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  John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) — also known as John Q. Adams — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn., November 2, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; insurance business; Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar. Died February 25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115 days). Interment at Negaunee Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams.
  Herbert B. Alcott (born c.1873) — of Avon, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Hartland, Hartland, Hartford County, Conn., about 1873. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Avon, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  John deKoven Alsop (1915-2000) — also known as John Alsop — of Avon, Hartford County, Conn.; Old Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Avon, Hartford County, Conn., August 4, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance executive; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Avon, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972; Republican candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1958 (primary), 1962; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965; member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1968. Episcopalian. Died, in a health care center at Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Conn., April 6, 2000 (age 84 years, 246 days). Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953) and Corinne Robinson Alsop; brother of Joseph Alsop, Corinne A. Chubb and Stewart Alsop; married, June 19, 1947, to Augusta McLane Robinson; nephew of Theodore Douglas Robinson; uncle of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Chubb (who married Warren Zimmermann); grandson of Joseph Wright Alsop (1838-1891) and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; grandnephew of Theodore Roosevelt; great-grandnephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandson of James Monroe (1799-1870); second great-grandnephew of Thomas Bell Monroe and James I. Roosevelt; third great-grandnephew of James Monroe (1758-1831) and William Bellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch; first cousin once removed of Eleanor Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and William Sheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed of Victor Monroe; first cousin six times removed of William Grayson; second cousin of James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.; second cousin once removed of Susan Roosevelt Weld; second cousin four times removed of Philip DePeyster; second cousin five times removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr., Alfred William Grayson and Beverly Robinson Grayson.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953) — also known as Joseph W. Alsop — of Avon, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., April 2, 1876. Dairy farmer; tobacco grower; insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Avon, 1907-08; member of Connecticut state senate 5th District, 1909-12; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1909-12; Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1912; first selectman of Avon, Connecticut, 1922-50. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Psi. Died, following a heart attack, in the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary, Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 17, 1953 (age 76 years, 349 days). Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Wright Alsop (1838-1891) and Elizabeth Winthrop (Beach) Alsop; married, November 4, 1909, to Corinne Douglas Robinson; father of Joseph Alsop, Corinne A. Chubb, Stewart Alsop and John deKoven Alsop; grandfather of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Chubb (who married Warren Zimmermann).
  Political family: Roosevelt family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Candee Baldwin (1834-1895) — also known as Charles C. Baldwin — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., December 2, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; insurance business; bank director; circuit judge in Ohio, 1885-95 (6th Circuit 1885-88, 8th Circuit 1888-95); died in office 1895. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 2, 1895 (age 60 years, 62 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of S. W. Baldwin and Mary E. (Candee) Baldwin; married to Caroline Sophia Prentiss.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) — also known as Otto T. Bannard — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 28, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; banker; director, Niagara Fire Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute Mills, and Jersey United Gas and Electric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912, 1916; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1909. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, on the ocean liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to Manila, in the North Pacific Ocean, January 15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard.
  Arthur Thomas Barbieri (1916-1998) — also known as Arthur T. Barbieri — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; East Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 20, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate and insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956, 1960, 1968 (alternate); member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1970-77. Catholic. Member, Alpha Phi Delta; Elks; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion. Died August 2, 1998 (age 82 years, 194 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Vincent Barbieri and Nancy (D'Amato) Barbieri; married, April 9, 1943, to Marion Cavallaro.
  Millard Bartels (1905-1997) — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 24, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; director, general counsel, Travelers Insurance Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Died October 16, 1997 (age 92 years, 234 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Herman Bartels and June (Millard) Bartels; married, June 1, 1934, to Eulalia Stevens.
  William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known as William R. Bayes — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, July 29, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; president, Kings Highway Savings Bank; president, Brooklyn National Life Insurance Co.; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; Union League. Died in Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y., November 28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122 days). Interment at Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September 7, 1904, to Mabel Ross.
