Selected officials of Hartford County

(not intended to be complete)

Hugh M. Alcorn (State's Attorney, 1908-42) H. Meade Alcorn, Jr. (State's Attorney, 1942-48)

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hartford County

• Bloomfield Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery
• Burlington Unknown location
• Canton Canton Center Cemetery
• East Hartford Center Cemetery
• Enfield Enfield Street Cemetery
• Farmington Farmington Old Cemetery
• Farmington Riverside Cemetery
• Unionville, Farmington Unknown location
• Unionville, Farmington Hillside Cemetery
• Hartford Unknown location
• Hartford Ancient Burying Ground
• Hartford Beth Israel Cemetery
• Hartford Cedar Hill Cemetery
• Hartford Old North Cemetery
• Hartford Spring Grove Cemetery
• Hartford State Capitol Grounds
• New Britain Unknown location
• New Britain Fairview Cemetery
• New Britain Sacred Heart Cemetery
• New Britain St. Mary Cemetery
• Plainville West Cemetery
• Simsbury Center Cemetery
• Simsbury Hop Meadow Cemetery
• Simsbury Simsbury Cemetery
• South Windsor South Windsor Cemetery
• Southington Oak Hill Cemetery
• Southington St. Thomas Cemetery
• Suffield Woodlawn Cemetery
• West Hartford Fairview Cemetery
• Wethersfield Unknown location
• Wethersfield Emanuel Cemetery
• Wethersfield Wethersfield Cemetery
• Windsor Palisado Cemetery
• Windsor Locks St. Mary's Cemetery

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Politicians buried here:

• 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. Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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 for Providence, R.I., 1923-31. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles. Died August 10, 1936. Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  

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• William Marks (1783-1867) — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in 1783. Member of Connecticut state senate 3rd District, 1831, 1850. Died in 1867. Interment somewhere.
  
  

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• William Edgar Simonds (1842-1903) — of Connecticut. Born in Connecticut, 1842. Republican. Member of Connecticut state legislature; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1889-91. Died in 1903. Interment at Canton Center Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

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• William Pitkin (1694-1769) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., 0. First cousin once removed of Roger Wolcott; married 1724 to Mary Woodbridge; second cousin by marriage of Matthew Griswold; second cousin of Oliver Wolcott, Sr.; second cousin once removed of Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and Roger Griswold; second cousin twice removed of William Wolcott Ellsworth. Colonial Governor of Connecticut, 1766-69; died in office 1769. Died in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., October 1, 1769. Interment at Center Cemetery.
  • See also Wolcott-Griswold-Ellsworth-Pitkin family of Connecticut
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  

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• Edward Normand Allen (1891-1972) — also known as Edward N. Allen; Ned Allen — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., April 18, 1891. Brother of Julia Allen; married, January 4, 1936, to Mildred Pomeranz. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Hartford Police Commissioner, 1920-24; head of the Sage-Allen department store; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1927-29; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1928; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1947-48; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1951-55. Died November 14, 1972. Interment at Enfield Street Cemetery.
  • See also Keeney family of Connecticut
  
  
• Mildred Pomeranz Allen — also known as Mildred P. Allen; Mildred Pomeranz — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Daughter of Morris Pomeranz and Anna (Landsberg) Pomeranz; married, January 4, 1936, to Edward Normand Allen (brother of Julia Allen). Republican. Musician; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1956. Female. Member, League of Women Voters; Order of the Eastern Star. Interment at Enfield Street Cemetery.
  • See also Keeney family of Connecticut
  
  

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• John Treadwell (1745-1823) — of Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., November 23, 1745. Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1784-87; Deputy Governor of Connecticut, 1797-1809; Governor of Connecticut, 1809-11. Congregationalist. Died in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., August 18, 1823. Interment at Farmington Old Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  

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• John Wallace Riddle (1864-1941) — also known as John W. Riddle — of Minnesota; Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 12, 1864. Son of John Wallace Riddle and Rebecca Blair (McClure) Riddle; married, May 6, 1916, to Theodate Pope. Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1903-05; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1905-07; Serbia, 1905-07; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1907-09; Argentina, 1921-25. Episcopalian. Died in 1941. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  
  
