Selected officials of New London County

(not intended to be complete)

William Israel Allyn (County Auditor)

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in New London County

• Colchester Unknown location
• Griswold Rixtown Cemetery
• Groton Colonel William Ledyard Cemetery
• Groton Crary Cemetery
• Groton Starr Cemetery
• Poquonock Bridge, Groton Fort Hill Cemetery
• Lebanon Old Cemetery
• Lyme Unknown location
• Montville Raymond Hill Cemetery
• New London Unknown location
• New London Cedar Grove Cemetery
• New London St. Mary's Cemetery
• New London Second Burial Ground
• North Stonington Thompson Cemetery
• North Stonington Union Cemetery
• North Stonington Wheeler Cemetery
• Norwich City Cemetery
• Norwich Maplewood Cemetery
• Norwich Norwichtown Cemetery
• Norwich St. Joseph's Cemetery
• Norwich St. Mary's Cemetery
• Norwich Yantic Cemetery
• Old Lyme Duck River Cemetery
• Old Lyme Griswold Cemetery at Black Hall
• Old Lyme Old Lyme Town Cemetery
• Salem Bingham Family Cemetery
• Salem Mosswood Glen Cemetery
• Mystic, Stonington Elm Grove Cemetery
• Pawcatuck, Stonington St. Michael's New Cemetery
• Voluntown Gallup Cemetery
• Voluntown Kennedy Cemetery
• Waterford Jordan Cemetery
• Waterford West Neck Cemetery

Politicians buried here:

• William H. Hayward — of Colchester, New London County, Conn. Son of Nathaniel Hayward (inventor of Vulcanized rubber). Member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1877-81. Interment somewhere.
  
  

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• Jepthah Greer Bill (1823-1924) — of Griswold, New London County, Conn. Born September 7, 1823. Nephew of Lodowick Bill; first cousin of James Alexander Bill; granduncle of James Bard Bill; great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Died December 5, 1924. Interment at Rixtown Cemetery.
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• Albert Latham — of Groton, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1845. Interment at Colonel William Ledyard Cemetery.
  
  

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• Elisha Haley (1776-1860) — of Groton, New London County, Conn. Born in Groton, New London County, Conn., January 21, 1776. Democrat. Civil engineer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1820, 1824, 1826, 1829, 1833-34; member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1830; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 4th District 1837-39). Died in Groton, New London County, Conn., January 22, 1860. Interment at Crary Cemetery.
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• Noyes Barber (1781-1844) — of Groton, New London County, Conn. Born in Groton, New London County, Conn., April 28, 1781. Uncle of Edwin Barber Morgan and Christopher Morgan. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1818; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-35; defeated, 1834. Died in Groton, New London County, Conn., January 3, 1844. Interment at Starr Cemetery.
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• Warren Booth Burrows (1877-1952) — also known as Warren B. Burrows — of New London, New London County, Conn.; Groton, New London County, Conn. Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Conn., September 14, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Connecticut state senate 18th District, 1927-28; U.S. District Judge for Connecticut, 1928-30; resigned 1930; Connecticut state attorney general, 1931-35; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Conn., December 8, 1952. Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.
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• Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809) — of Lebanon, New London County, Conn. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., March 26, 1740. Son of Jonathan Trumbull; brother of Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778) and David Trumbull; uncle of Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861). U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-95; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1791-93; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1795-96; Deputy Governor of Connecticut, 1796-97; Governor of Connecticut, 1797-1809; died in office 1809. Died August 7, 1809. Interment at Old Cemetery. Trumbull County, Ohio is named for him.
  • See also Trumbull family of Connecticut
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• William Williams (1731-1811) — of Connecticut. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., April 28, 1731. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1757; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Connecticut, 1776. Congregationalist. Died August 2, 1811. Interment at Old Cemetery.
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• Jonathan Trumbull (1710-1785) — of Lebanon, New London County, Conn. Born October 12, 1710. Father of Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778), Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. and David Trumbull; grandfather of Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861). Colonial Governor of Connecticut, 1769-76; Governor of Connecticut, 1776-84. Died August 17, 1785. Interment at Old Cemetery.
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• Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778) — of Connecticut. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., March 11, 1737. Son of Jonathan Trumbull; brother of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. and David Trumbull; uncle of Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861). Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774. Died July 23, 1778. Interment at Old Cemetery.
  • See also Trumbull family of Connecticut
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• James Alexander Bill (b. 1817) — also known as James A. Bill — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., March 30, 1817. Son of Lodowick Bill; first cousin of Jepthah Greer Bill. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives; member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1852-53. He was pro-Southern in his political sympathies, and named three of his sons "Jefferson Davis Bill", "Kansas Nebraska Bill", and "Lecompton Constitution Bill". Interment somewhere.
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• Lodowick Bill — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Father of James Alexander Bill; uncle of Jepthah Greer Bill; great-granduncle of James Bard Bill; great-great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Interment somewhere.
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• William Hillhouse (1728-1816) — of Connecticut. Born in Montville, New London County, Conn., August 25, 1728. Father of James Hillhouse. Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1783-86; state court judge in Connecticut, 1784-1806. Died in Montville, New London County, Conn., January 12, 1816. Interment at Raymond Hill Cemetery.
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• Gustavus Woodson Smith (1822-1896) — also known as Gustavus W. Smith — Born in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., January 1, 1822. Son of Byrd Smith and Sarah (Hatcher) Smith. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Confederate Secretary of War, 1862. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 24, 1896. Interment somewhere.
  
