Hugh Meade Alcorn Jr. | |
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| Chair of theRepublican National Committee | |
| In office February 1, 1957 – July 1, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard W. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Thruston Morton |
| Speaker of theConnecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1941–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Howe |
| Succeeded by | Harold E. Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Meade Alcorn Jr. (1907-10-20)October 20, 1907 Suffield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1992(1992-01-13) (aged 84) Suffield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
Hugh Meade Alcorn Jr. (October 20, 1907 – January 13, 1992) was aU.S. lawyer andpolitical figure. He was a native ofSuffield, Connecticut.
He was born on October 20, 1907, to Cora Terry (Wells) andHugh Mead Alcorn Sr.
He attendedDartmouth College andYale Law School. An attorney, he was a partner in the once-prominent Connecticut law firm Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn.[1]
Alcorn was a key figure in Connecticut politics followingWorld War II. He served as State Representative,Republican floor leader, and then Speaker of theConnecticut House of Representatives. He also served as Hartford State's Attorney. As the Republican leader in theConnecticut General Assembly, he was often paired againstJohn Bailey, his legendaryDemocratic counterpart. He was the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in 1948, losing narrowly to DemocratWilliam T. Carroll.
Alcorn joined the Republican National Committee in 1953, and was thechairman of the Republican National Committee between 1957 and 1959, during the presidency ofDwight Eisenhower. He was also the great-great nephew ofU.S. Senator andGovernor of MississippiJames Lusk Alcorn.
He died of a stroke on January 13, 1992.[2]
Alcorn was married to Marcia Powell Alcorn after the death of his first wife, Janet. He had only one daughter, named Eileen. His brotherHoward W. Alcorn was chief justice of theConnecticut Supreme Court.
Meade was known publicly as "Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr." for much of his career. He adopted the name "Meade Alcorn" for his campaign for lieutenant governor in 1948. His middle name was "Meade" rather than "Mead" to distinguish him from his well-known father.[3]
Hugh Meade Alcorn Jr., the Republican national chairman from 1957 to 1959 during the Eisenhower Administration, died yesterday at his home in Suffield, Conn. He was 84 years old. The cause of his death was a stroke, his daughter said. ...
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| Preceded by | Chair of theRepublican National Committee 1957–1959 | Succeeded by |
