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Howard Wells Alcorn (1901-1992) —
also known as Howard W. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 14,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and vice-president, First National Bank of
Suffield; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1927-32; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-34; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1943-61; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1961-71; chief
justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1970-71.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Grange; Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1992 (age 91 years, 88
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Hugh Meade Alcorn Jr. (1907-1992) —
also known as H. Meade Alcorn, Jr. —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
20, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1937-42; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1941-42; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1956,
1960;
Hartford
County State's Attorney, 1942-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1948; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-57; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1953-61; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1957-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks; Sons
of Union Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange.
Died, from a stroke,
in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., January
13, 1992 (age 84 years, 85
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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William Ellery Allyn (b. 1885) —
also known as W. Ellery Allyn —
of Waterford, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
28, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterford, 1921-22, 1935-40;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; secretary of
Connecticut Republican Party, 1940-42; Connecticut state
insurance commissioner; president, Norwich Water
Power Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Packer Allyn and Emily Fenner (Maxson) Allyn; married, September
14, 1912, to Marguerite Leonard Almy. |
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William Israel Allyn (1875-1948) —
also known as William I. Allyn —
of Ledyard, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Ledyard, New London
County, Conn., January
20, 1875.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ledyard, 1905-08, 1911-12,
1917-20; member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1909-10; Ledyard town clerk and
treasurer; New
London County Auditor.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange; Royal
Arcanum.
Died July 11,
1948 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Interment at Ledyard
Center Cemetery, Ledyard, Conn.
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Charles Pierson Augur (1849-1932) —
also known as Charles P. Augur —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn., November
2, 1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge, 1910.
Member, Grange.
Died in Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn., October
29, 1932 (age 82 years, 362
days).
Interment at East Side Burying Ground, Woodbridge, Conn.
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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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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Grange; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Frank E. Blakeman (1857-1923) —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
31, 1857.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1903-04.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
18, 1923 (age 65 years, 49
days).
Interment at Putney
Cemetery, Stratford, Conn.
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Chester Bliss Bowles (1901-1986) —
also known as Chester Bowles —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April 5,
1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1951-53, 1963-69; Nepal, 1951-53; , 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1959-61; author.
Unitarian.
Member, Urban
League; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 25,
1986 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Essex, Conn.
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Walter Clifford Brown (1890-1936) —
also known as Walter C. Brown —
of Warrenville, Ashford, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., September
28, 1890.
Republican. Mechanic;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ashford, 1921-22; defeated,
1918; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Grange.
Died, in the Windham Community Community Memorial Hospital,
Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., June 25,
1936 (age 45 years, 271
days).
Interment at Warrenville
Cemetery, Warrenville, Ashford, Conn.
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Levi Nelson Clark (1863-1934) —
also known as Levi N. Clark —
of South Canterbury, Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn., September
6, 1863.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1934
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Carey Cemetery, Canterbury, Conn.
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John Anthony Danaher (1899-1990) —
also known as John A. Danaher —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
9, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1939-45; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1953-.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Grange; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Litchfield
County, Conn., September
22, 1990 (age 91 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Tyler D. Davidson (1872-1952) —
of Bethany, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Bethany, New Haven
County, Conn., June 8,
1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
justice of the peace; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethany, 1915-16, 1931-32;
defeated, 1904, 1932, 1934, 1936; Dry candidate for delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 14th District,
1933.
Member, Grange.
Died September
13, 1952 (age 80 years, 97
days).
Interment at Carrington Cemetery, Bethany, Conn.
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Juanine S. DePaolo (1914-1997) —
also known as Juanine Stavola —
of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
15, 1914.
Democrat. Hairdresser;
acting
postmaster; real
estate and insurance
business; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1955-56,
1959-64; defeated, 1956; Southington town clerk, 1965-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died, in the Hospital
of St. Raphael, New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
6, 1997 (age 82 years, 356
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
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Robert Orville Eaton (b. 1857) —
also known as Robert O. Eaton —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., 1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Haven, 1895-96,
1915-21; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Connecticut, 1908-13,
1921-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,
1932.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Elks; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Orville Eaton and Mary Ann (Bradley) Eaton; married, May 19,
1881, to Catherine Almira Grannis. |
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Edward Hart Fenn (1856-1939) —
also known as E. Hart Fenn —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
12, 1856.
