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Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Adna North Barnes (1845-1911) — also known as Adna N. Barnes — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., May 16, 1845. Democrat. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1880; defeated, 1894; first selectman of Burlington, Connecticut, 1901. Died in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., September 9, 1911 (age 66 years, 116 days). Interment at Burlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Cromwell Barnes and Nancy (North) Barnes; married 1871 to Candace Elvira Alling; married 1881 to Anna Delight Upson; father of Ula Barnes (daughter-in-law of Elliott Alderman (1860-1942); who married Arthur Richmond Alderman) and Mildred Barnes (daughter-in-law of Elliott Alderman (1860-1942); who married Howard Everett Alderman).
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sereno Alderman (1853-1932) — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., July 10, 1853. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1895. Died April 23, 1932 (age 78 years, 288 days). Interment at Burlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Mannah Alderman and Maria (Howe) Alderman; brother of Elliott Alderman; married, May 26, 1880, to Rosa Samsel; uncle of Merton Ray Hodge, Ernest Cady Alderman, Arthur Richmond Alderman and Howard Everett Alderman.
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elliott Alderman (1860-1942) — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., March 22, 1860. Democrat. First selectman of Burlington, Connecticut, 1906; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1910, 1918. Died November 10, 1942 (age 82 years, 233 days). Interment at Burlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Mannah Alderman and Maria (Howe) Alderman; brother of Sereno Alderman; married to Corina Lagerstrom; married 1907 to Esther Lagerstrom; father of Ernest Cady Alderman (son-in-law of William Hohbein), Arthur Richmond Alderman (son-in-law of Adna North Barnes (1845-1911)) and Howard Everett Alderman (son-in-law of Adna North Barnes (1845-1911)); uncle of Merton Ray Hodge.
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hohbein (1867-1936) — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Germany, 1867. Polisher; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1903-04, 1915-16; defeated, 1900 (Republican), 1908 (Democratic), 1928 (Republican). Lutheran. German ancestry. Died in 1936 (age about 69 years). Interment at Collinsville Cemetery, Collinsville, Canton, Conn.
  Relatives: Married 1890 to Anna Marwedel; father of Helen Hohbein (daughter-in-law of Elliott Alderman; who married Ernest Cady Alderman).
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Merton Ray Hodge (1892-1967) — also known as Merton R. Hodge — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn.; Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., January 20, 1892. Democrat. Engineer; surveyor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington; defeated, 1922, 1924; elected 1934; defeated, 1936. Died May 7, 1967 (age 75 years, 107 days). Interment at Burlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Gaylord Hodge and Lena (Alderman) Hodge; nephew of Sereno Alderman and Elliott Alderman; first cousin of Ernest Cady Alderman, Arthur Richmond Alderman and Howard Everett Alderman.
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest Cady Alderman (1894-1983) — also known as Ernest C. Alderman — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., April 19, 1894. Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1921-22. Died August 28, 1983 (age 89 years, 131 days). Interment at Burlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Elliott Alderman and Corina (Lagerstrom) Alderman; brother of Arthur Richmond Alderman and Howard Everett Alderman; married to Helen L. Hohbein (daughter of William Hohbein); nephew of Sereno Alderman; first cousin of Merton Ray Hodge.
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Richmond Alderman (1895-1980) — also known as Arthur Alderman — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Massachusetts, December 30, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1923-24; probate judge in Connecticut, 1929-65. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Died December 13, 1980 (age 84 years, 349 days). Interment at Burlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Elliott Alderman and Corina (Lagerstrom) Alderman; brother of Ernest Cady Alderman and Howard Everett Alderman; married 1921 to Ula Marguerite Barnes (daughter of Adna North Barnes); nephew of Sereno Alderman; first cousin of Merton Ray Hodge.
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Everett Alderman (1900-1989) — also known as Howard E. Alderman — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Burlington, Hartford County, Conn., May 26, 1900. Democrat. Civil engineer; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1926. Died February 11, 1989 (age 88 years, 261 days). Interment at Burlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Elliott Alderman and Corina (Lagerstrom) Alderman; brother of Ernest Cady Alderman and Arthur Richmond Alderman; married 1924 to Mildred Barnes (daughter of Adna North Barnes); nephew of Sereno Alderman; first cousin of Merton Ray Hodge.
  Political family: Alderman family of Burlington, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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