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Politician members in Connecticut

  Clarence Henry Adams (1905-1987) — also known as Clarence H. Adams — of Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York County, Maine, November 1, 1905. Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking Department, 1931-52; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1952-56; president and trustee, Boston Celtics professional basketball team, 1965-68. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Jesters; Shriners. Died, in the Maine Medical Center, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, May 10, 1987 (age 81 years, 190 days). Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Wells, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Orin J. Adams and Rose (Moody) Adams; married, October 10, 1931, to Arlene M. Sawyer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Ward Tiffany Alling (b. 1887) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Conn., June 27, 1887. Republican. Merchant; member, Alling Rubber Company; member of Connecticut state senate 18th District, 1931. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wilbur Sidney Alling and Mary Elizabeth (Tiffany) Alling; married, January 27, 1912, to Mary Scott Hull; married, February 6, 1916, to Emily Glass Coote.
  Prelate Demick Barker (1835-1928) — also known as Prelate D. Barker — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in North Branford, New Haven County, Conn., September 29, 1835. Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; secretary-treasurer, Alabama & Mississippi Railroad, 1866-71; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2nd Alabama District, 1871-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920; postmaster at Mobile, Ala., 1890-94, 1897-1914; member of Republican National Committee from Alabama, 1908-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., March 29, 1928 (age 92 years, 182 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Brooks Barker and Frances Jane (Appell) Barker; married, August 1, 1865, to Joanna Elizabeth Ferguson; married, April 29, 1914, to Grace Salome Pettit.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eli Coe Birdsey (1843-1929) — also known as Eli C. Birdsey — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., February 25, 1843. Republican. Hardware merchant; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Meriden, 1919-20. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died February 5, 1929 (age 85 years, 346 days). Interment at East Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Eli Coe Birdsey (1799-1843) and Rebecca Cook (Wilcox) Birdsey; married 1864 to Catherine Butler; grandson of Gershom Birdsey; fifth great-grandnephew of Robert Treat; sixth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; first cousin twice removed of Jeduthun Wilcox; second cousin once removed of Leonard Wilcox; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin Hard; third cousin once removed of Francis William Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Chittenden, Victory James Birdseye and James Samuel Wadsworth; fourth cousin of Arthur Julius Birdseye; fourth cousin once removed of Martin Chittenden, Israel Coe, Charles Frederick Wadsworth, Jethro Ayers Hatch, James Wolcott Wadsworth and George Harrison Hall.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Henry A. Bishop Henry Alfred Bishop (1860-1934) — also known as Henry A. Bishop — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., December 4, 1860. Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent of several railroads; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1886; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1888 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1912 (alternate); candidate for secretary of state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire Resisting Paint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Power Co., and Reed Carpet Co.; vice-president, Brady Brass Co., Pacific Iron Works, Connecticut National Bank, and Consolidated Telephone Co.; director, Westchester Street Railway Co., Western Union Telegraph Co.; director, Bridgeport Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Psi Upsilon; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., October 22, 1934 (age 73 years, 322 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of William Darius Bishop and Julia Ann (Tomlinson) Bishop; brother of Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop; married, February 6, 1883, to Jessie Alvord Trubee; nephew of Russell Tomlinson.
  Political family: Bishop-Tomlinson family of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Mark in Connecticut (1908)
Thomas D. Bradstreet Thomas Dudley Bradstreet (b. 1841) — also known as Thomas D. Bradstreet — of Thomaston, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Thomaston, Litchfield County, Conn., August 1, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; vice-president and general manager, Seth Thomas Clock Company; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1886; member of Connecticut state senate, 1903-05; Connecticut state comptroller, 1907-13; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1912. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Sons of the Revolution; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Thomas J. Bradstreet and Amanda (Thomas) Bradstreet; married, March 23, 1864, to Sarah M. Perry.
  Image source: Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut 1907-08
  Charles Raymond Brock (1896-1987) — also known as C. Raymond Brock — of Hamden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Hamden, New Haven County, Conn., July 20, 1896. Republican. Dairy business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hamden, 1937-42; member of Connecticut state senate 12th District, 1943-46. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Kiwanis. Died September 18, 1987 (age 91 years, 60 days). Interment at Northford New Cemetery, Northford, North Branford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Charles W. Brock and Minnie (Hurd) Brock; married to Elfie Blakeslee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Homer S. Cummings Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) — also known as Homer S. Cummings — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 30, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900, 1904, 1920 (alternate), 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; speaker), 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Attorney General, 1933-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles. Died September 10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings; married to Cecilia Waterbury.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) — also known as Charles N. Daniels — of Willimantic, Windham County, Conn. Born in Barre, Monroe County, N.Y., July 2, 1849. Republican. Coal and lumber dealer; postmaster at Willimantic, Conn., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, as of 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut state auditor, 1908. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., December 17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168 days). Interment at Old Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels; married to Susie E. Howard Little.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Christian Frederick Fox (1861-1933) — also known as Christian F. Fox — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Germany, December 14, 1861. Republican. Sausage manufacturer; merchant; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Meriden, 1911-12. Episcopalian. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., November 16, 1933 (age 71 years, 337 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, December 24, 1883, to Emma R. Dason.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to Elizabeth L. Lang.
