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Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (March 26, 1740 – August 7, 1809) was an American politician who served as the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the second son of Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (the eventual...
Date of birth:
- Mar 26, 1740
Date of death:
- Aug 7, 1809 (age 69 years)
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Matthew Griswold
Matthew Griswold (March 25, 1714 – April 28, 1799) was the Governor of Connecticut from 1784 to 1786. He also served as Lieutenant Governor and Chief Justice of the Superior Court, during the American Revolution (1769–1784).
He was born in Lyme,...
Date of birth:
- Mar 25, 1714
Date of death:
- Apr 28, 1799 (age 85 years)
Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington (July 16, 1731 [O.S. July 5, 1731] – January 5, 1796) was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the...
Date of birth:
- Jul 3, 1731
Date of death:
- Jan 5, 1796 (age 64 years)
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. (January 11, 1760 – June 1, 1833) was United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800 and governor of Connecticut from 1817 to 1827.
He was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, son of Oliver Wolcott, Sr. and Laura Collins...
Date of birth:
- Jan 11, 1760
Date of death:
- Jun 1, 1833 (age 73 years)
Oliver Wolcott
Oliver Wolcott (December 1, 1726 – December 1, 1797) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and also the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut.
Oliver Wolcott was born in Windsor, Connecticut, the...
Date of birth:
- Dec 1, 1726
Date of death:
- Dec 1, 1797 (age 71 years)
Party:
John Treadwell
John Treadwell (November 23, 1745 - August 19, 1823) was an American politician and the fourth Governor of Connecticut.
Treadwell was born in Farmington, Connecticut on November 23, 1745. He studied law at Yale University. He then practiced law in...
Date of birth:
- Nov 23, 1745
Date of death:
- Aug 19, 1823 (age 77 years)
Roger Griswold
Roger Griswold (May 21, 1762 – October 25, 1812) was governor of Connecticut and a member of the US House of Representatives, serving as a Federalist.
Born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, to Matthew Griswold and Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold;...
Date of birth:
- May 21, 1762
Date of death:
- Oct 25, 1812 (age 50 years)
John Cotton Smith
John Cotton Smith (February 12, 1765 – December 7, 1845) was a governor of Connecticut. He was a Federalist, serving as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1800, 1806-1807, 1807-1809), as a Congressman for Connecticut from 1800-1806...
Date of birth:
- Feb 12, 1765
Date of death:
- Dec 7, 1845 (age 80 years)
Gideon Tomlinson
Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States Senator, United States Representative, and Governor for the state of Connecticut.
Born in Stratford, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College in 1802....
Date of birth:
- Dec 31, 1780
Date of death:
- Oct 8, 1854 (age 73 years)
John Samuel Peters
John Samuel Peters (September 21, 1772 - March 30, 1858) was an American politician and the eleventh Governor of Connecticut.
Peters was born in Hebron, Connecticut on September 21, 1772. He studied medicine and practiced in Heborn. In 1810 he was...
Date of birth:
- Sep 21, 1772
Date of death:
- Mar 30, 1858 (age 85 years)
Henry W. Edwards
Henry Waggaman Edwards (October, 1779 – July 22, 1847) was a governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont Edwards. He became a lawyer active in Democratic politics, and was the United States...
Date of birth:
- Oct 1779
Date of death:
- Jul 22, 1847 (age 67 years)
Samuel A. Foot
Samuel Augustus Foot (November 8, 1780 - September 15, 1846; his surname is also spelled Foote) was Governor of Connecticut as well as a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1797,...
Date of birth:
- Nov 8, 1780
Date of death:
- Sep 15, 1846 (age 65 years)
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William W. Ellsworth
William Wolcott Ellsworth (November 10, 1791 – January 15, 1868) was a Yale-educated attorney who served as Governor of Connecticut, a three-term United States Congressman, a Justice on the State Supreme Court, and who twice turned down nomination...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1791
Date of death:
- Jan 15, 1868 (age 76 years)
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (February 16, 1799 – June 6, 1887) was a United States Representative and Governor of Connecticut. Born in Canterbury, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and taught school from the age of fifteen to twenty. He...
Date of birth:
- Feb 16, 1799
Date of death:
- Jun 6, 1887 (age 88 years)
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Roger Sherman Baldwin (January 4, 1793 – February 19, 1863) was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became governor of Connecticut and United States Senator.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, entered Yale College at the...
Date of birth:
- Jan 4, 1793
Date of death:
- Feb 19, 1863 (age 70 years)
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Isaac Toucey
Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792 – July 30, 1869) was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General of the United States and Governor of Connecticut.
Born in Newtown, Connecticut, Toucey studied law and...
