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  Henry D. Altobello (1907-1988) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., October 1, 1907. Democrat. Construction business; member of Connecticut state senate, 1940; mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1954-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956, 1968; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 5th District, 1965. Died in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., June 7, 1988 (age 80 years, 250 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Josephine LaMontagne.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willis B. Banks — of Weston, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Weston, 1925-32, 1939-40; defeated, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  William A. Barnes (born c.1851) — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Roxbury, Litchfield County, Conn., about 1851. Democrat. Carpenter; contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1917-20; defeated, 1900, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Isaac N. Bartram (1838-1913) — of Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Redding, Fairfield County, Conn., 1838. Democrat. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1886-87; member of Connecticut state senate 19th District, 1889-90. Died November 18, 1913 (age about 75 years). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander M. Bassett (born c.1877) — of Warrenville, Ashford, Windham County, Conn. Born in Plymouth, Litchfield County, Conn., about 1877. Democrat. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ashford, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.
  Giles Ambrose Beckwith (1863-1940) — also known as Giles A. Beckwith — of Waterford, New London County, Conn. Born in Waterford, New London County, Conn., May 24, 1863. Democrat. Carpenter; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Waterford, 1926, 1932. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., September 8, 1940 (age 77 years, 107 days). Interment at Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Frances E. (Holdridge) Beckwith and Jason B. Beckwith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Kellogg Bentley — of Harwinton, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Harwinton, 1937-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Charles H. Blake (born c.1862) — of Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn. Born in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Mass., about 1862. Republican. Building contractor; member of Connecticut state senate 29th District, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur E. Bloss (born c.1894) — of Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Conn., about 1894. Republican. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bethlehem, 1923-24. Burial location unknown.
  William J. Brady (1891-1946) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in 1891. Democrat. Contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New London, 1939-44. Died in 1946 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.
  Horace R. Butler (1845-1915) — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Cromwell, Middlesex County, Conn., 1845. Democrat. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1883-84; member of Connecticut state senate 22nd District, 1891-92. Died in 1915 (age about 70 years). Interment at Old Center (East) Cemetery, Cromwell, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Philip R. Butler and Caroline (Buckley) Butler; married to Corinne A. Wilcox.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Burr L. Castle (1876-1955) — of Roxbury, Litchfield County, Conn.; Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Conn.; New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Roxbury, Litchfield County, Conn., October 21, 1876. Democrat. Dairy farmer; carpenter and builder; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Roxbury, 1926. Died in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., January 14, 1955 (age 78 years, 85 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Monroe F. Castle and Rebecca A. (Keeler) Castle; married, October 28, 1896, to Eva Laura Bostwick; first cousin thrice removed of Martin Keeler; second cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Walstein Bangs and John Clarence Keeler.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  George Morgan Chidsey (1880-1958) — also known as George M. Chidsey — of East Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in East Haven, New Haven County, Conn., February 11, 1880. Republican. Carpenter; builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Haven, 1919-22. Died in East Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 25, 1958 (age 78 years, 195 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Chidsey and Anna (Rowe) Chidsey; brother of William Street Chidsey; married to Grace Walker; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Chidsey.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Michael A. Connor (born c.1888) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., about 1888. Democrat. Building contractor; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1929-32. Burial location unknown.
  Charles C. Cook (born c.1858) — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., about 1858. Republican. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1901-02; member of Connecticut state senate 4th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  William E. Cram (born c.1868) — of Eastford, Windham County, Conn. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., about 1868. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Eastford, 1923-24. Burial location unknown.
  Edward Allen Creevey (b. 1859) — also known as Edward A. Creevey — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., November 7, 1859. Merchant; contractor; U.S. Consul in Glauchau, 1901-05; Yarmouth, 1905-07; Colombo, 1907-08; St. Michaels, 1908-11. Burial location unknown.
  Albert Folger Dewey (1857-1935) — also known as Albert F. Dewey — of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Fla. Born in Connecticut, 1857. Contractor; Vice-Consul for Great Britain in Punta Gorda, Fla., 1899-1907. Died December 28, 1935 (age about 78 years). Interment at Indian Spring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, June 24, 1885, to Mary Fannie Royers.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James U. Dibble (b. 1880) — of Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Conn., December 6, 1880. Republican. Farmer; contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Old Saybrook, 1939-44; member of Connecticut state senate 34th District, 1945-46. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elton A. Dibble and B. Mary Dibble.
