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Roraback family of Connecticut

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  Alberto T. Roraback (1849-1923) — of Canaan, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., August 23, 1849. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1888; justice of Connecticut state supreme court, 1900. Died in Canaan, Litchfield County, Conn., February 1, 1923 (age 73 years, 162 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John C. Roraback and Maria L. (Hoysdradt) Roraback; brother of John Henry Roraback; married, February 20, 1873, to Minnie E. Hunt; first cousin of Willard Andrew Roraback; first cousin thrice removed of Andrew W. Roraback; fourth cousin once removed of Emory Rasmussen Roraback.
  Political family: Roraback family of Connecticut.
  Willard Andrew Roraback (1860-1928) — of Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., March 12, 1860. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Torrington; elected 1894. Died in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., January 26, 1928 (age 67 years, 320 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James A. Roraback and Martha E. (Bartholomew) Roraback; married 1893 to Emma E. Pierson; great-grandfather of Andrew W. Roraback; first cousin of Alberto T. Roraback and John Henry Roraback; fourth cousin once removed of Emory Rasmussen Roraback.
  Political family: Roraback family of Connecticut.
J. Henry Roraback John Henry Roraback (1870-1937) — also known as J. Henry Roraback — of North Canaan, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., April 5, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924 (speaker), 1928, 1932, 1936 (member, Arrangements Committee); Connecticut Republican state chair, 1912-37; member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1920-32; president, Connecticut Light and Power Co., 1925-37; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1932-36. With his health compromised and activities limited by a severe streptococcus infection, he killed himself by gunshot, while sitting in his car near his hunting lodge, in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Conn., May 19, 1937 (age 67 years, 44 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John Christian Roraback and Maria L. (Hoysdradt) Roraback; brother of Alberto T. Roraback; married 1896 to Mary Louise Parsons; first cousin of Willard Andrew Roraback; first cousin thrice removed of Andrew W. Roraback; fourth cousin once removed of Emory Rasmussen Roraback.
  Political family: Roraback family of Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Official Report of the 21st Republican National Convention (1936)
  Emory Rasmussen Roraback (1900-1988) — also known as Emory R. Roraback — of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in New York, December 17, 1900. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., 1953. Died in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y., October 7, 1988 (age 87 years, 295 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Christina (Rasmussen) Roraback and Willis Cortland Roraback; married, September 12, 1926, to Christine Meyer; fourth cousin once removed of Alberto T. Roraback, Willard Andrew Roraback and John Henry Roraback.
  Political family: Roraback family of Connecticut.
  Andrew W. Roraback (b. 1960) — of Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., March 29, 1960. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives 64th District, 1995-2000; member of Connecticut state senate 30th District, 2001-12; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 2012; superior court judge in Connecticut, 2013-. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Roraback; great-grandson of Willard Andrew Roraback; first cousin thrice removed of Alberto T. Roraback and John Henry Roraback.
  Political family: Roraback family of Connecticut.
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article
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