Date of birth:
- Nov 15, 1792
Date of death:
- Jul 30, 1869 (age 76 years)
Party:
Clark Bissell
Clark Bissell (September 7, 1782 – September 15, 1857) was an American politician and the seventeenth Governor of Connecticut.
Bissel was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on September 7, 1782. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1806. He then...
Date of birth:
- Sep 7, 1782
Date of death:
- Sep 15, 1857 (age 75 years)
Joseph Trumbull
Joseph Trumbull (December 7, 1782 – August 4, 1861) was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as Governor.
Joseph was born to David Trumbull in Lebanon, Connecticut, and...
Date of birth:
- Dec 7, 1782
Date of death:
- Aug 4, 1861 (age 78 years)
Thomas H. Seymour
Thomas Henry Seymour (September 29, 1807 – September 3, 1868) was a Democratic politician and lawyer from Connecticut. He served as Governor of Connecticut from 1850 to 1853 and as Minister to Russia from 1853 to 1858.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut...
Date of birth:
- Sep 29, 1807
Date of death:
- 1868 (age 60 years)
Party:
Charles H. Pond
Charles Hobby Pond (April 26, 1781, Milford, Connecticut – April 28, 1861) was an American politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1850-53) and who served as Governor for seven months (1853-54) after the resignation of Governor Thomas...
Date of birth:
- Apr 26, 1781
Date of death:
- Apr 28, 1861 (age 80 years)
Henry Dutton
Henry Dutton (February 12, 1796 – April 12, 1869) was an American politician and former Governor of Connecticut.
Dutton was born in Plymouth, Connecticut on February 12, 1796. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1818. He then studied law....
Date of birth:
- Feb 12, 1796
Date of death:
- Apr 12, 1869 (age 73 years)
William T. Minor
William Thomas Minor (October 3, 1815 - October 13, 1889) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Minor was born in Stamford, Connecticut on October 3, 1815. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1834. He then...
Date of birth:
- Oct 3, 1815
Date of death:
- Oct 13, 1889 (age 74 years)
Alexander H. Holley
Alexander Hamilton Holley (August 12, 1804 - October 2, 1887) was an American politician and Governor of Connecticut. His son was Alexander Lyman Holley, a pioneer of American steelmaking.
Holley was born in Salisbury, Connecticut on August 12, 1804...
Date of birth:
- Aug 12, 1804
Date of death:
- Oct 2, 1887 (age 83 years)
William Alfred Buckingham
William Alfred Buckingham (May 28, 1804 – February 5, 1875) was a Republican United States Senator from Connecticut.
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Buckingham attended the common schools and Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut. He engaged in...
Date of birth:
- May 28, 1804
Date of death:
- Feb 5, 1875 (age 70 years)
Party:
Joseph Roswell Hawley
Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826 – March 17, 1905) was a Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United States...
Date of birth:
- Oct 31, 1826
Date of death:
- Mar 17, 1905 (age 78 years)
Party:
James E. English
James Edward English (March 13, 1812 – March 2, 1890) was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven and attended the common schools; later, he engaged in the lumber business, banking, and manufacturing. He...
Date of birth:
- Mar 13, 1812
Date of death:
- Mar 2, 1890 (age 78 years)
Party:
Marshall Jewell
Marshall Jewell (October 20, 1825 – February 10, 1883) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the Governor of Connecticut between 1869 and 1870, and again from 1871 until 1873. Born in 1825 in Winchester, New Hampshire, he was first appointed by...
Date of birth:
- Oct 20, 1825
Date of death:
- Feb 10, 1883 (age 57 years)
Party:
Charles Roberts Ingersoll
Charles Roberts Ingersoll (16 September 1821-25 January 1903) was governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, a New Haven lawyer who also served in the state House of...
Date of birth:
- 1821
Date of death:
- 1903 (age 82 years)
Richard D. Hubbard
Richard Dudley Hubbard (September 7, 1818 - February 28, 1884) was a United States Representative and Governor of Connecticut. Born in Berlin, Connecticut, he pursued preparatory studies at East Hartford and was graduated from Yale College in 1839....
Date of birth:
- Sep 7, 1818
Date of death:
- Feb 28, 1884 (age 65 years)
Charles B. Andrews
Charles Bartlett Andrews (November 4, 1836 – September 12, 1902) was an American politician and Governor of Connecticut.
He was born in Sunderland, Massachusetts on November 4, 1836. He graduated from Amherst College in 1858. He then moved to the...
Date of birth:
- Nov 4, 1836
Date of death:
- Sep 12, 1902 (age 65 years)
Hobart B. Bigelow
Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (May 16, 1834 – October 12, 1891) was an American politician and Governor of Connecticut.