  

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• Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) — also known as Frank B. Brandegee — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., July 8, 1864. Son of Augustus Brandegee and Nancy Christina (Bosworth) Brandegee. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New London, 1889; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924. Committed suicide, in Washington, D.C., October 14, 1924. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Richard Law (1733-1806) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Milford, New Haven County, Conn., March 7, 1733. Father of Lyman Law; grandfather of John Law. Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1778, 1783-84; mayor of New London, Conn., 1784-1806; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1784-89; federal judge, 1789-1806. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., January 26, 1806. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
  • See also Law family of Connecticut
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• Thomas McDonald Waller (1839-1924) — also known as Thomas M. Waller — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1839. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1872, 1876; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1876; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1870-71; mayor of New London, Conn., 1873; Governor of Connecticut, 1883-85; U.S. Consul General in London, 1885-89; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1901. Died January 24, 1924. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Benjamin Stark (1820-1898) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., June 26, 1820. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of Oregon territorial House of Representatives, 1852; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1860; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1861-62; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1874. On June 6, 1862, a resolution to expel him from the U.S. Senate for alleged disloyalty to the Union, requiring two-thirds to pass, failed on a vote of 21 in favor to 16 opposed. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., October 10, 1898. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Richard Patrick Freeman (1869-1944) — also known as Richard P. Freeman — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., April 24, 1869. Republican. U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1915-33. Died in a veteran's hospital at Newington, Hartford County, Conn., July 8, 1944. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Joshua Coit (1758-1798) — of Connecticut. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., October 7, 1758. Member of Connecticut state legislature; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1793-98; died in office 1798. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., September 5, 1798. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Elias Perkins (1767-1845) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Newent Society (now Lisbon), New London County, Conn., April 5, 1767. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1795-1800, 1814-15; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1798, 1815; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1801-03; county judge in Connecticut, 1807-25; member of Connecticut state senate at-large, 1819-22; mayor of New London, Conn., 1829-33. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., September 27, 1845. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Benjamin Babock Thurston (1804-1886) — also known as Benjamin B. Thurston — of Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I. Born in Rhode Island, 1804. Son of Jeremiah Thurston. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1837-38; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1847-49, 1851-57; member of Rhode Island state legislature. Died in 1886. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Lyman Law (1770-1842) — of Connecticut. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., August 19, 1770. Son of Richard Law; father of John Law. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1801; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1811-17. Died February 3, 1842. Original interment at Second Burial Ground; reinterment in 1851 at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
  • See also Law family of Connecticut
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• Amasa Learned (1750-1825) — of Connecticut. Born in Killingly, Windham County, Conn., November 15, 1750. Grandfather of John Law. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1779; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1791-95; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818. Died May 4, 1825. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
  • See also Law family of Connecticut
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• Augustus Brandegee (1828-1904) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., July 15, 1828. Father of Frank Bosworth Brandegee. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1854, 1858-61; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1861; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856, 1864, 1880, 1884; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1863-67. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., November 10, 1904. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Thomas Wheeler Williams (1789-1874) — of Connecticut. Born in Connecticut, 1789. U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1839-43; member of Connecticut state legislature. Died in 1874. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Nicoll Fosdick (1785-1868) — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1785. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1817-19; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1825-27. Died in 1868. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Nathan Belcher (1813-1891) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Griswold, New London County, Conn., June 23, 1813. Democrat. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New London, 1846-47; member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1850; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1853-55. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., June 2, 1891. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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• Bryan Francis Mahan (1856-1923) — also known as Bryan F. Mahan — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., May 1, 1856. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1882-83; mayor of New London, Conn., 1903-06, 1909-10, 1912; member of Connecticut state senate, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1912, 1920; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1913-15. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., November 16, 1923. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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• C. John Satti (1895-1968) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born December 4, 1895. Democrat. Secretary of state of Connecticut, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1960. Died in 1968. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians formerly buried here:

• Lyman Law (1770-1842) — of Connecticut. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., August 19, 1770. Son of Richard Law; father of John Law. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1801; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1811-17. Died February 3, 1842. Original interment at Second Burial Ground; reinterment in 1851 at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
  • See also Law family of Connecticut
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• Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) — also known as Ernest O. Maine — of Rhode Island. Born in North Stonington, New London County, Conn., 1913. Republican. Auctioneer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1949-57. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Interment at Thompson Cemetery.
  
