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Politician members in Connecticut

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.   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   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 Charles Harrington (c.1859-1919) — of Essex, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Essex, Middlesex County, Conn., about 1859. Democrat. Postmaster at Essex, Conn., 1888-92, 1896-1900, 1915-19. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. After a shortage of $1,250 was discovered in his post office accounts, he died from self-inflicted gunshot, in Essex, Middlesex County, Conn., September 24, 1919 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.   Image source: Hartford Courant, September 30, 1919   Milton Cleveland Isbell (1870-1940) — also known as Milton C. Isbell — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Seymour, New Haven County, Conn., November 10, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1905-06, 1911-12, 1915-16; defeated, 1912, 1916. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Connecticut, July 21, 1940 (age 69 years, 254 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, Conn.   Relatives: Married, November 14, 1906, to Cora Amanda Wakelee.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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. 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.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Newton Murphy and Adele E. (Lance) Murphy; married, January 9, 1909, to Jeannette Grey Hutchinson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1917 Edward Spellman Roberts (1842-1923) — also known as Edward S. Roberts — of East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn., April 15, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; creamery business; bank director; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1875, 1889; member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1901; Connecticut state treasurer, 1913-15; defeated, 1906. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Grand Army of the Republic; Grange. Died April 9, 1923 (age 80 years, 359 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, East Canaan, North Canaan, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Frederick Roberts and Hannah (Spellman) Roberts; married, September 4, 1867, to Lois Jane Briggs.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Hartford Courant, September 13, 1906

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