  Clifford W. Beardsley — of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur Julius Birdseye (1858-1921) — also known as Arthur J. Birdseye — of Farmington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y., August 21, 1858. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Farmington, 1907-08. Died in Connecticut, April 29, 1921 (age 62 years, 251 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Julius Hiram Birdseye and Elizabeth (Kliner) Birdseye; second cousin twice removed of Gershom Birdsey and Benjamin Hard; third cousin once removed of Eli Coe Birdsey (1799-1843); third cousin twice removed of Victory James Birdseye; fourth cousin of Eli Coe Birdsey (1843-1929).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) — also known as Henry C. Bowen — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., September 11, 1813. Republican. Dry goods merchant; abolitionist; newspaper editor and publisher; insurance business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1862-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872. Congregationalist. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 24, 1896 (age 82 years, 166 days). Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of George Bowen and Lydia Wolcott (Eaton) Bowen; married, June 6, 1844, to Lucy Maria Tappan; married, December 25, 1864, to Ellen Holt; father of Grace Aspinwall Bowen (who married Arthur Sherburne Hardy) and Herbert Wolcott Bowen; uncle of George Austin Bowen; third cousin once removed of John Randolph Wilder; third cousin twice removed of Joseph John Wilder.
  Political family: Bowen-Washburn family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marshall J. Bradley (born c.1874) — of Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Lakeville, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., about 1874. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bloomfield; elected 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Clement H. Brigham (born c.1874) — of Granby, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., about 1874. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Granby, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Robert G. Bruno (born c.1905) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born about 1905. Republican. Insurance business; candidate for mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1951, 1953. Burial location unknown.
  Josephine E. Bryant (born c.1890) — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., about 1890. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1929-30; defeated, 1930. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) — also known as Morgan G. Bulkeley — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., December 26, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1870-1922; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1884 (alternate), 1896; Governor of Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1896; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Society of the War of 1812. First president of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs in 1876. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 6, 1922 (age 84 years, 315 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley and Lydia Smith (Morgan) Bulkeley; brother of William Henry Bulkeley and Mary Jerusha Bulkeley (who married Leveret Brainard); married, February 11, 1885, to Fannie Briggs Houghton; first cousin once removed of Edwin Denison Morgan; second cousin of William Frederick Morgan Rowland; second cousin once removed of Edwin Barber Morgan and Christopher Morgan; second cousin twice removed of John Taintor, Roger Taintor and Solomon Taintor; second cousin thrice removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin once removed of John Adams Taintor, Henry G. Taintor and Alfred Avery Burnham; third cousin twice removed of Timothy Pitkin; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Meigs, William Whiting Boardman, Lorenzo Burrows and William Waigstill Avery.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Morgan G. Bulkeley: Kevin Murphy, Crowbar Governor: The Life and Times of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley
  Bernard J. Burns — Republican. Insurance executive; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Dale D. Butler (born c.1867) — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., about 1867. Republican. Insurance business; manufacturer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Middletown, 1897-98; member of Connecticut state senate 33rd District, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Wesley C. Carroll — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1939-40; defeated, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lyman S. Catlin (born c.1841) — of Stratford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Conn., about 1841. Republican. Banker; insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1881, 1883; member of Connecticut state senate 13th District, 1889-90. Burial location unknown.
  James J. Charron — of Putnam, Windham County, Conn. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Putnam, 1937-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Russell Chidsey (1873-1950) — also known as Samuel R. Chidsey — of East Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in East Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 4, 1873. Republican. Fire insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Haven, 1909-12. Died in East Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 21, 1950 (age 76 years, 351 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Chidsey and Maria (Ford) Chidsey; married, October 21, 1896, to Isabelle McDonald; first cousin of Charles Francis Chidsey; first cousin once removed of Thomas McKeen Chidsey; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Chidsey; fourth cousin of Ernest Harvey Woodford; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Ward Beecher and Willis Case Chidsey.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Dennis M. Clyne (born c.1876) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., about 1876. Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state senate 11th District, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921) — also known as O. Vincent Coffin — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Union Vale, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 20, 1836. Republican. Banker; insurance business; treasurer and director, New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Railroad; mayor of Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member of Connecticut state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; Governor of Connecticut, 1895-97. Congregationalist. Died January 13, 1921 (age 84 years, 207 days). Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Hamilton Coffin and Jane (Vincent) Coffin; married, June 24, 1858, to Ellen Elizabeth Coe.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis W. Cole (c.1883-1966) — Born about 1883. Lawyer; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 2nd District, 1933; chairman, Travelers Insurance Companies, 1945-55; director, Chase National Bank and United Aircraft Corporation. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., December 7, 1966 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 12, 1956, to Corinne Robinson Alsop.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Sidney W. Crofut Sidney Winter Crofut (b. 1847) — also known as Sidney W. Crofut — of Danielson, Killingly, Windham County, Conn. Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester County, N.Y., October 17, 1847. Republican. Insurance business; banker; warden (borough president) of Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1888-90; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Killingly, 1893; Connecticut Banking Commissioner, 1895-1900. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Crofut; married, June 9, 1870, to Lucy E. Marcy.