Republican. Journalist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1907-08,
1915-16; member of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1909-12; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1921-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
23, 1939 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Ellsworth Bishop Foote (1898-1977) —
also known as Ellsworth B. Foote —
of North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., January
12, 1898.
Republican. Probate judge in Connecticut, 1938-46; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange.
Died in Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn., January
18, 1977 (age 79 years, 6
days).
Interment at Bare
Plain Cemetery, North Branford, Conn.
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Samuel Gejdenson (b. 1948) —
also known as Sam Gejdenson —
of Bozrah, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Eschwege, Germany,
May
20, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1981-2001;
defeated, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1996,
2000.
Jewish.
Belarusian
and Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Alden Allen Ives —
also known as Alden A. Ives —
of Morris, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1960; member of Connecticut
state senate 32nd District; elected 1970; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1972;
Connecticut
state treasurer, 1973-75; appointed 1973.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2001.
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Sherman Kimberly Ives (b. 1902) —
also known as Sherman K. Ives —
of Connecticut.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., April
18, 1902.
Republican. Dry candidate for delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 32nd District,
1933; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1952-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Jewett (1914-2000) —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
13, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1941-42, 1947-48;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1953; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died November
3, 2000 (age 86 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 18,
1938, to Mary Sheafe. |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Register &
Manual 1953 |
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Alice K. Leopold (1906-1982) —
also known as Alice Kay Koller —
of Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1906.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Weston, 1949-50; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1951-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; U.S.
Assistant Secretary of Labor, 1953-61.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Grange; League of Women
Voters.
Died, from cardiac
arrythmia and gastro-intestinal
bleeding, probably due to a gastric
ulcer, in Alexandria Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., March
23, 1982 (age 75 years, 318
days).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Glen Rock, Pa.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edmund Leonard Koller and Lenora May (Edwards) Koller;
married, May 28,
1931, to Joseph Leopold. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Register &
Manual 1953 |
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Lester L. Lowrey (1851-1910) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn., February
25, 1851.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1907-08.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1910
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Lowrey and Elnora (Goodsell) Lowrey; married to Lillian
Bunnell. |
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Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest O. Maine —
of Rhode Island.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1913.
Republican. Auctioneer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-57.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Interment at Thompson
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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William A. Painter (1917-1990) —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March 3,
1917.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1943-44; member of
Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1945-46.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Died October
6, 1990 (age 73 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander J. Painter and Katherine Painter. |
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Henry J. Potter (b. 1850) —
of East Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
15, 1850.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1903-04; member of
Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1907-08.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen L. Potter and Sarah C. (Morse) Potter; married, February
17, 1898, to Alice C. Chandler. |
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F. Philip Prelli —
of Connecticut.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 2000.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edward Spellman Roberts (1842-1923) —
also known as Edward S. Roberts —
of East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., April
15, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; creamery
business; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1875, 1889; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1901; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1913-15; defeated, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died April 9,
1923 (age 80 years, 359
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, East Canaan, North Canaan, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Roberts and Hannah (Spellman) Roberts; married, September
4, 1867, to Lois Jane Briggs. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Hartford Courant,
September 13, 1906 |
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Miner P. Rodgers (1874-1946) —
of Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., March
19, 1874.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1905, 1941-46; died in office
1946.
Member, Grange.
Died April
22, 1946 (age 72 years, 34
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alice V. Rowland (b. 1894) —
also known as Alice V. McSherry —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 18,
1894.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1931-34; member
of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1943-46.
Female.
Member, Grange; League of Women
Voters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Frank McSherry and Ellen McSherry. |
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange; Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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William E. Sheehy (b. 1890) —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
25, 1890.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Shelton, 1939-40; defeated,
1948; member of Connecticut
state senate 25th District, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Grange; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Sheehy and Sarah E. (Flynn) Sheehy. |
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James Arthur Sherwood (1867-1944) —
also known as J. Arthur Sherwood —
of Easton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born May 8,
1867.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Easton, 1903-04; defeated,
1912, 1916; first
selectman of Easton, Connecticut, 1907.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died April
24, 1944 (age 76 years, 352
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Conn.
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Ralph Smith Taintor (1811-1892) —
also known as Ralph S. Taintor —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
13, 1811.
Republican. Farmer; wool commission
merchant; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1857.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1892 (age 80 years, 344
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Colchester, Conn.
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Mildred White (born c.1910) —
of Connecticut.
Born about 1910.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1957-67.
Female.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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