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Politicians in Mining in Connecticut

George B. Chittenden (1849-1939) — of East River, Madison, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Madison, New Haven County, Conn., December 25, 1849. Republican. Mining engineer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Madison, 1919-20. Died February 17, 1939 (age 89 years, 54 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Madison, Conn.   Relatives: Married to Kittie S. Delano.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Sherman Willard Eddy (1876-1952) — also known as Sherman W. Eddy — of Avon, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Brunswick, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 3, 1876. Fruit farmer; factory superintendent for Ensign-Bickford Company, maker of blasting equipment for mining; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Avon, 1927-28; defeated (Democratic), 1938. Died in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., August 19, 1952 (age 75 years, 351 days). Interment at Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Conn.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris; married to Florence Rust.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel Upson (1786-1863) — Born in Southington, Hartford County, Conn., March 18, 1786. Physician; farmer; mining business; member of Ohio state senate, 1836-38. Died in Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio, June 21, 1863 (age 77 years, 95 days). Interment at Tallmadge Cemetery, Tallmadge, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of John Upson and Lois (Atwater) Upson; married, May 19, 1814, to Polly Wright; father of William Hanford Upson; great-grandfather of William Hazlett Upson; first cousin once removed of Josiah Cowles; second cousin once removed of John Strong; second cousin twice removed of Charles Upson, Calvin Josiah Cowles, Harvey Washington Upson, Gad Ely Upson, Christopher Columbus Upson, Andrew Seth Upson and Evelyn M. Upson; second cousin thrice removed of James Wesley Upson and Charles Holden Cowles; third cousin of Henry Champion, Epaphroditus Champion, Daniel Chapin and Samuel Strong; third cousin once removed of Simeon Baldwin, Graham Hurd Chapin and George Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Frederick Enoch Woodbridge and Charles Hale; third cousin thrice removed of Franklin Woodruff, Asbury Wright Lee and Warren Edward Anderson; fourth cousin of Orsamus Cook Merrill, James Doolittle Wooster, Timothy Merrill and Roger Sherman Baldwin; fourth cousin once removed of Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., John Charles Birdsall, John Arnold Rockwell, Norman A. Phelps, Francis William Kellogg, Ausburn Birdsall, Farrand Fassett Merrill, Russell Sage and Simeon Eben Baldwin.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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