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Andrew Thompson Judson (1784-1853) —
also known as Andrew T. Judson —
of Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Eastford, Windham
County, Conn., November
29, 1784.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Canterbury, 1816, 1822, 1825,
1829, 1833; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1835-36; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1836.
Died in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., March 17,
1853 (age 68 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hyde Cemetery.
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Andrew T. J. Clarke (1860-1955) —
of Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., September
20, 1860.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Canterbury, 1891-92, 1923-28;
member of Connecticut
state senate 29th District, 1931-32.
Died January
29, 1955 (age 94 years, 131
days).
Interment at Hyde Cemetery.
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Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (1799-1887) —
also known as Chauncey F. Cleveland —
of Hampton, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., February
16, 1799.
Son of Silas Cleveland (1756-1840) and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland
(1757-1811).
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hampton, 1826-29, 1832,
1835-36, 1838; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1835-36, 1863; Governor of
Connecticut, 1842-44; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1849-53; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker),
1860.
Died in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., June 6,
1887 (age 88 years, 110
days).
Interment at South Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Cleveland (1756-1840) and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland
(1757-1811); third cousin once removed of Ephraim
Safford; fourth cousin of Jonathan
Usher, Jedediah
Sabin and James
Safford; married, December
13, 1821, to Diantha Hovey (1800-1867); married, January
22, 1869, to Helen Cornelia Litchfield; fourth cousin once
removed of John
Appleton, John
Palmer Usher, Robert
Crawford Safford, Abner
Coburn Cleveland and Robert
Cleveland Usher; first cousin once removed of Henry
Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Marden
Sabin. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry G. Taintor (1813-1889) —
of Hampton, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., February
17, 1813.
Son of Solomon
Taintor and Judith (Bulkeley) Taintor (1775-1849).
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1851; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1866-67.
Died March 11,
1889 (age 76 years, 22
days).
Interment at South Cemetery.
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John Noel Dempsey (1915-1989) —
also known as John Dempsey —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Cahir, County Tiperary, Ireland,
January
3, 1915.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1949-53; mayor of
Putnam, Conn., 1951-54; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1959-61; Governor of
Connecticut, 1961-71.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary; Elks; Foresters.
Died July 16,
1989 (age 74 years, 194
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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William Leon St. Onge (1914-1970) —
also known as William St. Onge —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., October
9, 1914.
Son of William A. St. Onge and Alma (Desautels) St. Onge.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Army
Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1948-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1963-70; defeated,
1960; died in office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Groton, New London
County, Conn., May 1,
1970 (age 55 years, 204
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Francis H. Murphy —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Mayor
of Putnam, Conn., 1934-35.
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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George E. Hinman (1870-1961) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., 1870.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1915; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1915-19; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1919-26; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1926-40.
Died in 1961
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Old Willimantic Cemetery.
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William A. King (b. 1855) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass., July 22,
1855.
Son of Patrick King and Mary King.
Republican. Lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1903-07; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham; elected 1918.
Congregationalist.
Interment at Old Willimantic Cemetery.
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels.
Republican. Coal
and lumber
dealer; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old Willimantic Cemetery.
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Eliphalet Dyer (1721-1807) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., September
14, 1721.
Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1766-93; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-79, 1780-83;
member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1776-83.
Died in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., May 13,
1807 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Interment at Windham Center Cemetery.
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Alfred Avery Burnham (1819-1879) —
also known as Alfred A. Burnham —
of Windham, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., March 8,
1819.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1850, 1858, 1870; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1858, 1870; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1857-58; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1859-63.
Died in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., April 11,
1879 (age 60 years, 34
days).
Interment at Windham Center Cemetery.
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George Smith Catlin (1808-1851) —
also known as George S. Catlin —
of Windham, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Harwinton, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1831, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1843-45; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1848; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1850; county judge in Connecticut,
1850-51.
Died in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., December
26, 1851 (age 43 years, 124
days).
Interment at Windham Center Cemetery.
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John Baldwin (1772-1850) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., April 5,
1772.
Probate judge in Connecticut, 1818-24; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1823-24, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1825-29.
Died in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., March 27,
1850 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Windham Center Cemetery.
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