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John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Iona Station, Ontario,
October
15, 1908.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; economist;
university
professor; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Economic Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Philosophical Society.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1946, and again in 2000.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Mt. Auburn Hospital,
Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
29, 2006 (age 97 years, 196
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Dan D. Home (1861-1940) —
of Montville, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, April, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; first
selectman of Montville, Connecticut, 1904-08; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Montville, 1909-10; defeated,
1910.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Comstock Cemetery, Uncasville, Montville, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Susan J. (Bradford) Home and William H. Home; married to Ada I.
Woodmansee. |
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Robert J. Livingstone (b. 1867) —
of Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
12, 1867.
Democrat. Carpenter;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Sharon, 1902.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Jasper McLevy (1878-1962) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1878.
Socialist. Carpenter;
roofing
business; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1906, 1912, 1914,
1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1908 (at-large), 1920 (4th
District), 1960 (4th District); delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912, 1920; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940,
1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1933-57; defeated, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917,
1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1957, 1959; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952, 1956.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
20, 1962 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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William Montgomery McNicol (1896-1973) —
also known as William M. McNicol —
of Griswold, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Jewett City, Griswold, New London
County, Conn., March
16, 1896.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Griswold, 1919-20.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Jewett City, Griswold, New London
County, Conn., June 8,
1973 (age 77 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Archie McNicol and Mary (Duncan) McNicol; married to Carol
Elizabeth Bliss. |
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Angus Park (1859-1929) —
of Hanover, Sprague, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Galashiels, Scotland,
January
26, 1859.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Sprague, 1905-06; defeated,
1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908;
member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1911-12.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Hanover, Sprague, New London
County, Conn., July 17,
1929 (age 70 years, 172
days).
Interment at New Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Sprague, Conn.
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James Tait (born c.1904) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 1904.
Socialist. Plumber;
member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1939-40.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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David Torrance (1840-1906) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
March
3, 1840.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; law
partner of William
B. Wooster, 1868-85; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1871-72; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1879-81; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1885-89; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1889-1900; chief
justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1901-06; died in office
1906.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., September
5, 1906 (age 66 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Cliff Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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