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Joseph A. Adorno (1912-1988) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., March
11, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Connecticut, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1947-55.
Catholic.
Sicilian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
30, 1988 (age 76 years, 294
days).
Interment at St. Sebastian Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Salvatore A. Adorno and Maria P. Adorno; married 1946 to Mary
Jane D'Apice. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Register and
Manual 1950 |
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Arthur Richmond Alderman (1895-1980) —
also known as Arthur Alderman —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born 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 Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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William Ellery Allyn (b. 1885) —
also known as W. Ellery Allyn —
of Waterford, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
28, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterford, 1921-22, 1935-40;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; secretary of
Connecticut Republican Party, 1940-42; Connecticut state
insurance commissioner; president, Norwich Water
Power Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Packer Allyn and Emily Fenner (Maxson) Allyn; married, September
14, 1912, to Marguerite Leonard Almy. |
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Anthony Farpaya Arpaia (1897-1978) —
also known as Anthony F. Arpaia —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
17, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1952-60.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Phi Delta.
Died in June, 1978
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Vincent Arpaia and Carolyn (de Rubbe) Arpaia; married, December
10, 1940, to Charlotte Bergen. |
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Elks; Eagles;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange;
Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Arthur Thomas Barbieri (1916-1998) —
also known as Arthur T. Barbieri —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; East Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
20, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1956,
1960,
1968
(alternate); member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1970-77.
Catholic.
Member, Alpha
Phi Delta; Elks; Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion.
Died August
2, 1998 (age 82 years, 194
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Vincent Barbieri and Nancy (D'Amato) Barbieri; married, April 9,
1943, to Marion Cavallaro. |
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Austin Dunham Barney (1896-1971) —
also known as Austin D. Barney —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
7, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; first
selectman of Farmington, Connecticut, 1926-27; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1940;
president, Hartford Electric
Light Co.
Member, American Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1971 (age 74 years, 182
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Farmington, Conn.
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Richard Dewey Bensen (1898-1997) —
also known as Richard D. Bensen —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March
20, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1946; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died in St. Johns
County, Fla., August
18, 1997 (age 99 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Bensen and Annie Bensen. |
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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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Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) —
also known as Prescott S. Bush —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 15,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
director, Pan American Airways;
director, Columbia Broadcasting
System (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Skull
and Bones.
Died, of lung
cancer, in the Memorial Hospital
for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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J. Edward Caldwell (b. 1929) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1959-74; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Still living as of 1991.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (at-large), 1952 (2nd District).
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Kenneth Frank Cramer (1894-1954) —
also known as Kenneth F. Cramer —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1929-32; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the War of 1812; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, while hunting,
in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
February
20, 1954 (age 59 years, 140
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert William Cretella (1897-1979) —
also known as Albert W. Cretella —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April
22, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Haven, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1953-59; defeated,
1958, 1960.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Eagles.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1979 (age 82 years, 32
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
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John Anthony Danaher (1899-1990) —
also known as John A. Danaher —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
9, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1939-45; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1953-.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Grange;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Litchfield
County, Conn., September
22, 1990 (age 91 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Joseph A. DePaolo Jr. (1908-1965) —
of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., 1908.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1937-38,
1941-42; defeated, 1942; first
selectman of Southington, Connecticut, 1947-50; postmaster at Plantsville,
Conn., 1952; Southington town clerk, 1961-65.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; American Legion.
Died in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., May 21,
1965 (age about 56
years).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
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Frank Francis Fasi (b. 1920) —
also known as Frank F. Fasi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
27, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Hawaii Territory, 1952-56; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1962 (Democratic primary), 2003
(Republican); mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-81, 1985-94; defeated, 1952 (Democratic
primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1960 (Democratic), 1980 (Democratic);
resigned 1994; defeated, 1996 (Republican), 2000 (Republican);
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1978 (Democratic primary),
1982, 1994, 1998 (Republican primary).
Catholic.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carmelo Fasi and Josephine (Lupo) Fasi; married, May 25,
1958, to Joyce Miyeku Kono. |
| | | Cross-reference: Mason
Altiery |
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Frederick David Grave (b. 1889) —
also known as Frederick D. Grave —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
13, 1889.
Cigar
manufacturer; banker; delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick David Grave and Catherine Elizabeth (Stoffel) Grave;
married, September
29, 1924, to Elizabeth M. Moran. |
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William L. Hadden (b. 1896) —
of West Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
8, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Orange and West Haven,
1939-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1943-45; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Connecticut Register and Manual 1950 |
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William Hayward (1877-1944) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., April
29, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Otoe
County Judge, 1901-02; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1907-09; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1908-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1921-25; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the Revolution; American Legion; Union
League.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1944 (age 67 years, 167
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Robert Augustine Hurley (1895-1968) —
also known as Robert A. Hurley —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
25, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
Connecticut, 1941-43; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Legion.
