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William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) —
also known as William Benton —
of Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 1,
1900.
Democrat. Advertising business; introduced sound effects into
television commercials; popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show;
vice-president, University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the
Encyclopedia Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public
Affairs, 1945-47; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in the Waldorf Towers Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1973 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Chester Bliss Bowles (1901-1986) —
also known as Chester Bowles —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April 5,
1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; advertising business; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Connecticut; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1951-53, 1963-69; Nepal, 1951-53; , 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1959-61; author.
Unitarian.
Member, Urban
League; Grange;
Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 25,
1986 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Essex, Conn.
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William B. Green (born c.1872) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., about 1872.
Democrat. Advertising agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Walter Kennedy —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Public relations business; mayor
of Stamford, Conn.; elected 1959; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Vincent P. Kiernan (b. 1906) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., September
20, 1906.
Democrat. Salesman;
advertising manager; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1939-40; member of Connecticut
state senate 17th District, 1941-42, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James P. Kiernan and Mary E. (McCarthy) Kiernan. |
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Charles H. Ledwith (c.1885-1954) —
of South Meriden, Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1885.
Democrat. Advertising manager; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1939-40; candidate for mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1939.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1954
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Eva Deming. |
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John Mather Lupton (c.1917-2002) —
also known as John M. Lupton —
of Connecticut.
Born in Mattituck, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., about 1917.
Republican. Advertising business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1950; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1962.
Died in Orange City, Volusia
County, Fla., March
16, 2002 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Mattituck
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mattituck, Long Island, N.Y.
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