• Francis Gillette (1807-1879) — of Connecticut. Born in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn., December 14, 1807. Father of Edward Hooker Gillette. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1832; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1854-55. Died September 30, 1879. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Hewes (d. 1957) — of Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Relative of Joseph Hewes. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916, 1936, 1940; Connecticut state treasurer, 1937. Died June 15, 1957. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  
  

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• Andrew Seth Upson (1835-1911) — also known as Andrew S. Upson — of Unionville, Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., June 16, 1835. Second cousin twice removed of Daniel Upson; son of Seth Upson (1800-1839) and Martha (Brooks) Upson (1800-1889); third cousin of Charles Upson and Gad Ely Upson; third cousin once removed of William Hanford Upson; fourth cousin of Harvey Washington Upson; married, October 2, 1859, to Chloe Moses (1837-1908); fourth cousin once removed of James Wesley Upson and William Hazlett Upson. Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1880; member of Connecticut state senate, 1880-82 (3rd District 1880-81, 4th District 1882). Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1911. Interment somewhere.
  • See also Upson family
  
  

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• Samuel Quincy Porter — also known as Samuel Q. Porter — of Unionville, Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
  
  

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• Bern L. Budd — of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Son-in-law of Thomas H. Gallaudet (founder of the American School for the Deaf); grandfather of Bern Budd. Member of Connecticut state senate 10th District, 1872. Interment somewhere.
  
  

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• Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743-1804) — of Connecticut. Born in Connecticut, 1743. Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-95; member of Connecticut state legislature. Died in 1804. Interment at Ancient Burying Ground.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Leete (c.1613-1683) — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Dodington, Huntingdonshire, England. Colonial Governor of Connecticut, 1676-83. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., 0. Interment at Ancient Burying Ground.
  
  

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• Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Married to Alice Bussy. Democrat. Tobacco business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1944, 1948. Jewish. While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he died, apparently of a heart attack, in his hotel room in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 12, 1948. Interment at Beth Israel 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Gideon Welles (1802-1878) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn., July 1, 1802. Republican. Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1827-35; 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • Books about Gideon Welles: John Niven, Gideon Welles : Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy
  
  
• 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Brother of Diadama Hawley (sister-in-law of Samuel A. Childs). 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 March 17, 1905. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Grandson of Thomas Seymour. 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Bulkeley family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• James Dixon (1814-1873) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Enfield, Hartford County, Conn., August 5, 1814. Married, October 1, 1840, to Elizabeth Lord Cogswell (c.1821-1871). 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional 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.
  • See also Bulkeley family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Died May 1, 1929. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Richard Dudley Hubbard (1818-1884) — also known as Richard D. Hubbard — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Berlin, Hartford County, Conn., September 7, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1842, 1855, 1858; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1876; Governor of Connecticut, 1877-79; defeated, 1878. Died of Bright's disease, in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 28, 1884. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery; statue at State Capitol Grounds.
  • Cross-reference: Alvan P. Hyde
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Julius Levi Strong (1828-1872) — of Connecticut. Born in Bolton, Tolland County, Conn., November 8, 1828. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1852; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1869-72; died in office 1872. Died September 7, 1872. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Bulkeley family of Connecticut
  
  
• 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. Father-in-law of Alvan Pinney Hyde; grandfather of Frank Eldridge Hyde and William Waldo Hyde. 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also Hyde family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Peter Davis Oakey (1861-1920) — also known as P. Davis Oakey — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• George A. Athanson (1927-2000) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in 1927. Democrat. Mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1971-81; defeated in primary, 1981. Greek ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died January 9, 2000. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
  
