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James Beach Wakefield (1825-1910) —
also known as James B. Wakefield —
of Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., March
21, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1857-58, 1863, 1866 (District 14
1857-58, District 20 1863, 1866); Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1866; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1867-69; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1868;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1876-80; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1883-87.
Died in Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn., August
25, 1910 (age 85 years, 157
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio.
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Abram Wakeman (1824-1889) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1824.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1855-57; postmaster at
New
York City, N.Y., 1862-64; organized railroads
on Long Island, N.Y.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1889 (age 65 years, 29
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Patricia McGowan Wald (b. 1928) —
also known as Patricia Ann McGowan —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
16, 1928.
Lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1991.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph F. McGowan and Margaret (O'Keefe) McGowan;
married, June 22,
1952, to Robert Lewis Wald. |
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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, Hartford, Conn.
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John Wales (1783-1863) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 31,
1783.
Lawyer; banker; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1845-49; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1849-51; one of the founders
of Newark College, now the University of Delaware.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., December
3, 1863 (age 80 years, 125
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Charles B. Waller (b. 1875) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., July 27,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1905-06; member
of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1907-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas McDonald Waller (1839-1924) —
also known as Thomas M. Waller; Thomas
Armstrong —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 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; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1876; Governor of
Connecticut, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1884;
U.S. Consul General in London, 1885-89; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention
from Connecticut, 1896; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Died January
24, 1924 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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James F. Walsh (b. 1864) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Lewisboro, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
15, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1901-02, 1919-20;
Speaker
of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1919-20;
member of Connecticut
state senate 27th District, 1903-04, 1907-08; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1905-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Walsh and Annie E. Walsh; married, April
11, 1893, to Emily Gene Tweedale. |
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Robert Jay Walsh (b. 1854) —
also known as R. Jay Walsh —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Lewisboro, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
1, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1885-88; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1889-93; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900;
political boss of Greenwich.
Burial location unknown.
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Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) —
also known as Reuben H. Walworth —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bozrah, New London
County, Conn., October
26, 1788.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1821-23; Chancellor
of New York, 1828-47; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1848.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Antiquarian Society.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., November
27, 1867 (age 79 years, 32
days).
Interment at Greenridge
Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Donald T. Warner (born c.1852) —
of Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., about 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1895-96; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Salisbury, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Levi Warner (1831-1911) —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
10, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1876-79.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
12, 1911 (age 79 years, 184
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Samuel Larkin Warner (1828-1893) —
also known as Samuel L. Warner —
of Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., June 14,
1828.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1858; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1862-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1864,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1865-67.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., February
6, 1893 (age 64 years, 237
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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James Henry Webb (b. 1854) —
also known as James H. Webb —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., December
22, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1898; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; superior
court judge in Connecticut, 1914-22.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Webb and Florilla M. (Slade) Webb; married, June 29,
1880, to Helen M. Ives. |
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Daniel Frederick Webster (1853-1896) —
also known as Daniel F. Webster —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., March
14, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1892-94; member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1895-96; died in office 1896.
Died, from peritonitis,
in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., October
31, 1896 (age 43 years, 231
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Thomaston, Conn.
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Hanford S. Weed (born c.1869) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1913-14; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1922; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922) —
also known as Bartow S. Weeks —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Round Hill, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
25, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of George
Gordon Battle and H.
Snowden Marshall; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1898; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913, 1914-22; appointed
1913; defeated, 1913; appointed 1914; died in office 1922.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 284
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Astor Weeks and Aletha (White) Weeks; married 1900 to
Antoinette Mataran; married 1901 to Emma
B. Sears; married 1918 to
Josephine (de Martigny) Smith. |
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Lemuel Whitman (1780-1841) —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., June 8,
1780.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1822; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1823-25; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1831-32.
Died in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., November
13, 1841 (age 61 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857-1911) —
also known as Edward B. Whitney —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
15, 1857.
Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1904,
1906; appointed 1909; defeated, 1910; appointed 1910; died in office
1911.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
5, 1911 (age 53 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cornwall
Cemetery, Cornwall, Conn.
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Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863) —
of Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
19, 1783.
School
teacher; lawyer; Mahoning
County Prosecuting Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1820-21; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1823-38 (13th District 1823-33, 16th
District 1833-38); resigned 1838; First Comptroller, U.S. Treasury,
1849-57, 1861-63.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1863 (age 79 years, 80
days).
Interment at Canfield
Village Cemetery, Canfield, Ohio.
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Frederick Whittlesey (1799-1851) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New Preston, Washington, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 12,
1799.
Lawyer; Monroe
County Treasurer, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1831-35 (27th District 1831-33,
28th District 1833-35); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1847-48; law
professor.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
19, 1851 (age 52 years, 99
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; cenotaph at New Preston Village Cemetery, New Preston, Washington, Conn.
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Thomas Tucker Whittlesey (1798-1868) —
also known as Thomas T. Whittlesey —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
8, 1798.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1836-39 (at-large 1836-37, 3rd
District 1837-39); member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1853-54.
Died in Pheasant Branch, Dane
County, Wis., August
20, 1868 (age 69 years, 256
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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William Augustus Whittlesey (1796-1866) —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 14,
1796.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1849-51; mayor
of Marietta, Ohio, 1856, 1860, 1862.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
6, 1866 (age 70 years, 115
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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Jeduthun Wilcox (1768-1838) —
of Orford, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
18, 1768.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1809-11; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17.
Died in Orford, Grafton
County, N.H., July 8,
1838 (age 69 years, 232
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Orford, N.H.
