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Politicians in Cotton in Connecticut

James Albert Gary (1833-1920) — also known as James A. Gary — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Uncasville, Montville, New London County, Conn., October 22, 1833. Cotton duck manufacturer; Whig candidate for Maryland state senate, 1858; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1870, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee); Republican candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1879; member of Republican National Committee from Maryland, 1880-96; Maryland Republican state chair, 1883; U.S. Postmaster General, 1897-98; vice-president, Consolidated Gas Company; president, Citizens National Bank of Baltimore. Presbyterian. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 31, 1920 (age 87 years, 9 days). Interment at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Married 1856 to Lavin Corrie.   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.   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   William E. Keach (1857-1921) — of Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., March 20, 1857. Republican. Cotton mill manager; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Brooklyn, 1914. Died August 15, 1921 (age 64 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Lucius H. Keach and Sarah (Brown) Keach; married to Mary L. Marcy; married, October 1, 1900, to Mabel L. Martin.   James Youngs Smith (1809-1876) — also known as James Y. Smith — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Conn., September 15, 1809. Republican. Lumber business; cotton manufacturer; mayor of Providence, R.I., 1855-57; Governor of Rhode Island, 1863-66; defeated, 1861. Died March 26, 1876 (age 66 years, 193 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Amos D. Smith and Priscilla (Mitchell) Smith; married to Emily Brown.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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