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Augustine Lonergan (1874-1947) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Thompson, Windham
County, Conn., May 20,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1913-15, 1917-21,
1931-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,
1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1933-39; defeated, 1920, 1928, 1938.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
18, 1947 (age 73 years, 151
days).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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Emery John San Souci (1857-1936) —
also known as Emery J. San Souci —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, July 24,
1857.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1915-21; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1921-23; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1923-32.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died August
10, 1936 (age 79 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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William Ross Cotter (1926-1981) —
also known as William R. Cotter —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 18,
1926.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1971-81; died in
office 1981.
Died in East Lyme, New London
County, Conn., September
8, 1981 (age 55 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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Joseph Francis Ryter (1914-1978) —
also known as Joseph F. Ryter —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
4, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1945-47; defeated, 1946.
Died in West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
5, 1978 (age 64 years, 1
days).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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Robert K. Killian (1919-2005) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
15, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1967-75; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1975-79.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., June 25,
2005 (age 85 years, 283
days).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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John J. Bracken (1908-1994) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
11, 1908.
Republican. Connecticut
state attorney general, 1955-59.
Died January
23, 1994 (age 85 years, 346
days).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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Cyril Coleman (c.1902-1958) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1948-51.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
20, 1958 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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Joseph Patrick Cooney (1906-1984) —
also known as Joseph P. Cooney —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., April 30,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1931-32.
Died August
13, 1984 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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Frederick H. Filon (d. 1952) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932.
Died in 1952.
Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
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Arthur Richmond Alderman (1895-1980) —
also known as Arthur Alderman —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born December
30, 1895.
Son of Elliott
Alderman and Corina (Lagerstrom) Alderman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; probate judge in Connecticut,
1929-65.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died December
13, 1980 (age 84 years, 349
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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John A. Reeve (1859-1935) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 25,
1859.
Democrat. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1887, 1929-30;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1890.
Died, in his office,
in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., January
15, 1935 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Laura Lovett (1868-1918). |
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Isaac Barnes (1830-1909) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., June 8,
1830.
Son of Amzi Barnes and Sophronia (Mills) Barnes.
Meat
merchant; lumber
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1867.
Died March 29,
1909 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Amzi Barnes and Sophronia (Mills) Barnes; married to Theda Spencer
and Nellie M. Smith. |
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Adna North Barnes (1845-1911) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., May 16,
1845.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Died in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
9, 1911 (age 66 years, 116
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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John Duggan Luby (1853-1926) —
also known as John D. Luby —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Westchester
County, N.Y., July 26,
1853.
Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1893.
Died March 23,
1926 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
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Sereno Alderman (1853-1932) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., July 10,
1853.
Son of Mannah Alderman (1824-1904) and Maria (Howe) Alderman
(1829-1917).
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1895.
Died April 23,
1932 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Edward Phelps Spencer (1847-1932) —
also known as Edward P. Spencer —
of New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., December
10, 1847.
Son of Lorena (Phelps) Spencer (1807-1895) and Luman Spencer.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Hartford, 1893.
Died November
30, 1932 (age 84 years, 356
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Elliott Alderman (1860-1942) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., March 22,
1860.
Son of Mannah Alderman (1824-1904) and Maria (Howe) Alderman
(1829-1917).
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1910, 1918.
Died November
10, 1942 (age 82 years, 233
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Linneus F. Turner (1856-1944) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Palermo, Waldo
County, Maine, 1856.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1927-28.
Died June 12,
1944 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1881
to Carrie Beckley (1856-1913); married to Grace Barnes
(1871-1964). |
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John Oscar Ceder (1874-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Finland,
August
16, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1919-20.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
11, 1948 (age 74 years, 117
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Mabel Mercer (1882-1964). |
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Benjamin Erickson (c.1897-1948) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington; elected 1924.
Died March 6,
1948 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Merton Ray Hodge (1892-1967) —
also known as Merton R. Hodge —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.; Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., January
20, 1892.
Son of Philip Gaylord Hodge (1860-1930) and Lena (Alderman) Hodge
(1867-1964).
Democrat. Engineer;
surveyor;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington; defeated, 1924;
elected 1934.
Died May 7,
1967 (age 75 years, 107
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Ernest R. Hinman (1887-1979) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
6, 1887.
Son of John J. Hinman (1846-1903) and Emma (Meisner) Hinman.
Democrat. Farmer; dairy
business; lumber mill
owner; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 91 years, 183
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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John D. Hinman (1918-1981) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born May 2,
1918.
