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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams. |
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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.
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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. |
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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 at Montgomery, Alabama, 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.
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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.
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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.
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Thomas Dudley Bradstreet (1841-1915) —
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; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1892;
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.
Died in Thomaston, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
15, 1915 (age 74 years, 14
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Thomaston, Conn.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Brock and Minnie (Hurd) Brock; married to Elfie
Blakeslee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Connecticut, 1940;
Democratic Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1944.
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.
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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 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels; married to Susie
E. Howard Little. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Henning Ericson (1880-1927) —
also known as George H. Ericson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
7, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1917; defeated,
1924.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 24,
1927 (age 47 years, 167
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew E. Ericson and Anna Maria (Hendricksdotter) Ericson;
married, September
26, 1903, to Annie Elisabeth Lindquist. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1917 |
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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.
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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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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Gilpatric; married, October
19, 1905, to Irene Wheelock. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Gladwin and Sarah (Doane) Gladwin; married to Eunice A.
Averill. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henney and Mene (Barclay) Henney. |
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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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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.
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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 family: Osborne
family of Auburn, New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Latimer and H. A. (Richmond) Latimer. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married, August
3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Willis Lines and Harriet (Bunnell) Lines; married 1861 to Sarah
Congdon Munger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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.
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Charles Frederick Murphy (1875-1934) —
also known as Charles F. Murphy —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwood, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April
13, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1905-09; member
of New
York state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1914; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Chi; Sons
of Veterans.
Struck
by a car, badly injured, and died two days later, in Danbury Hospital,
Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 19,
1934 (age 59 years, 67
days).
Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Nettleton and Ellen (Hine) Nettleton; married, November
11, 1874, to Katharine Arold. |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in
Connecticut (1908) |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles P. Nettleton and Frances A. (Hallock) Nettleton; married
1899 to
Jean M. Mitchell. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Marshall Pearne and Emily Ann (Swathel) Pearne; married,
April
25, 1883, to Harriette Cornelia Arnold. |
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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;
Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1868
(voted for Ulysses
S. Grant and Schuyler
Colfax); 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.
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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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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to Angeline
A. Weed. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James A. Wilson and Mary E. (Wordin) Wilson; married, November
10, 1914, to Anastasia C. Dorsey. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October
10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge. |
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