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Nathan Aaron (1905-1974) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
22, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1945-46.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Odd Fellows.
Died in October, 1974
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Aaron and Eva Aaron. |
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Clifford J. Atwater (b. 1858) —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Collinsville, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., November
8, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1898-1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Atwater and Mary G. (Stewart) Atwater; married 1890 to Jennie
Taylor. |
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Grange;
Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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William Perry Barber (1907-1984) —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., May 6,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Putnam, Conn., 1940; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952;
superior court judge in Connecticut, 1964.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Died in July, 1984
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Barber and Elvira A. Barber. |
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Philo Fairchild Barnum (1806-1878) —
also known as Philo F. Barnum —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
14, 1806.
Democrat. Postmaster at Bridgeport,
Conn., 1845-49.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died February
4, 1878 (age 71 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Theodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (now Germany),
January
25, 1864.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1930.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Lawrence and Memorial Associated Hospitals,
New London, New London
County, Conn., January
12, 1939 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein; married, February
21, 1889, to Jennie Muir; married to Edna G.
Simpson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Legislative History and
Souvenir of Connecticut 1907-08 |
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Warren Booth Burrows (1877-1952) —
also known as Warren B. Burrows —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.; Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London
County, Conn., September
14, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1928-30; resigned 1930; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1931-35; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London
County, Conn., December
8, 1952 (age 75 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Poquonock Bridge, Groton, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Burrows and Lucy Agnes (Booth) Burrows; married, January
22, 1916, to Emily Avery Copp. |
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Maro Spaulding Chapman (1839-1907) —
also known as Maro S. Chapman —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., February
13, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postal
envelope manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1882; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1885-86; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Connecticut.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Instrumental in the establishment of the Hartford, Manchester,
Rockville Tramway
Co. in 1895.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 2,
1907 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Chapman and Hannah (Percival) Chapman; married 1861 to Lucy
Woodbridge; married 1871 to Helen
Robbins. |
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Edwin Clifford Chipman (b. 1861) —
of Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in West Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 7,
1861.
Physician;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; Prohibition
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1910; member of
Connecticut Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1922.
Seventh-Day
Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Truman Chipman and Harriet A. Chipman; married 1888 to Eunice
C. Crumb. |
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Republican. Vegetable
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish
and German
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Rotary;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (at-large), 1952 (2nd District).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Charles Hull Clark (b. 1832) —
also known as Charles H. Clark —
of Milldale, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., October
23, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; nut and bolt
manufacturer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1895-96,
1899-1900, 1905-06; president, Waterbury and Milldale Tramway
Company, 1907.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Levi Nelson Clark (1863-1934) —
also known as Levi N. Clark —
of South Canterbury, Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn., September
6, 1863.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1934
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Carey Cemetery, Canterbury, Conn.
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William Judson Clark (b. 1825) —
also known as William J. Clark —
of Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., August
19, 1825.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; nut and bolt
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1883-84.
Member, Union
League; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) —
also known as J. Milton Coburn —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack
County, N.H., March
27, 1853.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1898-99; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1902.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn; married, August
4, 1879, to Abbie M. Cutler. |
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Peter P. Cornen (1815-1893) —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
13, 1815.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; real estate
business; oil
producer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1867; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1871.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died March
23, 1893 (age 78 years, 10
days).
Interment at Scott's Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.
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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; 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.
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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 Milton Fessenden (1883-1955) —
also known as C. Milton Fessenden —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
28, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1916.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died January
11, 1955 (age 71 years, 136
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Civilion Fones (1836-1907) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
October
1, 1836.
Dentist;
mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1886-88.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows.
Died September
20, 1907 (age 70 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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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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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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Louis I. Gladstone (born c.1927) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1959-61; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Still living as of 1975.
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Edwin Hallock (b. 1840) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., August
16, 1840.
Republican. Hardware
business; real estate
dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1897-98, 1903-06;
defeated, 1900, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zephaniah Hallock and Sarah (Hall) Hallock. |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in
Connecticut (1908) |
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William E. Hanmer (1879-1966) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1879.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1941-44; member
of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1945-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Exchange
Club.
Died in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., January
5, 1966 (age 86 years, 90
days).
Interment at Wethersfield
Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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Samuel Hodgkinson (b. 1851) —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Congleton, Cheshire, England,
January
9, 1851.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wallingford, 1897-1900;
member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1907-08.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Hodgkinson and Annie Hodgkinson; married, January
16, 1879, to Sarah Laverine Averill. |
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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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Frederick Palmer Latimer (b. 1875) —
of Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Montville, New London
County, Conn., November
13, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1907-08; secretary,
New London and East Lyme street
railway.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph S. Latimer and Arabella (Palmer) Latimer; married 1901 to Grace
Hamilton. |
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Isaac Chauncey Lewis (1812-1893) —
also known as Isaac C. Lewis —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., October
19, 1812.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1848, 1859, 1862, 1866; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1870-72.