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Frederick Seymour Wildman (1805-1893) —
also known as Frederick S. Wildman —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
20, 1805.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Danbury,
Conn., 1835; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1854, 1856; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856;
Connecticut
state treasurer, 1857-58; member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1860.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
16, 1893 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Washington Frederick Willcox (1834-1909) —
also known as Washington F. Willcox —
of Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Deep River, Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
22, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1862-63; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1889-93.
Died in Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn., March 8,
1909 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Fountain
Hill Cemetery, Deep River, Conn.
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Calvin Willey (1776-1858) —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.; Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
15, 1776.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Tolland, 1820-21; member of
Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1823-24; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1825-31.
Died in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., August
23, 1858 (age 81 years, 342
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Tolland, Conn.
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Alpheus Starkey Williams (1810-1878) —
also known as Alpheus S. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
20, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Michigan, 1839; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1842; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1849-53; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1866-69; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1875-78; died in
office 1878.
Suffered a stroke
and died in the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1878 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue erected 1921 at Belle
Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
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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, Hartford, Conn.
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Charles E. Williamson (born c.1880) —
of Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Darien, 1909-12, 1915-16,
1921-22; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1917-20; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1924,
1932
(alternate).
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to one year in jail and
fined
$500.
Burial location unknown.
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William Durkee Williamson (1779-1846) —
also known as William D. Williamson —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., July 31,
1779.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Bangor,
Maine, 1809-21; Governor of
Maine, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-23.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 27,
1846 (age 66 years, 300
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Clifford Brittin Wilson (1879-1943) —
also known as Clifford B. Wilson —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
2, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Coroner, 1909-11; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1911-21; defeated, 1921, 1935; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
1, 1943 (age 63 years, 30
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James A. Wilson and Mary E. (Wordin) Wilson; married, November
10, 1914, to Anastasia C. Dorsey. |
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Paul Windels (1885-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1940;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, in Norwalk Hospital,
Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
15, 1967 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Windels and Pauline (Klink) Windels. |
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896;
circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October
10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge. |
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William Woodbridge (1780-1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., August
20, 1780.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1807; member of Ohio
state senate, 1813-15; secretary
of Michigan Territory, 1815-28; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1819-20; resigned 1820;
justice
of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1828-32; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1835; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1838-40; Governor of
Michigan, 1840-41; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1841-47.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
20, 1861 (age 81 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Dudley Woodbridge (1747-1823) and Lucy (Backus) Woodbridge;
married, June 29,
1806, to Julianna Trumbull; father of Julianna Trumbull
Woodbridge (who married Henry
Titus Backus (1809-1877)); third great-grandson of William
Leete; first cousin of Henry
Titus Backus (1809-1877); first cousin twice removed of George
Douglas Perkins; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Huntington; first cousin five times removed of George
Philip Kazen; second cousin of Isaac
Backus; second cousin once removed of Enoch
Woodbridge and Zina
Hyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Huntington, Henry
Huntington and Gurdon
Huntington; third cousin of Thomas
Worcester Hyde; third cousin once removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Joseph
Silliman (1756-1829), Samuel
H. Huntington, Timothy
Pitkin, Abel
Huntington, Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Albert
Haller Tracy, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington, Frederick
Enoch Woodbridge, Matthew
Griswold, Charles
Edward Hyde, John
Sedgwick Hyde and Edward
Warden Hyde; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, Joshua
Coit and James
Davenport; third cousin thrice removed of John
Foster Dulles, Allen
Welsh Dulles and Selden
Chapin; fourth cousin of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Frederick
Wolcott, Dudley
Woodbridge (1782-1844), Henry
Meigs, Joseph
Silliman (c.1786-1850), Bela
Edgerton, Jabez
Williams Huntington, Heman
Ticknor, Nathaniel
Huntington, James
Huntington, Martin
Olds, Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Charles
Phelps Huntington, Elisha
Mills Huntington and Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus
Seymour Porter, Samuel
Lathrop, Peter
Buell Porter, Theodore
Davenport, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Henry
Meigs Jr., John
Forsyth Jr., Alfred
Peck Edgerton, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Edward
Green Bradford, Collins
Dwight Huntington, George
Milo Huntington, Joseph
Fitch Silliman, William
Clark Huntington, Henry
Stark Culver, Hiram
Bingham, John
Leffingwell Randolph and George
Leffingwell Reed. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The township
of Woodbridge,
Michigan, is named for
him. — Woodbridge Street,
in downtown Detroit,
Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Stewart Lyndon Woodford (1835-1913) —
also known as Stewart L. Woodford —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
3, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1867-68; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1870; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872,
1880
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1873-74; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1877-83; U.S.
Minister to Spain, 1897-98.
Member, Delta
Psi; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1913 (age 77 years, 164
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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George Catlin Woodruff (1805-1885) —
also known as George C. Woodruff —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., December
1, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Litchfield,
Conn., 1832-42, 1842-46; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1851, 1866, 1874; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1861-63.
Died in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
21, 1885 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff (1809-1875) —
also known as Lewis B. Woodruff —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 19,
1809.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1849-55; New
York City superior court judge, 1856-61; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1868-69; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court
for the 2nd Circuit, 1869-75; died in office 1875.
Died in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
10, 1875 (age 66 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert J. Woodruff (born c.1875) —
of Orange, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Orange, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Orange, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Wooster —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1859; law parter of David
Torrance, 1868-85.
Burial location unknown.
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John Crafts Wright (1783-1861) —
also known as John C. Wright —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., August
17, 1783.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Ohio, 1818-23; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1823-29; defeated, 1828;
justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1831-35.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
13, 1861 (age 77 years, 180
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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