  Image source: Men of Mark in Connecticut (1908)
  William Halpin Dallas (1889-1971) — also known as William H. Dallas — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 19, 1889. Republican. Insurance executive; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from West Hartford; elected 1946. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., 1971 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Theo Dallas and Clara Dallas; married to Helen Wark Pyle.
  George Potter Darrow (1859-1943) — also known as George P. Darrow — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Waterford, New London County, Conn., February 4, 1859. Republican. Member, board of managers, Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Germantown; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-37, 1939-41 (6th District 1915-23, 7th District 1923-37, 1939-41). Baptist. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 7, 1943 (age 84 years, 123 days). Interment at Ivy Hill Mausoleum, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edmund Darrow and Elizabeth (Potter) Darrow; married, February 8, 1887, to Sarah Johnson; married, September 16, 1897, to Elizabeth Shore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph A. DePaolo Jr. (1908-1965) — of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Southington, Hartford County, Conn., 1908. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Southington, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; first selectman of Southington, Connecticut, 1947-50; postmaster at Plantsville, Conn., 1952; Southington town clerk, 1961-65. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of Italy; American Legion. Died in Southington, Hartford County, Conn., May 21, 1965 (age about 56 years). Interment at St. Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Juanine S. DePaolo.
  DePaolo Middle School, in Southington, Connecticut, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Gaetano Stavola and Justina (DiStefano) Stavola; married 1942 to Joseph A. DePaolo Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John T. Dunn Jr. (born c.1893) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., about 1893. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  John L. Eliot — of Clinton, Middlesex County, Conn. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Clinton, 1935-40. Burial location unknown.
  Attilio R. Frassinelli (1907-1976) — of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland County, Conn., August 7, 1907. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1947-53; first selectman of Stafford, Connecticut, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952, 1956 (alternate), 1960 (alternate), 1972 (alternate); Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1967-71. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Rotary; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1976 (age about 68 years). Interment at St. Edward's Cemetery, Stafford Springs, Stafford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Frassinelli and Josephine (Dell'Agnese) Frassinelli; married to Mildred M. McLagan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Eugene Fuller (1853-1932) — also known as Edward E. Fuller — of Tolland, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Tolland, Tolland County, Conn., May 13, 1853. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state senate 24th District, 1895-96; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Tolland, 1909-10, 1921-22; defeated, 1910. Died August 22, 1932 (age 79 years, 101 days). Interment at North Cemetery, Tolland, Conn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lucius Henry Fuller (1849-1933) — also known as Lucius H. Fuller — of Putnam, Windham County, Conn.; Thompson, Windham County, Conn. Born in Tolland, Tolland County, Conn., August 31, 1849. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Putnam, 1881-82; member of Connecticut state senate 16th District, 1889-90; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1896; mayor of Putnam, Conn., 1899, 1902; municipal judge in Connecticut, 1901-17. Died March 16, 1933 (age 83 years, 197 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Conn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Henry Gabb (1880-1956) — also known as George H. Gabb — of Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn., August 5, 1880. Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bloomfield; elected 1908. Died in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn., December 30, 1956 (age 76 years, 147 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of William John Gabb and Kathryn Agnes (Parsons) Gabb; married, March 12, 1903, to Antoinette Belle Goodwin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philip S. Galpin (1796-1872) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in 1796. Whig. Carpet manufacturer; insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven, 1829, 1834-35, 1843; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1842-46, 1856-60; member of Connecticut state senate 4th District, 1848. Died May 22, 1872 (age about 75 years). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Married 1818 to Ann Fitch; married to Sarah Hull.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William N. Garofalo — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  James Patrick Geelan (1901-1982) — also known as James P. Geelan — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 11, 1901. Democrat. Retail manager; Vice-president, New Haven Central Labor Council; insurance broker; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1939-44; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948, 1956; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1965. Member, American Arbitration Association; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 10, 1982 (age 80 years, 364 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Edward Geelan and Mary Agnes (McDonnell) Geelan; married, October 9, 1933, to Elizabeth Marie Doll.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Albert Clinton Griswold (1884-1954) — also known as Albert C. Griswold — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., February 10, 1884. Republican. Life insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wethersfield; elected 1920. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., July 21, 1954 (age 70 years, 161 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Albert Griswold and Mary (Stillman) Griswold; first cousin four times removed of Samuel Allyne Otis; second cousin twice removed of Ashbel Griswold; second cousin thrice removed of Harrison Gray Otis; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Hale Sill; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Tappan Kellogg and James Otis.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bartholomew F. Guida (1914-1978) — also known as Bart Guida — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., 1914. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1970-75; defeated in primary, 1975. Died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., April 26, 1978 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Guida; married to Caroline Scates.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Henry Hackett (b. 1871) — also known as William H. Hackett — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 15, 1871. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1929-32. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hackett and Mary E. (McCracken) Hackett; married, June 30, 1897, to Elizabeth M. Connor.