Bigelow was born in North Haven, Connecticut on May 16, 1834. He was educated in the South Egremont Academy in Massachusetts. In 1851 he...
Date of birth:
- May 16, 1834
Date of death:
- Oct 12, 1891 (age 57 years)
Thomas M. Waller
Thomas MacDonald Waller (January 1, 1840 – January 24, 1924) was an American politician and Governor of Connecticut.
Waller was born in New York City on January 1, 1840 to Irish immigrant parents. His parents died before he turned eight. He was...
Date of birth:
- Jan 1, 1840
Date of death:
- Jan 24, 1924 (age 84 years)
Henry Baldwin Harrison
Henry Baldwin Harrison (1821-1901) was a Republican politician and the Governor of Connecticut.
Harrison was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1846, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was a member of...
Date of birth:
- 1821
Date of death:
- 1901 (age 80 years)
Phineas C. Lounsbury
Phineas Chapman Lounsbury (January 10, 1841 - June 22, 1925) was an American politician and former Governor of Connecticut.
Lounsbury was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut on January 10, 1841. He got only minimal education. However, he prospered in...
Date of birth:
- Jan 10, 1841
Date of death:
- Jun 22, 1925 (age 84 years)
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (December 26, 1837 – November 6, 1922) was an American politician as well as business and sports executive. Bulkeley, a Republican, served in the Civil War, was a Hartford city councilman and bank president, was elected to...
Date of birth:
- Dec 26, 1837
Date of death:
- Nov 6, 1922 (age 84 years)
Party:
Luzon B. Morris
Luzon Buritt Morris (April 161827 – August 221895) was an American Democratic politician.
Morris was born in Newtown, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1854. He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, a...
Date of birth:
- Apr 16, 1827
Date of death:
- Aug 22, 1895 (age 68 years)
Owen Vincent Coffin
Owen Vincent Coffin (June 20, 1836 – January 3, 1921) was an American politician and governor of Connecticut from 1894 to 1897.
Coffin was born in Mansfield, New York. He studied at Cortland Academy and the Charlottesville Seminary. He later became...
Date of birth:
- Jun 20, 1836
Date of death:
- Jan 3, 1921 (age 84 years)
Lorrin A. Cooke
Lorrin Alanson Cooke (April 6, 1831 – August 12, 1902) was an American politician and governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899.
Cooke was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was educated at Norfolk Academy in Connecticut. He later taught in...
Date of birth:
- Apr 6, 1831
Date of death:
- Aug 12, 1902 (age 71 years)
George E. Lounsbury
George E. Lounsbury (May 7, 1838 - August 16, 1904) was an American politician and Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.
Lounsbury was born in Poundridge, New York on May 7, 1838. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1863. He then...
Date of birth:
- May 7, 1838
Date of death:
- Aug 16, 1904 (age 66 years)
George P. McLean
George Payne McLean (October 7, 1857 – June 6, 1932) was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in Simsbury, he attended the common schools and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Hartford. He was a...
Date of birth:
- Oct 7, 1857
Date of death:
- Jun 6, 1932 (age 74 years)
Party:
Abiram Chamberlain
Abiram Chamberlain (December 7, 1837 – May 15, 1911) was an American politician, and Governor of Connecticut from 1903 to 1905.
Chamberlain was born in Colebrook, Connecticut on December 7, 1837. He was a student of civil engineering at the...
Date of birth:
- Dec 7, 1837
Date of death:
- May 15, 1911 (age 73 years)
Henry Roberts
Henry Roberts (June 22, 1853 - May 1, 1929) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Roberts was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 22, 1853. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1878. He then studied one year at...
Date of birth:
- Jun 22, 1853
Date of death:
- May 1, 1929 (age 75 years)
Rollin S. Woodruff
Rollin S. Woodruff (July 14, 1854 - June 30, 1925) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Woodruff was born in Rochester, New York on July 14, 1854. He got only basic education from Rochester's public school system. However...
Date of birth:
- Jul 14, 1854
Date of death:
- Jun 30, 1925 (age 71 years)
George L. Lilley
George Leavens Lilley (August 3, 1859 - April 21, 1909) was a United States Representative and Governor of Connecticut.
Born in Oxford, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools of Oxford, the Worcester High School, and Worcester Technical...
Date of birth:
- Aug 3, 1859
Date of death:
- Apr 21, 1909 (age 49 years)
Frank B. Weeks
Frank B. Weeks (January 20, 1854 - October 2, 1935) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Weeks was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 20, 1854. He studied at the Eastman Business College and graduated in 1872. Later in...
