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Theodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (now Germany),
January
25, 1864.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1930.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Lawrence and Memorial Associated Hospitals,
New London, New London
County, Conn., January
12, 1939 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein; married, February
21, 1889, to Jennie Muir; married to Edna G.
Simpson. |
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Souvenir of Connecticut 1907-08 |
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Armin Ernest Brunn (1860-1909) —
also known as Armin E. Brunn —
of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
18, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock; elected 1906.
German and Irish
ancestry.
Shot
by his brother, Constantine
F. Brunn, mortally
wounded, and died the next day, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
30, 1909 (age 48 years, 286
days). His sister, Freda Brunn, was also shot, and died
immediately; Constantine shot and killed himself at the scene.
Interment at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, N.J.
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Constantine Fernow Brunn (1858-1909) —
also known as Constantine F. Brunn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
24, 1858.
Vice-Consul
for Portugal in New
York, N.Y., 1893-96.
German and Irish
ancestry.
According to published
reports, in a sudden fit of rage, perhaps angered because he
wasn't able to reach his wife by telephone, he shot
and killed his sister, Freda Brunn, and his brother, Dr. Armin
Brunn, and then shot himself,
in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
29, 1909 (age 50 years, 340
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Windham County, Conn.
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Republican. Vegetable
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish
and German ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Henry Cordes (born c.1866) —
of Marlborough, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Germany,
about 1866.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1915-16.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Homer Cudmore (1883-1963) —
also known as J. Homer Cudmore —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1883.
Republican. Physician;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1934, 1936.
English
and German ancestry.
Died, in Carolton Convalescent
Hospital, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
27, 1963 (age 79 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore W. Doberrentz —
of Marlborough, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Marlborough; elected 1926.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Christian Frederick Fox (1861-1933) —
also known as Christian F. Fox —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Germany,
December
14, 1861.
Republican. Sausage
manufacturer; merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Meriden, 1911-12.
Episcopalian.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., November
16, 1933 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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George F. Goetz (born c.1885) —
of Hartland, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
about 1885.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartland; elected 1924;
defeated, 1934, 1936, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1954.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick David Grave (b. 1889) —
also known as Frederick D. Grave —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
13, 1889.
Cigar
manufacturer; banker; delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick David Grave and Catherine Elizabeth (Stoffel) Grave;
married, September
29, 1924, to Elizabeth M. Moran. |
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William Hohbein (1867-1936) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Germany,
1867.
Polisher;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1903-04, 1915-16;
defeated, 1900 (Republican), 1908 (Democratic), 1928 (Republican).
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Collinsville Cemetery, Collinsville, Canton, Conn.
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William Inderelst (b. 1868) —
of West Mystic, Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Prussia,
June, 1868.
Socialist. Weaver;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1906; candidate for
Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1910; member of Socialist National
Committee from Connecticut, 1911.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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August Maschmeyer (born c.1844) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Germany,
about 1844.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Meriden, 1901-02.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick L. Neebe (born c.1872) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Germany,
about 1872.
Democrat. Linotype
operator; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1913-14; candidate for mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1919.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Saxton —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Prussia.
Republican. U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1891.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Herman Reinhold Speiser (1877-1963) —
also known as Herman R. Speiser —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bebenhausen, Germany,
June
23, 1877.
Republican. Liquor
merchant; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1930.
German ancestry.
Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
24, 1963 (age 85 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heinrich David 'Henry' Speiser and Sophie Pauline (Eisenhardt)
Speiser. |
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Otto F. Strunz (born c.1852) —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Germany,
about 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1899-1902.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Alexander Vogeler (1911-1992) —
also known as Robert A. Vogeler —
of Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Cos Cob, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
6, 1911.
Republican. Vice-president, International Telephone and Telegraph; arrested
by the Hungarian Communist government in 1949, tortured, tried and
convicted of espionage;
released in 1951; honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1952.
Episcopalian.
German and French
ancestry.
Died in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., April
22, 1992 (age 80 years, 229
days).
Burial location unknown.
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K. Herman Wollman (born c.1872) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hirshfelde, Saxony, Germany,
about 1872.
Republican. Blacksmith;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1911-12.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Karl B. Wollman and Juliana (Muench) Wollman. |
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