The Political Graveyard: Bulkeley family of Connecticut

Bulkeley family of Connecticut

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Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley (d. 1872) — also known as Eliphalet Bulkeley — of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn. Father of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley and William H. Bulkeley; father-in-law of Leveret Brainard. Member of Connecticut state senate 19th District, 1838, 1840; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives. Died in 1872. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
Edwin Denison Morgan (1811-1883) — also known as Edwin D. Morgan — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, Berkshire County, Mass., February 8, 1811. Married, August 19, 1833, to Eliza Waterman; cousin of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley; uncle of W. F. Rowland. Merchant; member of New York state senate 6th District, 1850-53; New York Republican state chair, 1856-58, 1874-75; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1856-64, 1872-76; Speaker, Republican National Convention, 1856 ; Governor of New York, 1859-63; defeated, 1876; U.S. Senator from New York, 1863-69; member of Republican National Committee from New York, 1872-. Died of Bright's disease, in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1883. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) — also known as Morgan G. Bulkeley — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., December 26, 1837. Son of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley and Lydia S. Bukeley (died 1894); cousin of Edwin Denison Morgan; married, February 11, 1885, to Fannie B. Houghton; brother of William H. Bulkeley; brother-in-law of Leveret Brainard. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1870-1922; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; Governor of Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1896; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic. First president of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs in 1876. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 6, 1922. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
William H. Bulkeley — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Son of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley and Lydia S. Bulkeley (died 1894); brother of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley; brother-in-law of Leveret Brainard. Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1881-83. Burial location unknown.
W. F. Rowland (1842-1883) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, May 10, 1842. Nephew of Edwin Denison Morgan; son of Rev. James Rowland. Importing business; U.S. Consul in Nice, 1883, died in office 1883. Member, Union League. Died in Thun, Switzerland, August 3, 1883. Burial location unknown.
Leveret Brainard — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Son-in-law of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley; brother-in-law of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley and William H. Bulkeley. Republican. Mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1894-96. Burial location unknown.

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