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D. Luther Briggs (b. 1849) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Sackville, New
Brunswick, January
12, 1849.
Republican. Mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1890-93; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1897-98; member
of Connecticut
state senate 33rd District, 1907-08.
Member, Redmen;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Drennan Early (1859-1919) —
also known as Jacob D. Early —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
4, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
18, 1919 (age 59 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Charles A. Gates (b. 1867) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, August
22, 1867.
Republican. Railway
station baggage master; railway
station agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1899-1902; member of
Connecticut
state senate 29th District, 1903-04, 1907-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1928;
mayor
of Willimantic, Conn., 1918-22, 1928-29; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to
Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Harrison Hall (1854-1921) —
also known as George H. Hall —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn., November
26, 1854.
Republican. Coal and
firewood merchant; fire
chief; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1895-98; member of
Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died September
10, 1921 (age 66 years, 288
days).
Interment at West Cemetery, Bristol, Conn.
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Charles A. Hoffman (b. 1863) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in High Bridge, Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
9, 1863.
Republican. Cigar
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1903-06; member of
Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Hoffman. |
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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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Herman Paul Kopplemann (1880-1957) —
also known as Herman P. Kopplemann —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Odessa, Ukraine,
May
1, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1913-14; member of
Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1945-47; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1942, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1957 (age 77 years, 102
days).
Interment at Emanuel
Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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Albert W. Mattoon —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Tobacco
merchant; candidate for mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Miles B. Preston (b. 1850) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., May 9,
1850.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1896-1900; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Truman W. Preston. |
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Frank James Rice (1869-1917) —
also known as Frank J. Rice —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
5, 1869.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; grocer; real estate
business; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1910-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen;
Order
of Heptasophs; Knights of Pythias; Union
League.
Died January
18, 1917 (age 47 years, 348
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Lyman Twining Tingier (1862-1920) —
also known as Lyman T. Tingier —
of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Webster, Worcester
County, Mass., June 9,
1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1896;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1909-12; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1912-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1913-15; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Foresters.
Died in 1920
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Adrian Rowe Wadsworth, Sr. (1855-1941) —
also known as Adrian R. Wadsworth —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., November
26, 1855.
Republican. Farmer; civil
engineer; coal and
ice dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1897-1902,
1921-22, 1925-32; defeated, 1894, 1908, 1914; warden
(borough president) of Farmington, Connecticut, 1904-09, 1917; first
selectman of Farmington, Connecticut, 1917, 1920-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., May 15,
1941 (age 85 years, 170
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Farmington, Conn.
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Edward Ernest West (1847-1905) —
also known as Edward E. West —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in England,
November
29, 1847.
Democrat. Mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1900-01; defeated, 1903.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
25, 1905 (age 57 years, 57
days).
Interment at West Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John Aaron West, Jr. and Louisa Amanda (Bourdon) West; married to
Alice Pelton La Barnes. |
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