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Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) —
also known as Otto T. Bannard —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
director, Niagara Fire
Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute Mills, and Jersey United Gas and
Electric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1909.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, on the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to
Manila, in the North
Pacific Ocean, January
15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard. |
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Isaac Washington Birdseye (1847-1927) —
also known as Isaac W. Birdseye —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Huntington (now Shelton), Fairfield
County, Conn., June 18,
1847.
Republican. Manufacturer of corsets; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut.
Congregationalist.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Military
Order of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
6, 1927 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Entombed at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) —
also known as Henry C. Bowen —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
11, 1813.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; abolitionist; newspaper
editor and publisher; insurance
business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York
District, 1862-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1872.
Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1896 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
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William Alfred Buckingham (1804-1875) —
also known as William A. Buckingham —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., May 28,
1804.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; ingrain wool carpet
manufacturer, and later of rubber
goods; mayor
of Norwich, Conn., 1849-50, 1856-57; Governor of
Connecticut, 1858-66; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1869-75; died in office 1875.
Congregationalist.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
5, 1875 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Irving Hall Chase (1858-1951) —
also known as Irving H. Chase —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., May 13,
1858.
Republican. Secretary and treasurer, Waterbury Clock
Company; vice-president, Waterbury Manufacturing
Company; president, A.S. Chase Company; secretary, Chase Rolling Mill
Company; diretor, Waterbury Hotel
Corporation, American Printing
Company, Waterbury Buckle Company, Smith and Griggs Manufacturing
Company, and Waterbury National Bank;
member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1907-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1916.
Died March
14, 1951 (age 92 years, 305
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus
Sabin Chase (1828-1896) and Martha Clark (Starkweather) Chase;
married, February
28, 1889, to Elizabeth Hosmer Kellogg (daughter of Stephen
Wright Kellogg); father of Eleanor Kellogg Chase (who married Charles
Phelps Taft II); uncle of Augustus
Sabin Chase (1897-1970); grandfather of Seth
Chase Taft; second cousin once removed of Marden
Sabin and Joseph
Spalding; second cousin twice removed of George
Anson Starkweather, Samuel
Starkweather and David
Austin Starkweather; second cousin thrice removed of Alvah
Sabin; third cousin once removed of Henry
Howard Starkweather; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Dodge, Daniel
Chapin, Martin
Olds and Nelson
Appleton Miles; third cousin thrice removed of John
Adams, Elijah
Abel, Thomas
Cogswell and Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland; fourth cousin of Charles
Henry Pendleton and Eckford
Gustavus Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus
Caesar Dodge, Chauncey
Brewer Sabin and Edgar
Weeks. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Starkweather-Pendleton
family of Preston, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Louis Richmond Cheney (1859-1944) —
also known as Louis R. Cheney —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., April
27, 1859.
Republican. Silk manufacturer; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1912-14; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1915.
Member, Union
League.
Died December
17, 1944 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Manchester, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of George Wells Cheney and Harriet K. (Richmond) Cheney; married 1890 to Mary
Alice Robinson; married to Margaret Bennett. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William C. Cheney (born c.1866) —
of South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1866.
Republican. Silk manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1895-96, 1939-40;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
member of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1913-14; first
selectman of Manchester, Connecticut, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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David Sheldon Day (1880-1962) —
also known as David S. Day —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., September
8, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bridgeport Storage
Warehouse Co.; secretary and director, Bead Chain Manufacturing
Co.; director, Bridgeport Gas
Light Co.; director, American Fabrics Co.; director and
member executive committee, Bridgeport Hospital;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Colchester, 1905-06.
Died September
2, 1962 (age 81 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Edward P. Egan (b. 1892) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., October
23, 1892.
Democrat. Factory superintendent, Waterbury Buckle Co.; delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 16th District,
1933; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1939-42, 1945-46 (16th District 1939-42, 15th
District 1945-46).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick G. Egan and Nora B. Egan. |
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David Todd Gillmor (1837-1902) —
also known as David T. Gillmor —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Connecticut, January
25, 1837.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1881-82.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
while suffering from Bright's
disease, in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
17, 1902 (age 65 years, 204
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Joseph Grist —
of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Weaving overseer; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1922-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Halloran (b. 1878) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., May 13,
1878.
Democrat. Clothier; mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1910-14; member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); postmaster at New
Britain, Conn., 1937-49 (acting, 1937).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Halloran and Johanna (Whalen) Halloran. |
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Edward Stevens Henry (1836-1921) —
also known as E. Stevens Henry —
of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Gill, Franklin
County, Mass., February
10, 1836.
