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Politicians in Horsedrawn Transportation Industries in Connecticut

  Wilbert Nelson Austin (1859-1943) — also known as Wilbert N. Austin — of Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn.; Plymouth, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn., June 23, 1859. Democrat. Livery business; trucking business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1891, 1899-1900, 1931-36, 1941-42; defeated, 1906, 1910. Episcopalian. Died in Plymouth, Litchfield County, Conn., May 20, 1943 (age 83 years, 331 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Plymouth, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, December 20, 1882, to Minnie Ida Mattoon.
  Frederick Allen Beckwith (1865-1952) — also known as Fred A. Beckwith — of Niantic, East Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, January 7, 1865. Republican. Coal and wood yard; livery business; first selectman of East Lyme, Connecticut, 1901-07, 1909, 1911-19, 1921-27; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907-08, 1927-30, 1939-42; defeated, 1930; member of Connecticut state senate, 1925-26. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., March 24, 1952 (age 87 years, 77 days). Interment at East Lyme Cemetery, Flanders, East Lyme, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John Tyler Beckwith and Annie T. (Beckwith) Beckwith; married, January 25, 1894, to Marion Standard Mott.
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  James E. Beebe (born c.1845) — of Hamburg, Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., about 1845. Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Lyme, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.
  Charles D. Bent (born c.1851) — of Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Enfield, Hartford County, Conn., about 1851. Livery business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Enfield, 1899-1902; defeated (Democratic), 1922; first selectman of Enfield, Connecticut, 1904-11. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Franklin Conger (1867-1947) — also known as Charles F. Conger — of Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Monroe, Fairfield County, Conn., December 15, 1867. Democrat. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Newtown; elected 1912. Died in Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn., November 21, 1947 (age 79 years, 341 days). Interment at Zoar Cemetery, Newtown, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Charles F. Conger and Julia (Squiers) Conger; married to Mary E. Morrow; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Clark Joyce; third cousin of James Lockwood Conger; third cousin once removed of Hugh Conger; third cousin thrice removed of William Henry Rossell; fourth cousin of Anson Griffith Conger, Harmon Sweatland Conger, Omar Dwight Conger, Moore Conger, Frederick Ward Conger and Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916); fourth cousin once removed of Abraham Bogart Conger, Edwin Hurd Conger, James W. Conger, Franklin Barker Conger, Benn Conger and Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963).
  Political families: Conger family of New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward G. Edgerton (b. 1853) — also known as E. G. Edgerton — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Connecticut, July, 1853. Republican. Livery business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1889-90; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Yankton, S.Dak., 1902-11. Burial location unknown.
  Carlos French (1835-1903) — of Seymour, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour), New Haven County, Conn., August 6, 1835. Democrat. Inventor; president and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.; vice-president, H. A. Matthews Manufacturing Co.; director, Union Horse Shoe Nail Co.; director, Second National Bank of New Haven; director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1860, 1868; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1887-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1892. Died, from a heart attack, in Seymour, New Haven County, Conn., April 14, 1903 (age 67 years, 251 days). Interment at Seymour Union Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Raymond French and Olive (Curtis) French; married, April 29, 1863, to Julia H. Thompson; father of Raymond Thompson French; third cousin twice removed of James Levi Hotchkiss.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morton family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "A native of Seymour, always identified with its interests, and one of its most honored and successful citizens … an honest man, a wise counselor, a devoted husband and father, and a faithful friend. Those who knew him best most deeply mourn his loss."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russel S. Gladwin (1823-1900) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Deep River, Middlesex County, Conn., April, 1823. Blacksmith; mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1869-70. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., May 15, 1900 (age 77 years, 0 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Gladwin and Sarah (Doane) Gladwin; married to Eunice A. Averill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alonzo C. Huntington (born c.1836) — of Poquonock, Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Bozrah, New London County, Conn., about 1836. Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Windsor, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.
  Lyman H. Johnson (born c.1846) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., about 1846. Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1895-96. Burial location unknown.
  Henry N. LeFebvre (born c.1862) — of Avon, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Swanton, Franklin County, Vt., about 1862. Democrat. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Avon, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Charles I. Libby (1863-1924) — of Noank, Groton, New London County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, March 14, 1863. Blacksmith; Prohibition candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Groton, 1906. Died in Groton, New London County, Conn., March 17, 1924 (age 61 years, 3 days). Interment at Noank Valley Cemetery, Noank, Groton, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Allen Libby and Mary A. (Terney) Libby; married, November 10, 1886, to Calista V. Fitch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George W. Middleton (born c.1856) — of Broad Brook, East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., about 1856. Republican. Livery business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Seth Pratt (born c.1846) — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., about 1846. Republican. Livery business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Litchfield, 1886; member of Connecticut state senate 20th District, 1887-88; postmaster at Litchfield, Conn., 1889-93. Burial location unknown.
  Asa Robert Scranton Jr. (1879-1960) — also known as Asa R. Scranton, Jr. — of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Born in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., July 25, 1879. Democrat. Blacksmith; mechanic; garage owner; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1912; member of Connecticut state senate 28th District, 1937-42. Died in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., August 13, 1960 (age 81 years, 19 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Asa R. Scranton, Sr. and Margaret S. (McNamara) Scranton; married, February 13, 1906, to Christina R. McGettigan.
  Isaac Sherman Jr. (1800-1849) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in November, 1800. Whig. Harness and saddle business; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1836-37; postmaster at Bridgeport, Conn., 1841-45. Died, from cholera, in Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., May 22, 1849 (age 48 years, 0 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Sterling Sherman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Tallmadge (1743-1821) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn., September 11, 1743. Blacksmith; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1784-85, 1790-92; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., December 21, 1821 (age 78 years, 101 days). Interment at Old Baptist Burying Ground, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Tallmadge and Martha (Roberts) Tallmadge; married, June 27, 1771, to Anna Sutherland; father of Matthias Burnett Tallmadge and James Tallmadge Jr.; uncle of Joel Tallmadge Jr. and Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge; granduncle of John James Tallmadge, Isaac Smith Tallmadge and Daniel Webster Tallmadge; first cousin of Benjamin Tallmadge; first cousin once removed of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge; first cousin thrice removed of Millard Ellsworth Lane.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elias Williams (1830-1904) — of Stonington, New London County, Conn. Born in Stonington, New London County, Conn., January 19, 1830. Republican. Meat business; lumberman; wagon master; surveyor; farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Stonington, 1880, 1896. Congregationalist. Died in Stonington, New London County, Conn., 1904 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Stanton Williams and Julia Ann (Gallup) Williams; married 1885 to Sarah Palmer.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Karl B. Wollman and Juliana (Muench) Wollman.
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