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Hugh Mead Alcorn (1872-1955) —
also known as Hugh M. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
24, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1903-06; Hartford
County State's Attorney, 1908-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Judicature Society; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 26,
1955 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Fred Atwater (c.1871-1933) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Birmingham (now part of Derby), New Haven
County, Conn., about 1871.
Democrat. Founder and president, Columbia Nut and Bolt Company; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1921-23; defeated, 1923, 1927; member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1931; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Kiwanis.
Died, from diabetes
and a heart
ailment, in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
23, 1933 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Atwater and Josie (Wells) Atwater. |
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Alfred Carleton Baldwin (1872-1957) —
also known as Alfred C. Baldwin —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Beacon Falls, New Haven
County, Conn., December
5, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1925-42.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
21, 1957 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Beaverdale
Memorial Park, New Haven, 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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Leo Luke Fabisinski (b. 1890) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Collinsville, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., October
18, 1890.
State's Attorney, 1st Circuit. 1926-31; circuit judge in Florida,
1931-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Fabisinski and Julia (Radomski) Fabisinski; married, June 8,
1915, to Claude Meck Kirkpatrick. |
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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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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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John G. Root —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. President, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1888-90.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
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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