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Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953) —
also known as Joseph W. Alsop —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 2,
1876.
Dairy farmer;
tobacco grower; insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1907-08; member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1909-12; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1909-12; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1912; first
selectman of Avon, Connecticut, 1922-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
17, 1953 (age 76 years, 349
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Wilson A. Barber (1857-1924) —
of Windsorville, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., January
2, 1857.
Republican. Farmer;
tobacco business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1913-14.
Died May 16,
1924 (age 67 years, 135
days).
Interment at Windsorville Cemetery, Windsorville, East Windsor, Conn.
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Howard S. Bidwell (born c.1889) —
of Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1889.
Republican. Tobacco grower;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1929-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles C. Bissell (born c.1868) —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1868.
Republican. Tobacco dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1901-02; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention from Suffield;
elected 1901; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick M. Colton (born c.1868) —
also known as Fred M. Colton —
of Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1868.
Republican. Tobacco grower;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Granby, 1909-10; member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard J. Devitt (born c.1875) —
of Burnside, East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Burnside, East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1875.
Republican. Tobacco grower;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel P. Dunn (b. 1859) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., September
14, 1859.
Democrat. News
dealer; cigar and tobacco merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1903-04, 1907-12;
defeated, 1904; mayor
of Willimantic, Conn., 1909-11, 1917; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(speaker),
1920;
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1913-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Foresters
of America; Improved
Order of Heptasophs; Elks.
Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Willimantic, Conn.
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James E. Fagan (born c.1861) —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1861.
Democrat. Tobacco farmer; first
selectman of Bloomfield, Connecticut, 1906-07, 1919; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bloomfield, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Frey (1862-1928) —
of Warehouse Point, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., 1862.
Republican. Tobacco grower;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1903-04,
1923-24.
Died in 1928
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Springdale Cemetery, East Windsor, Conn.
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Jacob Frohlich (born c.1857) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Fair Haven, New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1857.
Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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James Gallagher (born c.1822) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., about 1822.
Democrat. Tobacconist; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1860;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1861, 1863, 1878;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1867-68, 1887-88 (4th District 1867-68, 8th
District 1887-88).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick David Grave (b. 1889) —
also known as Frederick D. Grave —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
13, 1889.
Cigar manufacturer; banker; delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick David Grave and Catherine Elizabeth (Stoffel) Grave;
married, September
29, 1924, to Elizabeth M. Moran. |
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Thomas J. Hine (born c.1881) —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1881.
Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Hoffman (b. 1863) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in High Bridge, Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
9, 1863.
Republican. Cigar business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1903-06; member of
Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Hoffman. |
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Edward E. King (1862-1950) —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., 1862.
Republican. Tobacco grower; first
selectman of East Hartford, Connecticut, 1895-98; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1909-12;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1915-16.
Died February
15, 1950 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Democrat. Tobacco business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he
died, apparently of a heart
attack, in his hotel
room in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 12,
1948 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Bussy. |
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Peter Lawlor (born c.1873) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1873.
Democrat. Cigar agent; member of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert W. Mattoon —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Tobacco merchant; candidate for mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Murphy —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Cigar maker; president,
New Haven Trades Council; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1932-45; defeated, 1945.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, November 8, 1939 |
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Albert Newfield (1883-1957) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Austria,
December
27, 1883.
Republican. Tobacco merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1927-28; defeated,
1928.
Jewish.
Died November
29, 1957 (age 73 years, 337
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Newfield and Nettie (Stone) Newfield; married to Frances
Hartman. |
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William Sidney Pinney (1868-1946) —
also known as William S. Pinney —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
20, 1868.
Democrat. Tobacco farmer;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1894.
Died in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
5, 1946 (age 77 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Ford Ransom —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Tobacco grower;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1939-44.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank W. Rising (born c.1865) —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1865.
Republican. Tobacco dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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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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John W. Wright (born c.1881) —
of Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., about 1881.
Republican. Tobacco grower;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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