (c.1884-1965) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1884.
Son of Thomas H. Hayes and Ellen E. Hayes (c.1861-1943).
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1927-30; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1930-39; resigned 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932,
1936;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1935-39.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with 26 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
released in 1949.
Suffered a heart
attack at home, and died soon after, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March 26,
1965 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Stark Thomas (1872-1952) —
also known as Edwin S. Thomas —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill., November
11, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899; secretary of
Connecticut Democratic Party, 1902-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1912;
executive secretary to Gov. Simeon
Baldwin, 1911-13; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1913-39; resigned 1939.
During an investigation
of his financial affairs and actions in certain cases by a federal
grand jury, prompted by connections to the bribery
case of another federal judge, Martin
T. Manton, he resigned,
citing illness.
Died in Columbia, Tolland
County, Conn., January
21, 1952 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Eastford, Conn.
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Thomas Joseph Dodd (1907-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Dodd —
of Lebanon, New London
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., May 15,
1907.
Son of Thomas
J. Dodd and Abigail (O'Sullivan) Dodd.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1953-57; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1959-71; defeated, 1956 (Democratic),
1970 (Dodd Independent).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Censured
by the Senate on June 23, 1967 for financial improprieties, having diverted
some $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to his own use.
Died of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., May 24,
1971 (age 64 years, 9
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's New Cemetery, Pawcatuck, Stonington, Conn.
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Bobby Seale (b. 1936) —
also known as Robert George Seale —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., October
22, 1936.
Joined U.S. Air Force in 1955; charged
with insubordination
and being AWOL,
and dishonorably
discharged; sheet metal
worker; co-founder, with Huey Newton, of the Black Panther Party,
1966; one of eight defendants charged
in 1969 with crossing state lines to incite a
riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; the
judge ordered him bound and
gagged during the trial, and sentenced
him to four years in prison
for contempt
of court; Peace and Freedom candidate for California
state assembly 17th District, 1968; in 1970, he was charged
in New Haven, Conn., with ordering
the murder of Alex Rackley, a Black Panther who had confessed to
being a police informant; the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and
the charges were eventually dropped; candidate for mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1973.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Paul J. Silvester (born c.1963) —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1963.
Republican. Connecticut
state treasurer, 1997-99; appointed 1997.
In September 1999, pleaded
guilty to federal charges
of racketeering, money
laundering and bribery.
His bail
was revoked in January 2002 for improper
contacts with a defendant in another corruption trial.
Still living as of 2002.
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Kevin Ryan (born c.1952) —
of Montville, New London
County, Conn.
Born about 1952.
Democrat. Optician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 139th District, 1993-.
Arrested
for drunk
driving
on July 12, 2001; pleaded
guilty in September and sentenced
to 120 days in prison;
released January 1, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Philip A. Giordano (born c.1963) —
also known as Phil Giordano —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1963.
Republican. Mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1995-2001; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 2000.
In 2001, he was arrested
and charged
with sexual
assault on two preteen girls; convicted
in federal court, in March 2003, of violating their civil rights, and
sentenced,
in June 2003, to 37 years in prison.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Grosvenor Rowland (b. 1957) —
also known as John G. Rowland —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1957.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1985-91; Governor of
Connecticut, 1995-2004; defeated, 1990; resigned 2004; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2000;
Pleaded
guilty to federal corruption charges in 2004; served ten months
in prison.
Catholic.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2009.
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John M. Fabrizi (born c.1957) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1957.
Democrat. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 2000;
mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 2003-07; admitted
in June 2006 that he had used
cocaine, and did not seek
re-election.
Still living as of 2007.
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Eddie Alberto Perez (born c.1957) —
also known as Eddie A. Perez —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Corozal, Corozal
Municipio, Puerto Rico, about 1957.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004;
investigated
in 2007 over possible conflict
of interest in hiring a city contractor for renovations at his
home.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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