  Thomas J. Dodd (1870-1953) — of West Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., 1870. Democrat. Building contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1936. Died in 1953 (age about 83 years). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
  Relatives: Father of Thomas Joseph Dodd; grandfather of Christopher John Dodd.
  Political family: Dodd family of Norwich, Connecticut.
  Herman Arod Gager (1859-1923) — also known as Herman A. Gager — of Franklin, New London County, Conn. Born in Franklin, New London County, Conn., October 16, 1859. Republican. Carpenter; electrician for Shore Line Trolley Co.; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Franklin, 1919-20. Died in Franklin, New London County, Conn., January 28, 1923 (age 63 years, 104 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Hawkins Gager and Rosamond Maranda (Robinson) Gager; married 1879 to Ella Esther Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel R. Gager; first cousin four times removed of Samuel Gager; second cousin thrice removed of Matthew Griswold and Samuel Austin Gager; second cousin four times removed of Samuel Huntington and Simeon Baldwin; second cousin five times removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin once removed of George Leffingwell Reed; third cousin twice removed of James Hillhouse, Roger Griswold, Phineas Lyman Tracy, Zina Hyde Jr., Albert Haller Tracy and Harrison Blodget; third cousin thrice removed of John Davenport, Ebenezer Huntington, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Samuel H. Huntington, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington, Eleazer Pomeroy, Daniel Packer, Roger Sherman Baldwin and Asa Packer; fourth cousin of Harry Andrews Gager; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Hale Sill, Frederick William Lord, John Leslie Russell, Theodore Sill, Henry Titus Backus, George Washington Kingsbury, Thomas Worcester Hyde, Walter Harrison Blodget and Daniel Eleazer Pomeroy.
  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).
  Stephen A. Gardner (born c.1845) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., about 1845. Democrat. Superintendent of marine construction; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1889-94. Burial location unknown.
  C. Carleton Gisborne — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Building contractor; first selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1952-55. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  William Alexander Green (born c.1893) — also known as William A. Green — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; East Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., about 1893. Democrat. Trolley conductor; building contractor; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from East Haven, 1930, 1934. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 4, 1917, to Violet Kent MacKay.
  Richard J. Hall (born c.1872) — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Watertown, Middlesex County, Mass., about 1872. Democrat. Mason; contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Hodgkinson (b. 1851) — of Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Congleton, Cheshire, England, January 9, 1851. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wallingford, 1897-1900; member of Connecticut state senate 12th District, 1907-08. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hodgkinson and Annie Hodgkinson; married, January 16, 1879, to Sarah Laverine Averill.
  David Hough (1753-1831) — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., March 13, 1753. Ship carpenter; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1783; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1788-89, 1794; justice of the peace; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1803-07 (at-large 1803-05, 3rd District 1805-07). Died in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., April 18, 1831 (age 78 years, 36 days). Interment at Cole Cemetery, Lebanon, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of David Hough (1723-1798) and Desire (Clark) Hough; married, July 2, 1775, to Abigail Huntington; second great-granduncle of Claudius Victor Pendleton; first cousin twice removed of David Edgerton; second cousin once removed of Samuel Townsend Douglass and Silas Hamilton Douglas; second cousin twice removed of Robert Coit Jr. and Henry Woolsey Douglas; second cousin thrice removed of William Brainard Coit; second cousin four times removed of Spencer Gale Frink; third cousin of Jeremiah Mason; third cousin once removed of George Champlin; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan R. Herrick and Alfred Avery Burnham; third cousin thrice removed of D-Cady Herrick and Walter Richmond Herrick; fourth cousin of Christopher Grant Champlin; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Brewster Stanton and Edwin Denison Morgan.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry A. Leonard (born c.1871) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Westville, Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., about 1871. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  H. Wales Lines (1838-1927) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Naugatuck, New Haven County, Conn., June 3, 1838. Republican. Building contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1869; mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1877-79; member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1879-80; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1888. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Blind after 1900. Died in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., January 11, 1927 (age 88 years, 222 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Willis Lines and Harriet (Bunnell) Lines; married 1861 to Sarah Congdon Munger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Robert J. Livingstone Robert J. Livingstone (b. 1867) — of Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Redding, Fairfield County, Conn., August 12, 1867. Democrat. Carpenter; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Sharon, 1902. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1918)
  Charles Loucks (born c.1872) — of Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Sharon, Schoharie County, N.Y., about 1872. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wallingford, 1911-12, 1919-22. Burial location unknown.
