The Political Graveyard: Waite-Wait family of Lyme, Connecticut

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Waite-Wait family of Lyme, Connecticut

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Henry Matson Waite — also known as Henry M. Waite — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Lyme, 1825-26; member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1830-31; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1834-57. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Father of Morrison Remick Waite.
		Political family: Waite-Wait family of Lyme, Connecticut.

John Turner Wait (1811-1899) — also known as John T. Wait — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., August 27, 1811. Republican. Member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1865-66; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1867; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1876-87. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., April 21, 1899 (age 87 years, 237 days). Interment at Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.

		Relatives: First cousin of Morrison Remick Waite.
		Political family: Waite-Wait family of Lyme, Connecticut.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888) — also known as Morrison R. Waite — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., November 29, 1816. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1849-50; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1862; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Lucas County, 1873; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1874-88. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., March 23, 1888 (age 71 years, 115 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Matson Waite; married, September 21, 1840, to Amelia C. Warner; first cousin of John Turner Wait.
		Political family: Waite-Wait family of Lyme, Connecticut.
		Morrison R. Waite High School (opened 1914), in Toledo, Ohio, is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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