  G. Harold Gilpatric (b. 1881) — of Putnam, Windham County, Conn. Born in Warren, Bristol County, R.I., July 8, 1881. Republican. Banker; Connecticut state treasurer, 1919-24; resigned 1924; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1919-22. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Gilpatric; married, October 19, 1905, to Irene Wheelock.
  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
  Elizur Stillman Goodrich (1834-1926) — also known as Elizur S. Goodrich — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., December 28, 1834. Republican. President, Hartford Street Railway Company; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1895-96; member of Connecticut state senate 2nd District, 1897-1901. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died June 1, 1926 (age 91 years, 155 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Elizur Goodrich (1798-1854) and Jerusha W. (Stillman) Goodrich; married 1859 to Mary Ann Hammer; second cousin four times removed of William Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of Chauncey Goodrich and Elizur Goodrich (1761-1849); third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Huntington, Moses Seymour and Daniel Pitkin; fourth cousin once removed of Herbert Ernest Powell.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lindley Hoag Hadley (1861-1948) — also known as Lindley H. Hadley — of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash. Born near Sylvania, Parke County, Ind., June 19, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1915-33; defeated, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., November 4, 1948 (age 87 years, 138 days). Interment at St. Matthew's Cemetery, Wilton, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Hadley and Martha (McCoy) Hadley; married, June 1, 1887, to Lavalette Cross.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
  William Franklin Henney (b. 1852) — also known as William F. Henney — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Enfield, Hartford County, Conn., November 2, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; director and counsel, Hartford Electric Light Co. and Southern New England Telephone Co.; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1904-08; member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1913-16. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Henney and Mene (Barclay) Henney.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Hoffman.
  Edwin Olmstead Keeler (1846-1923) — also known as Edwin O. Keeler — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn., January 12, 1846. Republican. Wholesale grocer; banker; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1893-96; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1893-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of Connecticut state senate, 1897-1900; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1901-03; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1901. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died December 4, 1923 (age 77 years, 326 days). Interment somewhere in Norwalk, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Jonah Charles Keeler and Henrietta (Olmstead) Keeler; married, May 13, 1868, to Sarah Velina Whiting; second cousin once removed of Fred Lockwood Keeler; third cousin once removed of Martin Keeler; fourth cousin of Stephen Hiram Keeler, Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, David Munson Osborne and John Sherman; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Walstein Bangs, John Clarence Keeler, Thomas Mott Osborne and Anson Foster Keeler.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Eugene W. Latimer (b. 1887) — of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Coventry, Tolland County, Conn., July 23, 1887. Republican. Grain and coal dealer; probate judge in Connecticut, 1930; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Coventry, 1937-42; member of Connecticut state senate 35th District, 1943-46. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William C. Latimer and H. A. (Richmond) Latimer.
  John Henry Light (b. 1855) — also known as John H. Light — of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Carmel, Putnam County, N.Y., March 27, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut state attorney general, 1910-15; appointed 1910. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married, August 3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood.
  H. Wales Lines (1838-1927) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Naugatuck, New Haven County, Conn., June 3, 1838. Republican. Building contractor; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1869; mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1877-79; member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1879-80; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1888. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Blind after 1900. Died in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., January 11, 1927 (age 88 years, 222 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Willis Lines and Harriet (Bunnell) Lines; married 1861 to Sarah Congdon Munger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Costello Lippitt (1842-1924) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in East Killingly, Killingly, Windham County, Conn., December 12, 1842. Republican. Banker; mayor of Norwich, Conn., 1908-10; Connecticut state treasurer, 1911-13. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Society of Colonial Wars. Died August 21, 1924 (age 81 years, 253 days). Interment at Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Norris G. Lippitt and Eliza M. (Leffingwell) Lippitt; married 1864 to Emily Hyde Standish; married, June 4, 1890, to Gertrude Hopkins Lamphere; first cousin five times removed of William Greene; second cousin once removed of Andrew Clark Lippitt and Henry Lippitt; second cousin four times removed of William Greene Jr.; third cousin of Charles Warren Lippitt and Henry Frederick Lippitt; third cousin once removed of Frederick Lippitt; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Earl Bowen and John Lester Hubbard Chafee; third cousin thrice removed of Ray Greene and Lincoln Davenport Chafee; fourth cousin once removed of Dennison Franklin Holden.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Houghton family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) — also known as Daniel N. Morgan — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn., August 18, 1844. Democrat. Grocer; dry goods merchant; banker; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1883; member of Connecticut state senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893; Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1898. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. While crossing a street, he was hit by an automobile, was badly injured, and died twelve days later, in Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., May 30, 1931 (age 86 years, 285 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra Morgan and Hannah (Nash) Morgan; married, June 10, 1868, to Medora Huganen Judson (daughter of William A. Judson).