  Harold Cannon Hall (1888-1946) — also known as Harold C. Hall — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., October 11, 1888. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; candidate for mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1941; member of Connecticut state senate 13th District, 1945-46. Member, Eagles; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1946 (age about 57 years). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Leland Hall and Laura (Cannon) Hall.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John T. Hanrahan (1872-1940) — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., December 15, 1872. Insurance business; first selectman of Stamford, Connecticut, 1932-38; defeated, 1938. Catholic. Died in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., August 14, 1940 (age 67 years, 243 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Hanrahan and Ellen (King) Hanrahan.
  W. Ross Hatch — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Insurance broker; candidate for mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1983. Still living as of 1983.
  William H. Heald (born c.1872) — of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland County, Conn., about 1872. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Stafford, 1915-18; member of Connecticut state senate 35th District, 1919-20; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas J. Herlihy — of Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. School teacher; insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives 16th District; elected 1996; member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 2001-. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2002.
  Edward Williams Hooker (1865-1915) — also known as Edward W. Hooker — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., October 19, 1865. Republican. Manufacturer; fire insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1907-08; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1908-10; defeated, 1910; member of Connecticut state senate 2nd District, 1911-14. Died in Groton, New London County, Conn., September 3, 1915 (age 49 years, 319 days). Entombed at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Bryan Edward Hooker and Martha Huntington (Williams) Hooker; married, November 12, 1889, to Mary Mather Hooker; second cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards; third cousin of John Appleton; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, Aaron Burr, James Davenport, Theodore Dwight and Henry Waggaman Edwards; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin, Charles Robert Sherman, Theodore Davenport, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland and George Smith Catlin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Condit family of Orange, New Jersey; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Edwards-Davenport-Thompson-Hooker family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert H. House (born c.1871) — of Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., about 1871. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Windsor, 1915-16; member of Connecticut state senate 7th District, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  George E. Jones — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Insurance executive; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1935-40. Burial location unknown.
  William R. Keeler — of West Ridgefield, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  George Edward Keeney (1849-1923) — also known as George E. Keeney — of Somersville, Somers, Tolland County, Conn. Born in South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., March 22, 1849. Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Connecticut state senate 24th District, 1889-90, 1893-94; president, Hartford Life Insurance Company, 1899; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908. Member, Freemasons. Died in Somersville, Somers, Tolland County, Conn., October 4, 1923 (age 74 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rockwell Keeney and Leonora Keeney; married 1873 to Ellen Denison; uncle of Ralph Denison Keeney (who married Julia Allen) and R. Leland Keeney; granduncle of Robert L. Keeney Jr..
  Political family: Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut.
  Lewis O. Kinne — of Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn. Insurance executive; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1939-44; defeated (Progressive), 1914. Burial location unknown.
  Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) — also known as Alfred B. Lewis — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 20, 1897. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; secretary of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialist candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, later president, Union Casualty insurance company. Episcopalian. Member, NAACP; American Civil Liberties Union; American Federation of Teachers; Americans for Democratic Action. Died about 1980 (age about 83 years). Interment somewhere in Fairfield County, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John Frederick Lewis and Anne Henrietta Rush (Baker) Lewis; married, November 20, 1924, to Lena Greenspan; married, October 14, 1939, to Eileen B. Lane.
  Walter A. Main (born c.1855) — of West Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Orange, New Haven County, Conn., about 1855. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; first selectman of Orange, Connecticut, 1888-1911; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Orange, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.