Republican. Farmer;
dry goods merchant; banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1887-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees); Connecticut
state treasurer, 1889-93; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1895-1913;
defeated, 1892.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn., October
10, 1921 (age 85 years, 242
days).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
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Julius Hotchkiss (1810-1878) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., July 11,
1810.
Republican. Manufacturer of cotton
webbing and suspenders; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1851; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1867-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1870-71.
Swedenborgian.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
23, 1878 (age 68 years, 165
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Castle) Hotchkiss and Woodward Hotchkiss; married, April
29, 1832, to Melissa Perkins; father of M. Amelia Hotchkiss (who
married Charles
Green Rich Vinal); first cousin once removed of Hobart
L. Hotchkiss; second cousin of Gideon
Hotchkiss, Asahel
Augustus Hotchkiss and Giles
Waldo Hotchkiss; third cousin once removed of Harley
D. Hotchkiss; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Frisbee; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold; fourth cousin once removed of Elijah
Abel, Calvin
Fillmore, Luther
Hotchkiss, Ambrose
Tuttle, Bela
Edgerton, Thaddeus
Betts, Henry
Ward Beecher, Philo
Beecher Buckingham and Arthur
H. Doolittle. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
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William Inderelst (b. 1868) —
of West Mystic, Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Prussia,
June, 1868.
Socialist. Weaver; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1906; candidate for
Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1910; member of Socialist National
Committee from Connecticut, 1911.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Ives (1839-1905) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
18, 1839.
Democrat. Coat retailer; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1894, 1898-99.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., November
26, 1905 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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William Stanley Klimasiewsky (1889-1975) —
also known as William Klimasiewsky —
of Milford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Suwalki, Poland,
October
8, 1889.
Socialist. Tool
setter; worked for Singer Sewing Machine Company;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Milford, 1934, 1946, 1948.
Died in February, 1975
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Calhoun Lewis (1800-1849) —
also known as John C. Lewis —
of Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., December
29, 1800.
Whig. Dry goods merchant; lawyer; lock
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1849; died in
office 1849; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1849; died in
office 1849.
Died November
21, 1849 (age 48 years, 327
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery, Terryville, Plymouth, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lewis and Sarah Ann (Calhoun) Lewis; brother of Henry
Gould Lewis; married, September
15, 1824, to Anna P. Hopkins; married, July 4,
1844, to Mary (Warner) Lord; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Brace; third cousin once removed of Thomas
Kimberly Brace; fourth cousin of Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875), Levi
Yale and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, James
Rood Doolittle, Russell
Sage, George
Bradley Kellogg, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918), Levi
Bacon Yale, Charles
Kellogg, Robert
Cleveland Usher and Charles
M. Hotchkiss. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman
family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James F. Meara (born c.1870) —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Canada,
about 1870.
Democrat. Clothier; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Torrington, 1906; member of
Connecticut
state senate 30th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) —
also known as Daniel N. Morgan —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
18, 1844.
Democrat. Grocer;
dry goods merchant; banker; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;
Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1898.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
While crossing a street, he was hit by an
automobile, was badly injured, and died twelve days later, in
Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 30,
1931 (age 86 years, 285
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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James Mitchell Lamson Scovill (b. 1789) —
also known as James M. L. Scovill —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., September
4, 1789.
Co-founder of Scovill Manufacturing
Co., makers of brass buttons, fasteners, looms, and clocks;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1826, 1846, 1849;
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1834.
Burial location unknown.
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John F. Shanley (born c.1862) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1862.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1905-14; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank D. Sloat (1835-1922) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Fishkill, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
28, 1835.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Victor
Sewing Machine Company, 1873; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1883-85.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died March
10, 1922 (age 86 years, 163
days).
Interment at Union Valley Cemetery, Carmel, N.Y.
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Willard Spencer (1801-1890) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury (part now in Prospect), New Haven
County, Conn., May 14,
1801.
Merchant;
button manufacturer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1834; probate
judge in Connecticut, 1846; warden
(borough president) of Waterbury, Connecticut, 1850-51; member of
Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1857.
Died May 2,
1890 (age 88 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Richard Zeller (1899-1978) —
also known as Fred R. Zeller —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
5, 1899.
Republican. Secretary-treasurer, Park City Binding Company,
manufacturers of narrow fabrics and bias tapes; member
of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1937-38; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1939-41, 1943-45, 1947-49, 1951-59; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died March 7,
1978 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, Conn.
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