Son of Maude (Huntington) Hinman (1885-1965) and Ernest
R. Hinman.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington; defeated, 1946;
elected 1948.
Died February
22, 1981 (age 62 years, 296
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Howard Everett Alderman (1900-1989) —
also known as Howard E. Alderman —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., May 26,
1900.
Son of Elliott
Alderman and Corina (Lagerstrom) Alderman.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1926.
Died February
11, 1989 (age 88 years, 261
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Isaac Toucey (1792-1869) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
5, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Dwight
W. Pardee; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 1st
District 1837-39); Governor of
Connecticut, 1846-47; U.S.
Attorney General, 1848-49; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1850; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1852; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1852-57; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1857-61.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 30,
1869 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Gideon Welles (1802-1878) —
of Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., July 1,
1802.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1827, 1829-30,
1832, 1834-35; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1835-36, 1842-44; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1856-64; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1861-69.
Episcopalian.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
11, 1878 (age 75 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Marshall Jewell (1825-1883) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
20, 1825.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1867; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1868;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1869-70, 1871-73; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1872-; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1880-83; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1873-74; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1874-76; candidate for Republican nomination
for President, 1876.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
10, 1883 (age 57 years, 113
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905) —
also known as Joseph R. Hawley —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Stewartsville, Scotland
County, N.C., October
31, 1826.
Son of Mary (McLeod) Hawley (1796-1869) and Francis Hawley
(1802-1884).
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Connecticut, 1866-67; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1872-75, 1879-81;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1881-1905; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1884.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 18,
1905 (age 78 years, 138
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Henry Seymour (1807-1868) —
also known as Thomas H. Seymour; Thomas Hart
Seymour —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1836-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1843-45; colonel in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of
Connecticut, 1850-53; defeated, 1863; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1853-58; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1864.
Died of typhoid
fever, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
3, 1868 (age 60 years, 340
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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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.
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, 1859-62; defeated (Republican), 1876; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; 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 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Entombed at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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James Dixon (1814-1873) —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., August 5,
1814.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1845-49; member of
Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1849, 1854; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1857-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 27,
1873 (age 58 years, 234
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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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. Bulkeley (died 1894).
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; Sons of
the American Revolution.
First
president of the National League of Professional Base
Ball Clubs in 1876.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
6, 1922 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Shipman (1828-1906) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn., August
22, 1828.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1857; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1873; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1892-1902.
Died June 26,
1906 (age 77 years, 308
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Roberts (1853-1929) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
22, 1853.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1901-02; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1903-05; Governor of
Connecticut, 1905-07.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died May 1,
1929 (age 76 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Richard Dudley Hubbard (1818-1884) —
also known as Richard D. Hubbard —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn., September
7, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1842-43, 1855, 1858; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1867-69; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Governor of
Connecticut, 1877-79; defeated, 1878.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
28, 1884 (age 65 years, 174
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery; statue at State
Capitol Grounds.
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Charles Chapman (1799-1869) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 21,
1799.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1840, 1847-48,
1862-64; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1841-44; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1851-53; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1854.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August 7,
1869 (age 70 years, 47
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Julius Levi Strong (1828-1872) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn., November
8, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1852, 1855; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1869-72; died in
office 1872.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
7, 1872 (age 43 years, 304
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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John Ransom Buck (1835-1917) —
also known as John R. Buck —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., December
6, 1835.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1880-81; resigned 1881; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1881-83, 1885-87.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
6, 1917 (age 81 years, 62
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Loren Pinckney Waldo (1802-1881) —
also known as Loren P. Waldo —
of Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., February
2, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Tolland, 1832-34, 1839,
1847-48; probate judge in Connecticut, 1842-43; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1849-51; superior
court judge in Connecticut, 1856-63.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
8, 1881 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Peter Davis Oakey (1861-1920) —
also known as P. Davis Oakey —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Millstone, Somerset
County, N.J., February
25, 1861.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1915-17.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
18, 1920 (age 59 years, 267
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley (d. 1872) —
also known as Eliphalet Bulkeley —
of East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Haddam, 1834; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1857; member of
Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1838, 1840.
Died in 1872.
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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George A. Athanson (1927-2000) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born August
26, 1927.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1971-81; defeated in primary, 1981.
Greek
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died January
9, 2000 (age 72 years, 136
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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John Moran Bailey (1904-1975) —
also known as John M. Bailey —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
23, 1904.
