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William Ellery Allyn (b. 1885) —
also known as W. Ellery Allyn —
of Waterford, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
28, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterford, 1921-22, 1935-40;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; secretary of
Connecticut Republican Party, 1940-42; Connecticut state
insurance commissioner; president, Norwich Water Power Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Packer Allyn and Emily Fenner (Maxson) Allyn; married, September
14, 1912, to Marguerite Leonard Almy. |
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Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) —
also known as Otto T. Bannard —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
director, Niagara Fire
Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute
Mills, and Jersey United Gas and Electric Co.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1909.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, on the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to
Manila, in the North
Pacific Ocean, January
15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard. |
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Austin Dunham Barney (1896-1971) —
also known as Austin D. Barney —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
7, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; first
selectman of Farmington, Connecticut, 1926-27; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1940;
president, Hartford Electric Light Co.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1971 (age 74 years, 182
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Farmington, 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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Daniel Seymour Brinsmade (1845-1912) —
also known as Daniel S. Brinsmade —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
17, 1845.
Republican. Civil
engineer; chief engineer, treasurer, and president, Ousatonic
Water Power Company; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Huntington, 1882.
Died September
7, 1912 (age 67 years, 203
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Shelton, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Stiles Brinsmade and Catherine (Mallette) Brinsmade;
married 1870 to
Jeanette S. Pardee. |
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memorial |
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Robert Coit Jr. (1830-1904) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., April
26, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Connecticut, 1860; president and treasurer, New
London and Northern Railroad;
mayor
of New London, Conn., 1879; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1880-83 (7th District 1880-81, 9th District
1882-83); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1880;
president, Union Bank of
New London, 1893-1904; vice-president, Savings Bank of
New London; prsident, New London Gas & Electric Company;
president, New London Steamboat
Company; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1897-98.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., June 19,
1904 (age 74 years, 54
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Coit and Charlotte Elizabeth (Coit) Coit; married, August
1, 1854, to Lucretia Brainard; father of William
Brainard Coit; grandson of Joshua
Coit; second cousin twice removed of David
Hough; second cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Huntington, John
Foster Dulles and Allen
Welsh Dulles; third cousin once removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Samuel
Townsend Douglass and Silas
Hamilton Douglas; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, James
Davenport, Samuel
H. Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Jeremiah
Mason, Gurdon
Huntington, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Samuel
Lathrop, Peter
Buell Porter and James
Gillespie Blaine III; third cousin thrice removed of George
Champlin and Henry
Scudder; fourth cousin of Jabez
Williams Huntington, John
Hall Brockway, Charles
Wentworth Upham, Henry
Titus Backus, David
Edgerton and Henry
Woolsey Douglas; fourth cousin once removed of John
Taintor, Roger
Taintor, Solomon
Taintor, Zina
Hyde Jr., Theodore
Davenport, Nathaniel
Huntington, James
Huntington, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Peter
Buell Porter Jr., Elisha
Mills Huntington, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington and Peter
Augustus Porter. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in
Connecticut (1908) |
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George Redfield Curtis (1825-1893) —
also known as George R. Curtis —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., December
25, 1825.
School
teacher; treasurer, Meriden Britania
Company; president, Meriden Silver Plate
Company, the Meridan Horse
Railroad Company, and the Meriden Gas Light Company; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1880-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., May 20,
1893 (age 67 years, 146
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Asahel Curtis and Mehitable (Redfield) Curtis; married, May 22,
1855, to Augusta Munson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in
Connecticut (1908) |
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David Sheldon Day (1880-1962) —
also known as David S. Day —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., September
8, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bridgeport Storage
Warehouse Co.; secretary and director, Bead Chain Manufacturing
Co.; director, Bridgeport Gas Light Co.; director, American Fabrics
Co.; director and member executive committee, Bridgeport Hospital;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Colchester, 1905-06.