Francis T. Maloney Francis Thomas Maloney (1894-1945) — also known as Francis T. Maloney — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., March 31, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper city editor; insurance agent; member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30; mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1930-33; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1933-35; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1935-45; died in office 1945; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1936, 1940, 1944 (speaker). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died, following a heart attack, at the Meriden Hospital, Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., January 16, 1945 (age 50 years, 291 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Maloney and Grace (Hickey) Maloney; married 1918 to Martha Herzig.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Meriden (Conn.) Record, December 4, 1929
  Charles J. Manwaring (born c.1870) — of Niantic, East Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in East Lyme, New London County, Conn., about 1870. Republican. Grocer; insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1923-24. Burial location unknown.
  Gerald G. Marsh — of New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Milford, 1933-40. Burial location unknown.
  Carlos V. Mason (born c.1864) — of Bristol, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Unionville, Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., about 1864. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bristol, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Edwin Hyland May Jr. (1924-2002) — also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., May 28, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance business; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; Connecticut Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1960, 1968 (alternate); candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1962; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1968. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Rotary. Died, from a heart attack, in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla., February 20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin Hyland May and Dorothy (Wells-Hannum) May; married, July 19, 1947, to Jean Blease.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patrick McGovern (b. 1849) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Ireland, October 23, 1849. Republican. Insurance executive; member of Connecticut state senate 2nd District, 1905-08. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
John A. McGuire John Andrew McGuire (1906-1976) — also known as John A. McGuire — of Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., February 28, 1906. Democrat. Insurance business; Wallingford town clerk, 1934-49; Connecticut Democratic state chair, 1946; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952; warden (borough president) of Wallingford, Connecticut, 1954-55; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1961-62. Died in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., May 28, 1976 (age 70 years, 90 days). Interment at St. John Catholic Cemetery, Wallingford, Conn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Connecticut Register and Manual 1950
  Benjamin Baker Merrill (1871-1951) — also known as Benjamin B. Merrill — of Hockanum, East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Frankville, Winneshiek County, Iowa, July 20, 1871. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1925-28; defeated, 1942. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., January 2, 1951 (age 79 years, 166 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of George D. Merrill and Nancy Pulsifer (Treat) Merrill; married to Mary Catherine Gehan; fourth great-grandnephew of Robert Treat; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Arthur Edwards Bidwell; third cousin twice removed of John Taintor, Roger Taintor, Solomon Taintor, Orsamus Cook Merrill and Timothy Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine; fourth cousin once removed of Greene Carrier Bronson, John Russell Kellogg, John Adams Taintor, Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg, Henry G. Taintor, Farrand Fassett Merrill, Delos Fall and Herbert Dudley Witherell.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Merriman (born c.1856) — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., about 1856. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.
  William Jennings Miller (1899-1950) — also known as William J. Miller — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., March 12, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45, 1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Injured in an airplane crash in 1918 and lost both legs. Died in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., November 22, 1950 (age 51 years, 255 days). Interment at Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Marguerite Parrish.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert C. Mitchell (born c.1870) — of Southbury, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Southbury, New Haven County, Conn., about 1870. Republican. Farmer; fire insurance business; first selectman of Southbury, Connecticut, 1897; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Southbury, 1899-1900, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Oliver O'Donnell (1822-1877) — also known as C. Oliver O'Donnell — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., January 20, 1822. Commission merchant; insurance business; vice-president, Gaslight Company of Baltimore; director, Union Bank of Maryland; director, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Vice-Consul for Brazil in Baltimore, Md., 1864-76. Catholic. Died, from apoplexy, in the Pequod House Hotel, New London, New London County, Conn., August 12, 1877 (age 55 years, 204 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Columbus O'Donnell and Eleanora Cecilia (Pascault) O'Donnell; married, September 1, 1852, to Luizinha Iantha Pereira=de=Sodre; married to Helen Sophia Carroll (sister of John Lee Carroll; great-granddaughter of Benjamin Chew, Charles Carroll of Carrollton and Thomas Sim Lee).
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Carroll family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Page (1840-1929) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in North Branford, New Haven County, Conn., September 4, 1840. Republican. Insurance agent; bank director; mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1890-91. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., March 2, 1929 (age 88 years, 179 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Page and Sarah E. (Merriam) Page; married to Margaret A. Cook.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander J. Painter and Katherine Painter.