  Political family: Morgan-Judson family of Newtown and Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Charles Hine Nettleton Charles Hine Nettleton (b. 1850) — of Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn.; Derby, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., June 29, 1850. Warden (borough president) of Shelton, Connecticut, 1882-83; president, New Haven Gas Light Company; president, Birmingham National Bank; general manager, Birmingham Water Company. Episcopalian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Union League; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Nettleton and Ellen (Hine) Nettleton; married, November 11, 1874, to Katharine Arold.
  Image source: Men of Mark in Connecticut (1908)
  Francis Irving Nettleton (b. 1874) — also known as Francis I. Nettleton — of Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn., October 23, 1874. Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Huntington, 1907-08; mayor of Shelton, Conn., 1919-30. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles P. Nettleton and Frances A. (Hallock) Nettleton; married 1899 to Jean M. Mitchell.
  Wesley Ulysses Pearne (b. 1851) — also known as Wesley U. Pearne — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 1, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Middletown, 1901-02, 1905-06; defeated, 1902. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Marshall Pearne and Emily Ann (Swathel) Pearne; married, April 25, 1883, to Harriette Cornelia Arnold.
  James Monroe Pendleton (1822-1889) — also known as James M. Pendleton — of Westerly, Washington County, R.I. Born in North Stonington, New London County, Conn., January 10, 1822. Republican. Banker; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1868, 1876; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1871-75; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1878-84. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Westerly, Washington County, R.I., February 16, 1889 (age 67 years, 37 days). Interment at River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
  Presumably named for: James Monroe
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Pendleton (1779-1827) and Phebe (Cole) Pendleton; married 1847 to Arabella Bethene Spencer; grandson of Nathan Pendleton (1754-1841); second cousin of Charles Marsh Pendleton and Cyrus Henry Pendleton; second cousin once removed of Calvin Crane Pendleton, Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph Palmer Dyer, Charles Henry Pendleton, Harris Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton, James Pendleton, Nathan William Pendleton and Eckford Gustavus Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Cornelius Welles Pendleton and Claudius Victor Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Enoch C. Chapman.
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Truman W. Preston.
  Friend William Smith Jr. (1829-1917) — also known as Friend W. Smith, Jr. — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Delaware County, N.Y., May 11, 1829. Republican. Inventor; manufacturer; bank director; postmaster at Bridgeport, Conn., 1861-69. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, from pneumonia, in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., March 3, 1917 (age 87 years, 296 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to Angeline A. Weed.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
George E. Somers George Edwin Somers (1833-1915) — also known as George E. Somers — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn., January 21, 1833. Republican. Machinist; inventor; superintendent, later president, Bridgeport Brass Company; bank director; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1897. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died December 18, 1915 (age 82 years, 331 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Esther (Peck) Somers and Rufus Somers; married 1858 to Sarah J. Noble; married, December 6, 1865, to Fannie Elizabeth (French) Clark.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Mark in Connecticut (1908)
  Thomas Vincent Stillman (1828-1891) — of Rhode Island. Born in Voluntown, New London County, Conn., August 13, 1828. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1870. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Westerly, Washington County, R.I., August 21, 1891 (age 63 years, 8 days). Burial location unknown.
  Clifford Brittin Wilson (1879-1943) — also known as Clifford B. Wilson — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn.; Weston, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., December 2, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield County Coroner, 1909-11; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1911-21; defeated, 1921, 1935; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Sons of Veterans. Died, from a heart attack, in Weston, Fairfield County, Conn., January 1, 1943 (age 63 years, 30 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James A. Wilson and Mary E. (Wordin) Wilson; married, November 10, 1914, to Anastasia C. Dorsey.
  Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham County, Conn., October 22, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October 10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge.
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