Died May 3,
1968 (age 72 years, 252
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Vincent R. Impellitteri (1900-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Isnello, Italy,
February
4, 1900.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950-53; defeated in primary, 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
29, 1987 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Peter's Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
20, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
professional actor
in 1933-40, appearing in movies
such as Little Women, The Scarlet Empress, The
Little Colonel, and In Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51; Governor of
Connecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1952
(speaker),
1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1955-61; Argentina, 1969-73; Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1964; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District, 1965.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed while finishing a
speech to the Women's National Republican Club, and died less
than an hour later at St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1985 (age 82 years, 9
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William F. Lynch (b. 1892) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
30, 1892.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Lynch and Mary A. Lynch. |
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Samuel H. Malkan (b. 1893) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1893.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1935-46.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Malkan and Sarah Malkan. |
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Francis Thomas Maloney (1894-1945) —
also known as Francis T. Maloney —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., March
31, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
city editor; insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1930-33; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1935-45; died in office 1945; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker).
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, following a heart
attack, at the Meriden Hospital,
Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
16, 1945 (age 50 years, 291
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Robert T. Marland (1918-1991) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., January
20, 1918.
Republican. Rancher; radio station
owner; member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1967-69, 1971- (4th District 1967-69, 1st
District 1971); appointed 1967.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in October, 1991
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Hyland May Jr. (1924-2002) —
also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 28,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; defeated,
1958; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,
1965; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Jaycees;
American Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wethersfield
Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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Anson T. McCook (c.1881-1966) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
executive secretary to Gov. Charles
A. Templeton, 1922-24; candidate for mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1922; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1924; appointed 1924; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1934; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
12, 1966 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) —
also known as Stewart B. McKinney —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
30, 1931.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in
office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Bisexual.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion.
Died, from acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, Washington,
D.C., May 7,
1987 (age 56 years, 97
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of James Polk McKinney and Clare Louise (Brett) McKinney; married, October
2, 1954, to Lucy Cunningham; father of John
P. McKinney. |
| | | The Stewart B. McKinney Transportation
Center (built 1987), in Stamford,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — The Stewart B. McKinney National
Wildlife Refuge (etablished 1972 as the Salt Meadow Wildlife
Refuge; renamed 1987), in Fairfield,
New
Haven, and Middlesex
counties, Connecticut, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Jennings Miller (1899-1950) —
also known as William J. Miller —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., March
12, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45,
1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948.
Member, American Legion; Rotary.
Injured in an airplane crash in 1918 and lost both
legs.
Died in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
22, 1950 (age 51 years, 255
days).
Interment at Jordan
Cemetery, Waterford, Conn.
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James Thomas Patterson (1908-1989) —
also known as James T. Patterson —
of Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., October
20, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958, 1960, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; Delta
Theta Pi; Elks.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
7, 1989 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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Alfred Noroton Phillips (1894-1970) —
also known as Alfred N. Phillips —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
23, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1923-24, 1927-28, 1935-36; defeated, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
18, 1970 (age 75 years, 270
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Cecilton, Md.
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Paul E. Provost (1915-1998) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
5, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District; elected 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in St. Raphael Hospital,
New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 2,
1998 (age 83 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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William Arthur Purtell (1897-1978) —
also known as William A. Purtell —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 6,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; inventor;
business
executive; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1950; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952, 1953-59; appointed 1952;
defeated, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1956.
Member, American Legion.
Died in West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 31,
1978 (age 81 years, 25
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Antoni Nicholas Sadlak (1908-1969) —
also known as Antoni N. Sadlak —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., June 13,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
executive secretary to Rep. B.
J. Monkiewicz, 1939-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1947-59; defeated,
1958, 1960; probate judge in Connecticut, 1966-69; died in office
1969.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn., October
18, 1969 (age 61 years, 127
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Rockville, Conn.
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William Leon St. Onge (1914-1970) —
also known as William St. Onge —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., October
9, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Army
Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1948-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968;
mayor
of Putnam, Conn., 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1963-70; defeated,
1960; died in office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Groton, New London
County, Conn., May 1,
1970 (age 55 years, 204
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Putnam, Conn.
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange;
Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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Charles Wilbert Snow (1884-1977) —
also known as C. Wilbert Snow —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in White Head Island, Knox
County, Maine, April 6,
1884.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1945-46; Governor of
Connecticut, 1946-47; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died September
28, 1977 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas J. Spellman (1893-1961) —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1935-36; member of
Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1943-46.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died September
8, 1961 (age 68 years, 105
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Anthony J. Tercyak (c.1924-2003) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 26th District, 1994-2003; died in
office 2003.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart
attack, in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., June 11,
2003 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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Raymond J. Wieczorek (b. 1928) —
also known as Ray Wieczorek —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., December
9, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; insurance
business; mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1990-99; defeated, 1999; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 4th District, 2002-12; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 2004.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2012.
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