Son of Michael Bailey and Louise (Moran) Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-; municipal judge in
Connecticut, 1933-35, 1939-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964
(chair, Arrangements
Committee), 1968,
1972;
Connecticut
Democratic state chair, 1946-; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1961-68.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in April, 1975
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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George Beach (1812-1899) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born June 26,
1812.
Son of George Beach (1788-1860) and Harriet (Bradley) Beach
(1792-1826).
Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1866-67.
Died July 16,
1899 (age 87 years, 20
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Oliver Russell Beckwith (1877-1949) —
also known as Oliver R. Beckwith —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., July 15,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1919-20.
Died January
29, 1949 (age 71 years, 198
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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John Milton Niles (1787-1856) —
also known as John M. Niles —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., August
20, 1787.
State court judge in Connecticut, 1821; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1826; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1835-39, 1843-49; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1839, 1840; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1840-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1856.
Died May 31,
1856 (age 68 years, 285
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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Chauncey Goodrich (1759-1815) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Durham, Middlesex
County, Conn., October
20, 1759.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1793-94; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1795-1801; member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1802-07; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1807-13; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1812-15; died in office 1815; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1813-15; died in office 1815.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
18, 1815 (age 55 years, 302
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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William Wolcott Ellsworth (1791-1868) —
also known as William W. Ellsworth —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., November
10, 1791.
Son of Oliver
Ellsworth.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1829-34; resigned 1834;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1835; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1836; Governor of
Connecticut, 1838-42; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1847-61.
Died January
15, 1868 (age 76 years, 66
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., December
7, 1782.
Son of David
Trumbull and Sarah (Backus) Trumbull (1760-1846).
Lawyer;
banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1832; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1834-35, 1839-43 (at-large
1834-35, 1st District 1839-43); Governor of
Connecticut, 1849-50.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August 4,
1861 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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William Lucius Storrs (1795-1861) —
also known as William L. Storrs —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., March 25,
1795.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1827-29, 1834; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1829-33, 1839-40 (at-large
1829-33, 2nd District 1839-40); superior court judge in Connecticut,
1840-61; died in office 1861.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., June 25,
1861 (age 66 years, 92
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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Jonathan Brace (1754-1837) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Harwinton, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
12, 1754.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1788; member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1798, 1802-18; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1798-1801; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1815-24; member of Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1819-20.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
26, 1837 (age 82 years, 287
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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John Russ (1767-1833) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., October
29, 1767.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-23; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1824, 1829; probate
judge in Connecticut, 1824.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., June 22,
1833 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Terry (1768-1844) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., January
30, 1768.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1804-15; county judge in
Connecticut, 1807-09; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-19; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1824-31.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 14,
1844 (age 76 years, 136
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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Thomas Scott Williams (1777-1861) —
also known as Thomas S. Williams —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., June 26,
1777.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1813-16, 1819,
1825, 1827-29; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-19; superior court
judge in Connecticut, 1829-47; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1831-35.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
15, 1861 (age 84 years, 172
days).
Interment at Old North Cemetery.
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William Wallace Eaton (1816-1898) —
also known as William W. Eaton —
of Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn., October
11, 1816.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1850; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1853, 1873;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1864,
1868;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1875-81; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1883-85.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
21, 1898 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Edward Hart Fenn (1856-1939) —
also known as E. Hart Fenn —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
12, 1856.
Republican. Journalist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1907-08, 1915;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1909-11; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1921-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
23, 1939 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Henry Champion Deming (1815-1872) —
also known as Henry C. Deming —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., May 23,
1815.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1859-61; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1861; member of
Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1851; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1854-58, 1860-62; resigned 1862; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1863-67; defeated,
1866.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
8, 1872 (age 57 years, 138
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Joseph Pratt Allyn (1833-1869) —
also known as Joseph P. Allyn —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 9,
1833.
Son of Timothy
M. Allyn.
Justice
of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1863-67.
Died, probably from a pulmonary
ailment, in Paris, France,
May
24, 1869 (age 36 years, 76
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Ezra Clark, Jr. (1813-1896) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., September
12, 1813.
Son of Ezra Clark and Laura (Hunt) Clark.
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1855-59.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
26, 1896 (age 83 years, 14
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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James Hammond Trumbull (1821-1897) —
also known as J. Hammond Trumbull —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., December
20, 1821.
Son of Gurdon Trumbull and Sarah Ann (Swan) Trumbull.