Member, Odd Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., December
7, 1893 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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John Nelson Lewis (b. 1847) —
of Voluntown, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April
23, 1847.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1889, 1891; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1897.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Order
of United American Mechanics.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lewis and Mary (Sisson) Lewis; married 1873 to E.
Nietta Lee. |
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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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Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest O. Maine —
of Rhode Island.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1913.
Republican. Auctioneer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-57.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Interment at Thompson
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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Albert H. Mansfield (1866-1928) —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Webster, Worcester
County, Mass., June 7,
1866.
Railroad
builder; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Putnam, 1901-02.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, from angina
pectoris, in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., June 3,
1928 (age 61 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Willard Marsden (b. 1880) —
also known as Arthur W. Marsden —
of Madison, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Westville, New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
16, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1904; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Madison, 1909-10, 1913-18,
1921-22; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1911-12, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. Arthur Marsden and Katharine (Willard) Marsden; married, September
16, 1903, to Josephine Parker. |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Legislative
History and Souvenir (1909) |
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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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Allan W. Paige (1854-1913) —
of Huntington (now Shelton), Fairfield
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Sherman, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1882, 1891-92; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1891-92; member
of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1905-06; defeated, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Union
League.
Died July 27,
1913 (age 59 years, 149
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 15,
1845.
Telegraph
operator; civil
engineer; druggist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford, 1886; undertaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton;
brother of James
Pendleton; married, November
8, 1871, to Mary Brewster Burtch; great-grandnephew of Nathan
Pendleton (1754-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan
Pendleton (1779-1827); second cousin once removed of Charles
Marsh Pendleton, James
Monroe Pendleton, Cyrus
Henry Pendleton and Cornelius
Welles Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Daniel
Burrows; third cousin of Calvin
Crane Pendleton, Edward
Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph
Palmer Dyer, Charles
Henry Pendleton, Chauncey
C. Pendleton, Nathan
William Pendleton and Eckford
Gustavus Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Lorenzo
Burrows and Claudius
Victor Pendleton; fourth cousin of Enoch
C. Chapman. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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William R. Peterson (1894-1992) —
of Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., June 8,
1894.
Republican. Petroleum
distributor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Portland, 1939-43; member of
Connecticut
state senate, 1947-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Died in a nursing
home at Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
11, 1992 (age 98 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Olaf Frederick Peterson and Sophie Christine (Johnson) Peterson;
married, September
16, 1916, to Clara Amelie Bergeson. |
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Charles Phelps (1852-1940) —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1885; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1893-94; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1897-99; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1899-1903; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention from Vernon, 1902;
Tolland
County State's Attorney, 1904-15; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Odd Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
3, 1940 (age 87 years, 177
days).
Entombed at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
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Henry J. Potter (b. 1850) —
of East Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
15, 1850.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1903-04; member of
Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1907-08.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen L. Potter and Sarah C. (Morse) Potter; married, February
17, 1898, to Alice C. Chandler. |
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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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Andrew N. Shepard (b. 1862) —
of Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 5,
1862.
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Portland, 1901-02; member of
Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1907-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Shepard and Elizabeth (Tryon) Shepard; married to Harriet
Stockwell. |
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Charles Frederick Thayer (b. 1852) —
also known as Charles F. Thayer —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Thompson, Windham
County, Conn., November
6, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1891-92; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1892, 1898, 1905;
mayor
of Norwich, Conn., 1900-08, 1911; Connecticut
Democratic state chair, 1901; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles D. Thayer and Lucy E. (Nichols) Thayer; married, October
22, 1884, to Mary Hewitt. |
| | | Campaign slogan: "No drafted men, but
only volunteers." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Hartford Courant,
September 13, 1906 |
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John Harper Trumbull (1873-1961) —
also known as John H. Trumbull —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., March 4,
1873.
Republican. Organizer and president, Trumbull Electric Manufacturing
Co.; board chairman, Colonial Air
Transport, Inc.; director and treasurer, Plainville Realty
Co.; president, Plainville Trust Co.;
director, Connecticut Light &
Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932,
1936
(speaker);
member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1921-24; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922-30; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1925; Governor of
Connecticut, 1925-31; defeated, 1932; delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District,
1933.
Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Humane
Society.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 21,
1961 (age 88 years, 78
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plainville, Conn.
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James F. Walsh (b. 1864) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Lewisboro, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
15, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1901-02, 1919-20;
Speaker
of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1919-20;
member of Connecticut
state senate 27th District, 1903-04, 1907-08; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1905-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Walsh and Annie E. Walsh; married, April
11, 1893, to Emily Gene Tweedale. |
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Ira R. Wildman (1850-1939) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
3, 1850.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1910.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
31, 1939 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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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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