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Alcorn family of Suffield, Connecticut

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Hugh Mead Alcorn (1872-1955) — also known as Hugh M. Alcorn — of Suffield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., October 24, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Suffield, 1903-06; Hartford County State's Attorney, 1908-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1912, 1920 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1936 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Judicature Society; Sons of Union Veterans. Died, following a heart attack, in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., May 26, 1955 (age 82 years, 214 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.

		Relatives: 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..
		Political family: Alcorn family of Suffield, Connecticut.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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. Republican. Lawyer; director and vice-president, First National Bank of Suffield; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Suffield, 1927-32; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1931-32; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932; member of Connecticut state senate, 1933-34; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1943-61; justice of Connecticut state supreme court, 1961-71; chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1970-71. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of Union Veterans; Grange; Freemasons. Died, in a hospital at Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., August 10, 1992 (age 91 years, 88 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.

		Relatives: Son of Hugh Mead Alcorn and Cora Terry (wells) Alcorn; brother of Hugh Meade Alcorn Jr.; married, October 28, 1927, to Bertha Eloise Pinney.
		Political family: Alcorn family of Suffield, Connecticut.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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. 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 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President), 1956, 1960; Hartford County State's Attorney, 1942-48; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1948; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1948-57; member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1953-61; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1957-59; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Sons of Union Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Grange. Died, from a stroke, in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., January 13, 1992 (age 84 years, 85 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.

		Relatives: 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.
		Political family: Alcorn family of Suffield, Connecticut.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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