Died September
2, 1962 (age 81 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Edmund Day (b. 1831) —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in West Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., December
12, 1831.
Republican. Rubber goods
manufacturer; paper
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Seymour, 1874; member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1884-85; president, Seymour
Electric Light Company.
Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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James Albert Gary (1833-1920) —
also known as James A. Gary —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Uncasville, Montville, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1833.
Cotton duck
manufacturer; Whig candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1858; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1870, 1872; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Republican candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1879; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1880-96; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1883; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1897-98; vice-president, Consolidated Gas
Company; president, Citizens National Bank of
Baltimore.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
31, 1920 (age 87 years, 9
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives:
Married 1856 to Lavin
Corrie. |
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William Franklin Henney (b. 1852) —
also known as William F. Henney —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
2, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Hartford Electric Light Co. and Southern
New England Telephone
Co.; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1904-08; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1913-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henney and Mene (Barclay) Henney. |
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Ebenezer J. Hill (1845-1917) —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
4, 1845.
Republican. Lumber
merchant; president, Norwalk Gas Light Co.;
vice-president, National Bank of
Norwalk; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,
1884,
1908
(alternate); member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1887-88; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1895-1913, 1915-17;
defeated, 1912; died in office 1917.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
27, 1917 (age 72 years, 54
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) —
also known as George L. Ingalls —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., June 7,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,
125th District 1966).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Trustee of the New York Power Authority in 1967-90.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April
10, 2001 (age 86 years, 307
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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George M. Landers (1870-1927) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., May 19,
1870.
President, Pressure Lighting Company; mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1906-10; member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1913-14; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in New York, January
25, 1927 (age 56 years, 251
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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Charles Hine Nettleton (b. 1850) —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 29,
1850.
Warden
(borough president) of Shelton, Connecticut, 1882-83; president,
New Haven Gas Light Company; president, Birmingham National Bank;
general manager, Birmingham Water Company.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Union
League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Nettleton and Ellen (Hine) Nettleton; married, November
11, 1874, to Katharine Arold. |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in
Connecticut (1908) |
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Charles Oliver O'Donnell (1822-1877) —
also known as C. Oliver O'Donnell —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
20, 1822.
Commission
merchant; insurance
business; vice-president, Gaslight Company of Baltimore;
director, Union Bank of
Maryland; director, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Baltimore,
Md., 1864-76.
Catholic.
Died, from apoplexy,
in the Pequod House Hotel,
New London, New London
County, Conn., August
12, 1877 (age 55 years, 204
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Alexander Thomas Pattison (b. 1861) —
also known as Alexander T. Pattison —
of Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., March
26, 1861.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Simsbury, 1897-98; member of
Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1903-04; president, Simsbury
Electric Light Company; director, Simsbory Water
Company; treasurer, Simsbury Cemetery
Association.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Pattison and Delia (Sceery) Pattison; married 1885 to Ella
Ruth Wilcox. |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in
Connecticut (1908) |
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Henry Roberts (1853-1929) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
22, 1853.
Republican. President, Hartford Woven Wire
Mattress Company; director, Hartford Electric Light
Company; also director of several banks;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; member
of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1901-02; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1903-05; Governor of
Connecticut, 1905-07.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, from respiratory
failure, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 1,
1929 (age 76 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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John Henry Roraback (1870-1937) —
also known as J. Henry Roraback —
of North Canaan, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 5,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(speaker),
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Arrangements
Committee); Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1912-37; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1920-32; president,
Connecticut Light and Power Co., 1925-37; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1932-36.
With his health compromised and activities limited by a severe streptococcus
infection, he killed
himself by gunshot,
while sitting in his
car near his hunting lodge, in Harwinton, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 19,
1937 (age 67 years, 44
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Conn.
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George P. Sullivan (c.1871-1941) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1871.
Mayor
of Derby, Conn., 1904, 1917-20, 1935; executive with Derby
Gas Company.
Died in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., October
13, 1941 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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