  

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• Charles P. White — of North Stonington, New London County, Conn. Great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives; member of Connecticut state senate, 1881-82 (8th District 1881, 10th District 1882). Interment at Union Cemetery.
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• Devere Allen — of Connecticut. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1932, 1934. Interment at Wheeler Cemetery.
  
  

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• James Lanman (1767-1841) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., June 14, 1767. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1817; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1819-25; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1826-29; mayor of Norwich, Conn., 1831. Died August 7, 1841. Interment at City Cemetery.
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• Calvin Goddard (1768-1842) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Mass., July 17, 1768. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1795; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1801-05 (at-large 1801-05, 3rd District 1805); mayor of Norwich, Conn., 1814; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1815-18. Died May 2, 1842. Interment at City Cemetery.
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• Edwin Werter Higgins (1874-1954) — also known as Edwin W. Higgins — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Clinton, Middlesex County, Conn., July 2, 1874. Son of Werter Chapin Higgins and Grace Agnes (Taintor) Higgins; married, September 21, 1904, to Alice May Neff. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1899; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1900-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1904, 1916; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1905-13. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died September 24, 1954. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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• John Dacher McWilliams (1891-1975) — also known as John D. McWilliams — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., July 23, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1943-45; defeated, 1944. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., March 30, 1975. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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• Samuel Huntington (1731-1796) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., July 16, 1731. Uncle of Samuel H. Huntington; ancestor of Elisha Mills Huntington. Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1773-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Deputy Governor of Connecticut, 1784-86; Governor of Connecticut, 1786-96; died in office 1796; received 2 electoral votes, 1789. Congregationalist. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., January 5, 1796. Interment at Norwichtown Cemetery. Huntington County, Ind. is named for him.
  • See also Huntington family
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• Benjamin Huntington (1736-1800) — of Connecticut. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., April 19, 1736. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1771-80; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1780-84, 1787-88; mayor of Norwich, Conn., 1784-96; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-91; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1793-98. Died in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., October 16, 1800. Interment at Norwichtown Cemetery.
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• Jabez Williams Huntington (1788-1847) — also known as Jabez W. Huntington — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn.; Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1788. U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1829-34; resigned 1834; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1834-40; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1840-47; died in office 1847. Died in 1847. Interment at Norwichtown Cemetery.
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• Ebenezer Huntington (1754-1834) — of Connecticut. Born in Connecticut, 1754. U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1810-11, 1817-19 (2nd District 1810-11, at-large 1817-19). Died in 1834. Interment at Norwichtown Cemetery.
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• William Joseph Fitzgerald (1887-1947) — also known as William J. Fitzgerald — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., March 2, 1887. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state senate 19th District, 1931-35; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-43; defeated, 1938, 1942; mayor of Norwich, Conn., 1940-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., May 6, 1947. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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• Joseph B. Downes (1906-1955) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., August 30, 1906. Democrat. Accountant; organist; piano teacher; member of Connecticut state senate 19th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1944. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., December 20, 1955. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
  
  

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• Thomas J. Dodd (1870-1953) — of West Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., 1870. Father of Thomas Joseph Dodd; grandfather of Christopher John Dodd. Democrat. Building contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1936. Died in 1953. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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• William Alfred Buckingham (1804-1875) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., May 28, 1804. Republican. Mayor of Norwich, Conn., 1849; Governor of Connecticut, 1858-66; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1869-75; died in office 1875. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., February 5, 1875. Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
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• Lafayette Sabine Foster (1806-1880) — also known as Lafayette S. Foster — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Franklin, New London County, Conn., November 22, 1806. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1839-40, 1846-48, 1854, 1870; candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1850, 1851; mayor of Norwich, Conn., 1851-52; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1855-67; justice of Connecticut state supreme court, 1870-76; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1874. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., September 19, 1880. Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
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• Henry Howard Starkweather (1826-1876) — also known as Henry H. Starkweather — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1826. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860; member of Connecticut state legislature; member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1866-72; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1867-76; died in office 1876. Died in 1876. Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
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• John Turner Wait (1811-1899) — also known as John T. Wait — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1811. Republican. Member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1865-66; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1876-87. Died in 1899. Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
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• John Arnold Rockwell (1803-1861) — also known as John A. Rockwell — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., August 27, 1803. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1839; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1845-49. Died in Washington, D.C., February 10, 1861. Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
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• Henry T. Backus (1809-1877) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., April 4, 1809. Son-in-law of William Woodbridge. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1840; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1861-62; justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1865-69. Member, Freemasons. Died in Greenwood, Mohave County, Ariz., July 13, 1877. Original interment somewhere in Greenwood, Ariz.; reinterment in 1885 at Yantic Cemetery.
  