Date of birth:
- Jan 20, 1854
Date of death:
- Oct 2, 1935 (age 81 years)
Simeon Eben Baldwin
Simeon Eben Baldwin (February 5, 1840 – January 30, 1927), jurist, law professor and governor of Connecticut, was the son of jurist, Connecticut governor and U.S. Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin and Emily Pitkin Perkins. He was born in New Haven,...
Date of birth:
- Feb 5, 1840
Date of death:
- Jan 30, 1927 (age 87 years)
Party:
Marcus H. Holcomb
Marcus H. Holcomb (November 28, 1844 - March 5, 1932) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Holcomb was born in New Hartford, Connecticut on November 28, 1844. He studied at public school system New Hartford. He then...
Date of birth:
- Nov 28, 1844
Date of death:
- Mar 5, 1932 (age 87 years)
Everett J. Lake
Everett J. Lake (February 8, 1871 - September 16, 1948) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut. He was the 50th governor of the state.
Lake was born in Woodstock, Connecticut on February 8, 1871. He studied at Worcester...
Date of birth:
- Feb 8, 1871
Date of death:
- Sep 16, 1948 (age 77 years)
Charles A. Templeton
Charles A. Templeton (March 3, 1871 - August 15, 1955) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Templeton was born in Sharon, Connecticut on March 3, 1871. He studied at the local schools of Connecticut. He worked as a...
Date of birth:
- Mar 3, 1871
Date of death:
- Aug 15, 1955 (age 84 years)
Hiram Bingham III
Hiram Bingham, formally Hiram Bingham III, (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. He rediscovered the Inca settlement of Machu Picchu in 1911. Later, Bingham served as a member of the United States...
Date of birth:
- Nov 19, 1875
Date of death:
- Jun 6, 1956 (age 80 years)
Party:
John H. Trumbull
John Harper Trumbull (March 4, 1873 – May 21, 1961) was a United States politician and Governor of Connecticut.
John H. Trumbull was born in Ashford, Connecticut. Despite his name, he was not related to the previous governors of Connecitcut of the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 4, 1873
Date of death:
- May 21, 1961 (age 88 years)
Wilbur Lucius Cross
Wilbur Lucius Cross, Ph. D. (April 10, 1862 – October 5, 1948) was an American educator and political figure who was Governor of Connecticut for eight years.
Born in 1862 in Mansfield, Connecticut, Cross graduated from Yale University (B.A. 1885)...
Date of birth:
- Apr 10, 1862
Date of death:
- Oct 5, 1948 (age 86 years)
Raymond E. Baldwin
Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 – October 4, 1986) was a United States Senator and Governor of Connecticut.
Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools. He graduated from Wesleyan...
Date of birth:
- Aug 31, 1893
Date of death:
- Oct 4, 1986 (age 93 years)
Party:
Robert A. Hurley
Robert Augustine Hurley (August 25, 1895 - May 3, 1968) was an American politician and former Governor of Connecticut.
Hurley, a second generation Irish-American, was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 25, 1895 to Robert Emmet and Sabina O...
Date of birth:
- Aug 25, 1895
Date of death:
- May 3, 1968 (age 72 years)
Charles Wilbert Snow
Charles Wilbert Snow (April 6, 1884 - September 28, 1977) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Snow was born on White Head Island, St. George, Maine on April 6, 1884. He completed his bachelor's degree from from Bowdoin...
Date of birth:
- Apr 6, 1884
Date of death:
- Sep 28, 1977 (age 93 years)
James L. McConaughy
James Lukens McConaughy (October 21, 1887 - March 7, 1948) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
McConaughy was born in New York on October 21, 1887. He completed his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1909. He...
Date of birth:
- Oct 21, 1887
Date of death:
- Mar 7, 1948 (age 60 years)
James C. Shannon
James C. Shannon (July 21, 1896 - March 6, 1980) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.
Shannon was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 21, 1896. He completed his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1918. He...
Date of birth:
- Jul 21, 1896
Date of death:
- Mar 6, 1980 (age 83 years)
Chester Bowles
Chester Bliss Bowles (April 5, 1901 – May 25, 1986) was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Bowles attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, graduating in 1919,...
Date of birth:
- Apr 5, 1901
Date of death:
- May 25, 1986 (age 85 years)
Party:
John Davis Lodge
John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985), United States Republican politician, was governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. He was also an actor and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland.
Lodge was born in Washington, D...
Date of birth:
- Oct 20, 1903
Date of death:
- Oct 29, 1985 (age 82 years)
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American United States Democratic Party politician. He served in the United States Congress, as governor of Connecticut and as President John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Health,...
Date of birth:
- Apr 9, 1910
Date of death:
- Feb 22, 1998 (age 87 years)
