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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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William T. Carroll (b. 1902) —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 25,
1902.
Democrat. Banker; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1949-51; mayor
of Torrington, Conn., 1954-57.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Foresters
of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Carroll and Anne (Walsh) Carroll. |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Register and
Manual 1950 |
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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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Alexander G. Constable (b. 1893) —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., March
19, 1893.
Democrat. Merchant;
town clerk; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Torrington, 1941-44; member
of Connecticut
state senate 30th District, 1945-46.
Member, Eagles; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander P. Constable and Elizabeth Constable. |
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Joseph A. Cooke (1866-1936) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
11, 1866.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1916-17.
Member, Eagles; Foresters;
Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
22, 1936 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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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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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Connecticut.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings;
married to Cecilia Waterbury. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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James Patrick Geelan (1901-1982) —
also known as James P. Geelan —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
11, 1901.
Democrat. Retail
manager; Vice-president,
New Haven Central Labor Council; insurance
broker; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1939-44; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1956;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1965.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
10, 1982 (age 80 years, 364
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
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John Matthew Golden (b. 1895) —
also known as John M. Golden —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
4, 1895.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968;
member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1954-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Cannon Hall (1888-1946) —
also known as Harold C. Hall —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., October
11, 1888.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1941; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1946
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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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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Charles J. Prestia (b. 1909) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., September
3, 1909.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1937-38; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1945-47.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Emery John San Souci (1857-1936) —
also known as Emery J. San Souci —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, July 24,
1857.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1915-21; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1921-23; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1923-32.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles.
Died August
10, 1936 (age 79 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott; married to Mary
Glennon. |
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James Andrew Shanley (1896-1965) —
also known as James A. Shanley —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April 1,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1935-43; defeated,
1930, 1942; probate judge in Connecticut, 1950-65; died in office
1965.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April 4,
1965 (age 69 years, 3
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
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John Joseph Smith (1904-1980) —
also known as J. Joseph Smith —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.; Prospect, New Haven
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., January
25, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1935-41; resigned
1941; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1941-60; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1960-71, 1960-71;
took senior status 1971.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks;
Eagles; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., February
16, 1980 (age 76 years, 22
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
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Joseph Edward Talbot (1901-1966) —
also known as Joseph E. Talbot —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., March
18, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1932, 1934; county
judge in Connecticut, 1935-37; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1939-41; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1942-47; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1950.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks;
Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
30, 1966 (age 65 years, 43
days).
Interment at St.
James' Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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