  

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• Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) — also known as Thomas R. Ball — of Old Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1896. Son of Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball; married, December 18, 1934, to Elvira Urisarri de Polo. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1927-37; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Institute of Architects; Grange; American Legion; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died, of a heart attack, in Old Lyme, New London County, Conn., June 16, 1943. Interment at Duck River Cemetery.
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• Roger Griswold (1762-1812) — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, May 21, 1762. Grandson of Roger Wolcott; second cousin once removed of William Pitkin and William Wolcott Ellsworth; son of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799); nephew of Oliver Wolcott, Sr.; first cousin of Oliver Wolcott, Jr.; grandfather of Matthew Griswold (1833-1919). U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1795-1805 (at-large 1795-1805, 4th District 1805); superior court judge in Connecticut, 1807-09; Deputy Governor of Connecticut, 1809-11; Governor of Connecticut, 1811-12; died in office 1812. Died October 25, 1812. Interment at Griswold Cemetery at Black Hall.
  • See also Wolcott-Griswold-Ellsworth-Pitkin family of Connecticut
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• Charles Johnson McCurdy (1797-1891) — also known as Charles J. McCurdy — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in 1797. Member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1832; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1847-49; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Austria, 1850-52. Died in 1891. Interment at Old Lyme Town Cemetery.
  
  

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• Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914-1986) — also known as Jonathan B. Bingham; Jack Bingham — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., April 24, 1914. Son of Hiram Bingham and Alfreda (Mitchell) Bingham; brother of Hiram Bingham, Jr.; married 1939 to June Rossbach. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary to New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, 1955-59; candidate for New York state senate, 1958; U.S. Representative from New York, 1965-83 (23rd District 1965-73, 22nd District 1973-83). Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from complications of pneumonia, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 3, 1986. Interment at Bingham Family Cemetery.
  • See also Bingham family of Connecticut
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• Oramel Whittlesey (born c.1802) — of Salem, New London County, Conn. Whig. Pianoforte maker; member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1847. Interment at Mosswood Glen Cemetery.
  
  

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• John Parnell Thomas (1895-1970) — also known as J. Parnell Thomas — of Allendale, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 16, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1935-37; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1937-50; defeated, 1954. Pleaded no contest to embezzlement; resigned from Congress and sentenced to prison. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., November 19, 1970. Cremated; ashes interred at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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• Daniel Burrows (1766-1858) — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Fort Hill, Groton, New London County, Conn., October 26, 1766. Uncle of Lorenzo Burrows. Democrat. Carriage and wagon manufacturer; Methodist minister; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1816-20, 1826; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-23. Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Conn., January 23, 1858. Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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• Clark Greenman — of Stonington, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1854. Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Thomas Joseph Dodd (1907-1971) — also known as Thomas J. Dodd — of Lebanon, New London County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., May 15, 1907. Son of Thomas J. Dodd and Abigail (O'Sullivan) Dodd; married, May 19, 1934, to Grace Murphy; father of Christopher John Dodd. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1953-57; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1959-71; defeated, 1956 (Democratic), 1970 (Dodd Independent). Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Censured by the Senate on June 23, 1967 for financial improprieties, having diverted some $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to his own use. Died of a heart attack, in Old Lyme, New London County, Conn., 1971. Interment at St. Michael's New Cemetery.
  • See also Dodd family of Connecticut
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Politicians buried here:

• Benjamin Gallup — of Voluntown, New London County, Conn. Great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Interment at Gallup Cemetery.
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Politicians buried here:

• Harvey Campbell (1792-1877) — of Voluntown, New London County, Conn. Born September 30, 1792. Physician; member of Connecticut state senate 13th District, 1861. Died September 16, 1877. Interment at Kennedy Cemetery.
  
  

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Politicians buried here:

• William Jennings Miller (1899-1950) — also known as William J. Miller — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., March 12, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45, 1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Injured in an airplane crash in 1918 and lost both legs. Died in 1950. Interment at Jordan Cemetery.
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Politicians buried here:

• Thomas Ostrom Enders (1932-1996) — also known as Thomas O. Enders — of Connecticut. Born November 28, 1932. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1975-79; Spain, 1983-86. Died March 17, 1996. Interment at West Neck Cemetery.
  
  

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