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Monroe Latimer Beckwith (1884-1966) —
also known as Monroe L. Beckwith —
of Waterford, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., March
16, 1884.
Dairy farmer;
brickmason; first
selectman of Waterford, Connecticut, 1947.
Died in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., June 12,
1966 (age 82 years, 88
days).
Interment at Jordan
Cemetery, Waterford, Conn.
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Arthur M. Brainard (born c.1842) —
of East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1842.
Republican. Mason; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Austin A. Chapman (1828-1915) —
of Preston, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Preston, New London
County, Conn., May 28,
1828.
Democrat. Mason; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1874.
Died in 1915
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Preston
City Cemetery, Preston, Conn.
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Robert O. Clark (born c.1861) —
of East Berlin, Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Berlin, Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1861.
Republican. Brick manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin, 1929-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard J. Hall (born c.1872) —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1872.
Democrat. Mason; contractor;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Joseph Harris (1853-1944) —
also known as Charles J. Harris —
of Dillsboro, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., September
11, 1853.
Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (mining),
Harris Granite Quarries, and Harris-Woodbury Lumber Co.;
president, Jackson County Bank
(Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American National Bank
(Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Times newspaper;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1908,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1904.
Suffered a broken back, probably from a fall, was
unable to eat, and died from inanition,
in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
14, 1944 (age 90 years, 156
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris; married to Florence
Rust. |
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Marcus E. Jacobs (born c.1840) —
of Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1840.
Republican. Brick manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin, 1901-02; defeated,
1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest J. Meakins (b. 1877) —
of East Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England,
March
22, 1877.
Democrat. Bricklayer; naturalized U.S. citizen; candidate for
Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1930, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Henry Meakins and Ellen (Bliss) Meakins. |
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Frank S. Neal (born c.1858) —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1858.
Republican. Stone and ice
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Charles Odgers (1874-1954) —
also known as Frederick C. Odgers —
of East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., August
3, 1874.
Stonecutter; Citizens candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1902.
English
ancestry.
Died in East Lyme, New London
County, Conn., December
29, 1954 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William James Odgers and Mary (Christoe) Odgers; married to Elnora
M. Sherman and Elva M. Anderson. |
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John Joseph Phelan (b. 1851) —
also known as John J. Phelan —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in County Wexford, Ireland,
June
24, 1851.
Marble and granite dealer; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1885-87; Supreme
Knight, Knights of Columbus, 1886-97; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1893-95.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Phelan and Catherine (White) Phelan. |
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Francis Cornwall Sherman (1805-1870) —
also known as Francis C. Sherman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
18, 1805.
Democrat. Brick manufacturer; hotel
owner; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1841-42, 1862-65; defeated, 1865; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County,
1847; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1862.
Methodist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
7, 1870 (age 65 years, 50
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Andrew Slater (born c.1847) —
of Unionville, Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
about 1847.
Democrat. Stonemason; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank L. Stiles (1854-1922) —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 12,
1854.
Republican. Brick manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Haven; elected 1902.
Died in North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., 1922
(age about
67 years).
Interment at New Center Cemetery, North Haven, Conn.
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Michael Svihra (born c.1887) —
of Easton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
about 1887.
Republican. Cement contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Easton, 1947-50.
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Weld (b. 1855) —
of Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn., 1855.
Democrat. Mason; innkeeper;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Wiltshire (born c.1883) —
of Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn., about 1883.
Democrat. Mason; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethlehem, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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