  
• John Moran Bailey (b. 1904) — 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; married, August 1, 1933, to Barbara Leary. 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, 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. 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, 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. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Chauncey Goodrich (1759-1815) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Durham, Middlesex County, Conn., October 20, 1759. Brother of Elizur Goodrich. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1793-94; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1795-1801; member of Connecticut State Council, 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. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Great-grandnephew of Roger Wolcott; second cousin twice removed of William Pitkin; first cousin twice removed of Oliver Wolcott, Sr.; son of Oliver Ellsworth; second cousin once removed of Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and Roger Griswold; third cousin once removed of Matthew Griswold. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1829-34; resigned 1834; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1836; Governor of Connecticut, 1838-42; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1847-61. Died January 15, 1868. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also Wolcott-Griswold-Ellsworth-Pitkin family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., December 7, 1782. Grandson of Jonathan Trumbull; nephew of Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778) and Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.; son of David Trumbull. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state legislature; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1834-35, 1839-43 (at-large 1834-35, 1st District 1839-43); Governor of Connecticut, 1849-50. Died August 4, 1861. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also Trumbull family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Brother of Henry Randolph Storrs. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1827; 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 June 25, 1861. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jonathan Brace (1754-1837) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Conn., November 12, 1754. Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1788; state court judge in Connecticut, 1797; 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. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Russ (1767-1833) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Massachusetts, 1767. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-23; member of Connecticut state legislature. Died in 1833. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Nathaniel Terry (1768-1844) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1768. Whig. Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1804; state court judge in Connecticut, 1807; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-19; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1824-31. Died in 1844. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1813-16, 1819, 1825-29; 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. Interment at Old North Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

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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; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1864; 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, 1907, 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
  
  
• Ezra Clark, Jr. (1813-1896) — of Connecticut. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., September 12, 1813. U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1855-59. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., September 26, 1896. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• J. Hammond Trumbull (1821-1897) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Stonington, New London County, Conn., December 20, 1821. Connecticut State Librarian, 1854-55; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1861-66. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., August 5, 1897. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
  
  

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• Richard Dudley Hubbard (1818-1884) — also known as Richard D. Hubbard — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Berlin, Hartford County, Conn., September 7, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1842, 1855, 1858; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1876; Governor of Connecticut, 1877-79; defeated, 1878. Died of Bright's disease, in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 28, 1884. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery; statue at State Capitol Grounds.
  • Cross-reference: Alvan P. Hyde
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Mervin C. Stanley (d. 1907) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 19th District 1905-06, New York County 15th District 1907); died in office 1907. Died, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 1, 1907. Interment somewhere.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1853, 1869, 1873; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1875-79. Died March 27, 1895. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Democrat. 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, 1892; Connecticut labor commissioner, 1893-95; mayor of New Britain, Conn., 1896-97; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902. Died in Montreat, Buncombe County, N.C., June 15, 1902. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Second cousin of Timothy Wadsworth Stanley. Mayor of New Britain, Conn., 1870. Died in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., August 2, 1883. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  • See also: NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Ozias B. Bassett (1806-1878) — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Born in 1806. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Died in 1878. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  
  
• 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. Second cousin of Frederick Trenck Stanley. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Died in Granby, Hartford County, Conn., February 18, 1897. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  
  
• 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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• Boleslaus Joseph Monkiewicz (1898-1971) — also known as B. J. Monkiewicz — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 8, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1939-41, 1943-45; defeated, 1940, 1944; circuit judge in Connecticut, 1961-68. Died in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., July 2, 1971. Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lucien John Maciora (1902-1993) — also known as Lucien J. Maciora — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., August 17, 1902. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1932-37; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1941-43; defeated, 1942. Died in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., October 19, 1993. Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Anthony J. Tercyak (c.1924-2003) — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; school teacher; member of Connecticut state house of representatives 26th District, 1994-2003; died in office 2003. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died, of a heart attack, in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., June 11, 2003. Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
  
  

