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William Ellery Allyn (b. 1885) —
also known as W. Ellery Allyn —
of Waterford, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
28, 1885.
Son of Louis Packer Allyn and Emily Fenner (Maxson) Allyn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterford, 1921-22, 1935-40;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; secretary of
Connecticut Republican Party, 1940-42; Connecticut state
insurance commissioner; president, Norwich Water Power Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) —
also known as Otto T. Bannard —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 28,
1854.
Son of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
director, Niagara Fire
Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute
Mills, and Jersey United Gas and Electric Co.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1909.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, on the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to
Manila, in the North
Pacific Ocean, January
15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Austin Dunham Barney (1896-1971) —
also known as Austin D. Barney —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
7, 1896.
Son of D. Newton Barney and Laura (Dunham) Barney.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
president, Hartford Electric Light Co.; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1971 (age 74 years, 182
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Farmington, Conn.
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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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David Sheldon Day (b. 1880) —
also known as David S. Day —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., September
8, 1880.
Son of Erastus Sheldon Day and Catherine Gardner (Olmstead) Day.
Lawyer;
vice-president, Bridgeport Storage
Warehouse Co.; secretary and director, Bead Chain Manufacturing
Co.; director, Bridgeport Gas Light Co.; director, American Fabrics
Co.; director and member executive committee, Bridgeport Hospital;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Albert Gary (1833-1920) —
also known as James A. Gary —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Uncasville, Montville, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1833.
Cotton duck
manufacturer; Whig candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1858; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1870, 1872; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1879; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1880-96; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1883; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1897-98; vice-president, Consolidated Gas
Company; president, Citizens National Bank of
Baltimore.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
31, 1920 (age 87 years, 9
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives:
Married 1856
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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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Ebenezer J. Hill (1845-1917) —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., August 4,
1845.
Republican. Lumber
merchant; president, Norwalk Gas Light Co.;
vice-president, National Bank of
Norwalk; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,
1884,
1908
(alternate); member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1887-88; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1895-1913, 1915-17;
died in office 1917.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
27, 1917 (age 72 years, 54
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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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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George M. Landers —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. President, Pressure Lighting Company; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harper Trumbull (1873-1961) —
also known as John H. Trumbull —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., March 4,
1873.
Son of Hugh Homer Trumbull (1847-1922) and Mary Ann (Harper) Trumbull
(1849-1923).
Republican. Organizer and president, Trumbull Electric Manufacturing
Co.; board chairman, Colonial Air
Transport, Inc.; director and treasurer, Plainville Realty
Co.; president, Plainville Trust Co.;
director, Connecticut Light & Power Co.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1921-24; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1925; Governor of
Connecticut, 1925-31; delegate to
Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District,
1933.
Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Humane
Society.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 21,
1961 (age 88 years, 78
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plainville, Conn.
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