  Ernest N. Mackey (born c.1882) — of South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn., about 1882. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Glastonbury; elected 1928, 1930; defeated, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Ernest William Mansfield (1891-1952) — also known as Ernest W. Mansfield — of North Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Hamden, New Haven County, Conn., July 30, 1891. Republican. Building contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from North Haven; elected 1930. Died in North Branford, New Haven County, Conn., July 10, 1952 (age 60 years, 346 days). Interment at Whitneyville Cemetery, Hamden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of William Cyrus Mansfield and Harriet Tipping (Sanderson) Mansfield; third cousin once removed of George Newbury Blakeslee.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hugh McCahey (born c.1867) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Ireland, about 1867. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state senate 10th District, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  James J. McDermott — of Warehouse Point, East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Carpenter; electrician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1941-44. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Jasper McLevy Jasper McLevy (1878-1962) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., 1878. Socialist. Carpenter; roofing business; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1906, 1912, 1914, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1908 (at-large), 1920 (4th District), 1960 (4th District); delegate to Socialist National Convention from Connecticut, 1912, 1920; candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1933-57; defeated, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1957, 1959; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1952, 1956. Scottish ancestry. Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., November 20, 1962 (age about 84 years). Interment at Park Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Flynn; married 1929 to Vida Stearns; uncle of Elizabeth Hutchinson (who married Irving C. Freese).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: New York Times, November 8, 1939
  William V. McNerney — of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland County, Conn. Carpenter; mayor of Rockville, Conn., 1891-93. Burial location unknown.
  Charles F. Nichols — of Stepney Depot, Monroe, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Monroe, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Guy R. Parsons (1876-1947) — of Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1876. Democrat. Building contractor; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Farmington, 1924, 1926, 1928. Died in 1947 (age about 71 years). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Avon, Conn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Halsey B. Philbrick (born c.1844) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in South Hadley Falls, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Mass., about 1844. Republican. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1901-02; first selectman of Hartford, Connecticut, 1904-17. Burial location unknown.
  Martin E. Pierson (born c.1874) — of Bristol, Hartford County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Sweden, about 1874. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bristol, 1913-14. Swedish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Howard W. Pratt — of West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Conn. Republican. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Willington, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  William G. Raynsford — of Lakeville, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Salisbury, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas P. Reilly (born c.1866) — of Naugatuck, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., about 1866. Democrat. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1915-20; defeated, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Michael P. Rice (born c.1867) — of Branford, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Branford, New Haven County, Conn., about 1867. Democrat. Contractor; first selectman of Branford, Connecticut, 1901-04; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Branford, 1911-14; defeated, 1918, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Wayne Robison (born c.1882) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pa., about 1882. Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut state senate 13th District, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932 (alternate), 1944. Burial location unknown.
  William C. Schnetsky — of Hartland, Hartford County, Conn. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartland, 1941-44; defeated (Democratic), 1928. Burial location unknown.
  William A. Scott (b. 1888) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 9, 1888. Democrat. Construction supervisor; insulation engineer; president, Hartford Central Labor Union; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1943-46. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott; married to Mary Glennon.
  John B. Sliney (born c.1897) — of Branford, New Haven County, Conn. Born about 1897. Democrat. Contractor; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Branford, 1920, 1940. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Sliney.
  Correll A. Spencer (born c.1872) — of Nepaug, New Hartford, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Conn., about 1872. Republican. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Hartford, 1905-06. Burial location unknown.
  John J. Sweeney (born c.1885) — of Fitchville, Bozrah, New London County, Conn. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., about 1885. Democrat. Carpenter; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bozrah, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Cornelius Tracy (born c.1854) — of Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., about 1854. Republican. Builder; member of Connecticut state senate 5th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Edward P. Tracy (born c.1863) — of Derby, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Seymour, New Haven County, Conn., about 1863. Democrat. Contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Derby, 1909-12. Burial location unknown.
  Morton J. Webster — of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland County, Conn. Republican. Builder; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Vernon, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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