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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. |
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Manual 1950 |
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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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John Noel Dempsey (1915-1989) —
also known as John N. Dempsey —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Cahir, County Tiperary, Ireland,
January
3, 1915.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1949-53; mayor of
Putnam, Conn., 1949-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1959-61; Governor of
Connecticut, 1961-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary;
Elks;
Foresters.
Died July 16,
1989 (age 74 years, 194
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Putnam, Conn.
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Daniel P. Dunn (b. 1859) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., September
14, 1859.
Democrat. News
dealer; cigar and
tobacco merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1903-04, 1907-12;
defeated, 1904; mayor
of Willimantic, Conn., 1909-11, 1917; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(speaker),
1920;
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1913-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Foresters of America; Improved
Order of Heptasophs; Elks.
Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Willimantic, Conn.
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Frank A. Hagarty (c.1871-1940) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1904, 1906; postmaster at Hartford,
Conn., 1907-15; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1916-18; defeated, 1918.
Member, Foresters; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., January
11, 1940 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel Cody. |
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Marcus Hensey Holcomb (1844-1932) —
also known as Marcus H. Holcomb —
of Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
28, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1876; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1893-94; banker;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention from Southington,
1902; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1905-06; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1905-06; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1907-10; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1910-15; Governor of
Connecticut, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen;
Foresters; Grange.
Died in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March 5,
1932 (age 87 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
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Frank P. Hurley (b. 1900) —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Hampden District, 1929-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic Order of Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Hurley and Margaret (Shea) Hurley; married, July 6,
1935, to Maura E. Earls. |
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Howard A. Middleton (1869-1956) —
of Broad Brook, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
31, 1869.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1901-02; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention from East Windsor,
1902; member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1907-08; first
selectman of East Windsor, Connecticut, 1909-19.
Member, Freemasons;
Foresters.
Died in 1956
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Melrose Cemetery, East Windsor, Conn.
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Thomas J. Spellacy (1880-1957) —
also known as "Long Tom" —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 6,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(alternate; Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1920,
1924
(delegation chair), 1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;
defeated, 1945; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; Connecticut
Insurance Commissioner, 1955-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Foresters of America.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Commodore Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Spellacy and Catharine A. (Bourke) Spellacy; married, November
25, 1903, to Nellie Walsh; married to Elizabeth
Gill. |
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Lyman Twining Tingier (1862-1920) —
also known as Lyman T. Tingier —
of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Webster, Worcester
County, Mass., June 9,
1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1896;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1909-12; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1912-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1913-15; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Died in 1920
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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