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Politicians in the Furniture Business in Connecticut

John W. Aiken (1896-1968) — of Everett, Middlesex County, Mass.; East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., August 12, 1896. Socialist. Furniture finisher; Socialist Labor candidate for Massachusetts state auditor, 1922; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1930, 1934; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1932; Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1936, 1940; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1946. Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., December 14, 1968 (age 72 years, 124 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1922 to Florence Messier.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Ingham County News, July 9, 1936   Edward M. Leete (born c.1859) — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Guilford, New Haven County, Conn., about 1859. Republican. Furniture merchant; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Guilford, 1901-02. Burial location unknown. Henry Roberts (1853-1929) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 22, 1853. Republican. President, Hartford Woven Wire Mattress Company; director, Hartford Electric Light Company; also director of several banks; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1901-02; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1903-05; Governor of Connecticut, 1905-07. Congregationalist. Welsh ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died, from respiratory failure, in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., May 1, 1929 (age 76 years, 99 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.   Relatives: Son of George Roberts and Elvira (Evans) Roberts; married, October 5, 1881, to Carolyn Elizabeth Smith.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Taylor's Legislative History and Souvenir (1903)   F. Ernest Watkins (born c.1858) — of South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Eastford, Windham County, Conn., about 1858. Republican. Furniture merchant; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Manchester, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.

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