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• Thomas Joseph Meskill (1928-2007) — also known as Thomas J. Meskill; "Tough Tom" — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., January 30, 1928. Married to Mary Grady. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; mayor of New Britain, Conn., 1962-64; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1965; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1967-71; defeated, 1964; Governor of Connecticut, 1971-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972 (delegation chair); Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1975-93. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died, following a heart attack, in Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., October 29, 2007. Interment at St. Mary Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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 Trumbull and Mary Ann (Harper) Trumbull; married, November 28, 1903, to Maud Usher; father of Florence Trumbull (daughter-in-law of John Calvin Coolidge). 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, 1921-25; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1922; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1925; Governor of Connecticut, 1925-31; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District, 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Humane Society. Died May 21, 1961. Interment at West Cemetery.
  • See also Coolidge family
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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); married 1860 to Ellen Maria Sheffield (1838-1920); father of Sheffield Phelps; grandfather of Phelps Phelps. 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. Entombed in mausoleum at Center Cemetery.
  • See also Phelps-Lea family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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 and William Walter Phelps; married, June 1, 1892, to Claudia Wright Lea (1872-1955) (daughter of Preston Lea); uncle of Phelps 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. Entombed in mausoleum at Center Cemetery.
  • See also Phelps-Lea family
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Elisha Phelps (1779-1847) — of Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1779. Father of John Smith Phelps. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-21, 1825-29; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1821; 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 in 1847. Interment at Hop Meadow Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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 June 6, 1932. Interment at Simsbury Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Lewis Sperry (1848-1922) — of Connecticut. Born in Connecticut, 1848. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state legislature; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1891-95. Died in 1922. Interment at South Windsor Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Marcus Hensey Holcomb (1844-1932) — also known as Marcus H. Holcomb — of Southington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Conn., November 28, 1844. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 2nd District, 1893-94; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1905-06; Connecticut state attorney general, 1907-10; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1910-15; Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21. Member, Freemasons. Died March 5, 1932. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
  • Cross-reference: John Buckley
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Stephen K. Elliott (1910-1990) — of Southington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948. Died in Southington, Hartford County, Conn., July 8, 1990. Interment at St. Thomas Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• 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; married, October 28, 1927, to Bertha Eloise Pinney; brother of Hugh Meade Alcorn, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; director and vice-president, First National Bank of Suffield; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Suffield, 1927-31; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1931; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932; member of Connecticut state senate, 1933; 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. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
  • See also Alcorn family of Connecticut
  
  
• 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; married, June 28, 1900, to Cora Terry Wells; father of Howard Wells Alcorn and Hugh Meade Alcorn, Jr.. 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; Shriners; American Judicature Society; Sons of Union Veterans. Died, following a heart attack, in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., May 26, 1955. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
  • See also Alcorn family of Connecticut
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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; brother of Howard Wells Alcorn; married, October 21, 1933, to Janet Hoffer; married, April 14, 1955, to Marcia Elizabeth Powell. 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, 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. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
  • See also Alcorn family of Connecticut
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• William Arthur Purtell (1897-1978) — also known as William A. Purtell — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., May 6, 1897. Married to Katherine Cassidy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; inventor; business executive; candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1950; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1952, 1953-59; appointed 1952; defeated, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1956. Member, American Legion. Died in West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., May 31, 1978. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) — of Ogden, Weber County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Iron County, Mo., January 11, 1859. Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to Elizabeth L. Lang. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916; justice of Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died February 11, 1951. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  
  
• Robert Augustine Hurley (1895-1968) — also known as Robert A. Hurley — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., August 25, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940, 1944; Governor of Connecticut, 1941-43; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1947. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American Legion. Died May 3, 1968. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• William E. Hanmer (1879-1966) — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., October 7, 1879. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Connecticut state senate 4th District, 1945. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Exchange Club. Died in 1966. Interment somewhere.
  
  

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• Herman Paul Kopplemann (1880-1957) — also known as Herman P. Kopplemann — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, May 1, 1880. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1913-14; member of Connecticut state senate, 1917-20; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1933-39, 1941-43, 1945-47; defeated, 1928, 1942, 1946. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Americans for Democratic Action. Died August 11, 1957. Interment at Emanuel Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Stephen Mix Mitchell (1743-1835) — of Connecticut. Born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., December 9, 1743. Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1778-84; state court judge in Connecticut, 1779-95; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1783-88; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1793-95; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1795-1814; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818. Died in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., September 30, 1835. Interment at Wethersfield Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

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• Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) — of Connecticut. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., April 29, 1745. Grandnephew by marriage of Roger Wolcott; son of David Ellsworth and Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth; married 1772 to Abigail Wolcott; father of William Wolcott Ellsworth. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1777-84; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1785-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1789-96; received 11 electoral votes, 1796; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1796-1800; resigned 1800; member of Connecticut State Council, 1801-07. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., November 26, 1807. Interment at Palisado Cemetery.
  • See also Wolcott-Griswold-Ellsworth-Pitkin family of Connecticut
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article; Judgepedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  

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• Ella Tambussi Grasso (1919-1981) — also known as Ella T. Grasso; Ella Rose Tambussi — of Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Conn., May 10, 1919. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1953-57; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1956-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; co-chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, co-chair, 1964; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1959-71; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1965; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1971-75; Governor of Connecticut, 1975-80; resigned 1980. Female. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Urban League; American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters; Phi Beta Kappa. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 5, 1981. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
  
  

"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872