Connecticut State Librarian,
1854-55; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1861-66.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August 5,
1897 (age 75 years, 228
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Hopkins Clark (1848-1926) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., April 1,
1848.
Son of Ezra
Clark, Jr. and Mary (Hopkins) Clark (1822-1866).
Republican. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1908,
1912,
1916
(speaker),
1920,
1924.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
5, 1926 (age 78 years, 157
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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George Marcellus Landers (1813-1895) —
also known as George M. Landers —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Lenox, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
22, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1851, 1867, 1874; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1853, 1869, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1875-79.
Died in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., March 27,
1895 (age 82 years, 33
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Robert Johnstone Vance (1854-1902) —
also known as Robert J. Vance —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1854.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1887-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1888,
1892;
Connecticut labor commissioner, 1893-95; mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1896-97; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Connecticut, 1896; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Died in Montreat, Buncombe
County, N.C., June 15,
1902 (age 48 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Frederick Trenck Stanley (1802-1883) —
also known as Frederick T. Stanley —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., August
12, 1802.
Mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1870.
Died in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., August 2,
1883 (age 80 years, 355
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Ozias B. Bassett (1806-1878) —
of Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.; New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in 1806.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin, 1839.
Died in 1878
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Timothy Wadsworth Stanley (1817-1897) —
also known as Timothy W. Stanley —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., July 13,
1817.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Died in Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., February
18, 1897 (age 79 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Michael W. Bannan (d. 1964) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41.
Died in Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn., 1964.
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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William Walter Phelps (1839-1894) —
also known as William W. Phelps —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
24, 1839.
Son of John Jay Phelps (1810-1869) and Rachel Badgerly (Phinney)
Phelps (1812-1875).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1873-75, 1883-89;
U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1881-82; Germany, 1889-93; Judge, New Jersey Court of
Errors and Appeals, 1893-94.
Died in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., June 17,
1894 (age 54 years, 297
days).
Entombed at Hop Meadow Cemetery.
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George Payne McLean (1857-1932) —
also known as George P. McLean —
of Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1857.
Son of Dudley B. McLean and Mary (Payne) McLean.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1884; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1886; candidate for secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1890; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1892-96; Governor of
Connecticut, 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1911-29.
Died, of heart
disease, in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., June 6,
1932 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Hop Meadow Cemetery.
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Elisha Phelps (1779-1847) —
of Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, November
16, 1779.
Son of Noah
Phelps.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-21, 1825-29;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Simsbury, 1821, 1829, 1835;
Speaker
of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1821, 1829;
member of Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1822-24; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1830-34.
Died April 6,
1847 (age 67 years, 141
days).
Interment at Hop Meadow Cemetery.
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Richard Bacon Eno (1860-1928) —
also known as Richard B. Eno —
of Weatogue, Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., 1860.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Simsbury, 1913-14, 1917-18;
member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1921-22.
Died in 1928
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Hop Meadow Cemetery.
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Sheffield Phelps (1864-1902) —
of Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 24,
1864.
Son of Ellen (Sheffield) Phelps (1838-1920) and William
Walter Phelps.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1900.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., December
9, 1902 (age 38 years, 138
days).
Entombed at Hop Meadow Cemetery.
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Sherman Willard Eddy (1876-1952) —
also known as Sherman W. Eddy —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Brunswick, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
3, 1876.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; factory superintendent for Ensign-Bickford Company, maker
of blasting equipment for mining;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1927-28.
Died in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., August
19, 1952 (age 75 years, 351
days).
Interment at Hop Meadow Cemetery.
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Howard Wells Alcorn (1901-1992) —
also known as Howard W. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 14,
1901.
Son of Hugh
Mead Alcorn and Cora Terry (wells) Alcorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and vice-president, First National Bank of
Suffield; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1927-32; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-34; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1943-61; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1961-71; chief
justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1970-71.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Grange; Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1992 (age 91 years, 88
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Hugh Mead Alcorn (1872-1955) —
also known as Hugh M. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
24, 1872.
Son of Hugh Glen Alcorn and Susan (Ford) Alcorn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1903-05; Hartford
County State's Attorney, 1908-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1920,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Judicature Society; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 26,
1955 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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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.
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Edward William Broder (1881-1943) —
also known as Edward W. Broder —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., July 23,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1917-20; candidate for mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1926.
Died February
5, 1943 (age 61 years, 197
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery; cenotaph at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Rockville, Conn.
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Albert Austin (1811-1895) —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in 1811.
Manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1867-68.
Died in 1895
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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