  David Walter Patten (1862-1921) — also known as D. Walter Patten — of Clintonville, North Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1862. Dairy farmer; real estate and insurance business; first selectman of North Haven, Connecticut, 1901-21. Died in North Haven, New Haven County, Conn., 1921 (age about 59 years). Interment at New Center Cemetery, North Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Albert Patten and Mary Belcher (Hyde) Patten; married to Erminie Emley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles H. Post (born c.1845) — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., about 1845. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Guilford, 1901-02. Burial location unknown.
  G. Stephen Potwin (born c.1894) — of Warehouse Point, East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., about 1894. Republican. Farmer; insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1927-30. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph B. Pysyk — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwich, 1937-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Julius T. Rogers (born c.1853) — of East Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Waterford, New London County, Conn., about 1853. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  John Grosvenor Rowland (b. 1957) — also known as John G. Rowland — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., May 24, 1957. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1985-91; Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004; defeated, 1990; resigned 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2000; Pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges in 2004; served ten months in prison. Catholic. Member, Tau Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Gregory M. Sapsuzian Jr. — of Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Enfield, 1939-40; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1940, 1942. Burial location unknown.
  H. Wesley Sargent — of Broad Brook, East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1941. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William E. Sheehy and Sarah E. (Flynn) Sheehy.
  Robert J. Smith (born c.1884) — of South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., about 1884. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Manchester, 1919-23; member of Connecticut state senate 4th District, 1925-31. Burial location unknown.
  William F. Smithwick (1882-1945) — of Bristol, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Ireland, 1882. Democrat. Grocer; insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bristol, 1915-16; defeated, 1916. Died in 1945 (age about 63 years). Interment at St. Thomas Cemetery, Bristol, Conn.
  Epitaph: "Faithfully served the City of Bristol as Charity Commissioner for 28 Years."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lucien Wells Sperry (1820-1890) — also known as Lucien W. Sperry — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Woodbridge, New Haven County, Conn., March 8, 1820. Coal dealer; insurance agent; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1866-69; member of Connecticut state senate 4th District, 1869-70. Unable to account for money entrusted to him, and likely to be arrested as an embezzler, he died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., June 26, 1890 (age 70 years, 110 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch K. Sperry and Mary Atlanta (Sperry) Sperry; brother of Nehemiah Day Sperry.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph H. Sprague (d. 1898) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Insurance business; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1874-78. Died July 21, 1898. Burial location unknown.
  J. Warren Stark (born c.1863) — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., about 1863. Republican. Farmer; insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Lyme, 1911-12, 1921-22, 1929-30, 1939-40; defeated, 1908; first selectman of Lyme, Connecticut, 1911-27. Burial location unknown.
  Norman C. Stevens (c.1884-1932) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., about 1884. Republican. Insurance executive; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1924-28. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 12, 1932 (age about 48 years). Burial location unknown.
Charles W. Terrell, Jr. Charles W. Terrell Jr. (born c.1924) — of Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., about 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1950; first selectman of Newtown, Connecticut; elected 1961, 1963; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1964. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Times, October 16, 1964
  Harvey L. Thompson (born c.1888) — of South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn., about 1888. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1927-28; defeated, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew Twaddle — of Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Rocky Hill, 1939-44. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Fiske H. Ventres — of Avon, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Avon, 1941-44. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Beck White (1893-1967) — also known as Robert B. White — of Plainville, Hartford County, Conn.; East Corinth, Corinth, Orange County, Vt. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., August 14, 1893. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Plainville; elected 1926, 1928, 1930. Died, from cancer of esophagus, in Barre City Hospital, Barre, Washington County, Vt., November 25, 1967 (age 74 years, 103 days). Interment at East Corinth Cemetery, East Corinth, Corinth, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Fred C. White and Hannah Belle (Reese) White.
  Raymond J. Wieczorek (b. 1928) — also known as Ray Wieczorek — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., December 9, 1928. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; insurance business; mayor of Manchester, N.H., 1990-99; defeated, 1999; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council 4th District, 2002-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 2004. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 2012.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Stanley F. Withe (1892-1984) — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn.; Sun City, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 15, 1892. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1953-54. Died in Sun City, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 19, 1984 (age 91 years, 218 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Inga Grau.
  James M. Woodhouse (born c.1882) — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., about 1882. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
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