| |  Howard Everett Alderman (1900-1989) — also known asHoward E. Alderman — of Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 26,1900.Democrat.Civil engineer; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Burlington, 1926.DiedFebruary11, 1989 (age88 years, 261days).Interment atBurlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn. | | Edwin Prosper Augur (1847-1925) — also known asEdwin P. Augur — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January31, 1847.Schoolteacher and principal;surveyor;MiddlesexCounty Surveyor, 1870; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1886, 1888, 1896;engineer.Died in Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January29, 1925 (age77 years, 364days).Interment atMiddlefield Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn. | | Calvin L. Barton — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican.Civil engineer;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1921-23.Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Seymour Brinsmade (1845-1912) — also known asDaniel S. Brinsmade — of Shelton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February17, 1845.Republican.Civil engineer; chief engineer, treasurer, andpresident, OusatonicWaterPower Company; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Huntington, 1882.DiedSeptember7, 1912 (age67 years, 203days).Interment atRiverside Cemetery, Shelton, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Daniel Stiles Brinsmade and Catherine (Mallette) Brinsmade;married1870 toJeanette S. Pardee. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William H. Cadwell (b. 1863) — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,1863.Democrat.Civil engineer;surveyor;architect;plumbingsupplies manufacturer; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Britain, 1904, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Orestes Hampton Caldwell (b. 1888) — also known asOrestes H. Caldwell — of New York; Cos Cob, Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,1888.Electricalengineer; editor oftradejournals inradio andelectronics;member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927-29; resigned 1929.Burial location unknown. | | James J. Canty — of Quinebaug, Thompson,WindhamCounty, Conn.Democrat.Engineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Thompson, 1939-40.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Abiram Chamberlain (1837-1911) — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December7, 1837.Republican.Civil engineer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Meriden, 1877;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1901-02;Governor ofConnecticut, 1903-05.DiedMay 15,1911 (age73 years, 159days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn. | | George B. Chittenden (1849-1939) — of East River, Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn.,December25, 1849.Republican.Miningengineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Madison, 1919-20.DiedFebruary17, 1939 (age89 years, 54days).Interment atWestCemetery, Madison, Conn. | | Bernard Cohen — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican.Engineer; candidate formayorof Stamford, Conn., 1981.Still living as of 1981. | | Sherman Day (1806-1884) — Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February11, 1806.Engineer;historian;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1855-56; U.S. Surveyor General of California,1868-71.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December14, 1884 (age78 years, 307days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Louis Everett Guyott (b. 1892) — also known asLouis E. Guyott — of Scituate,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Woodmont, Milford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November5, 1892.Republican.Civil engineer;roadcontractor; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Milford, 1931-32, 1935-36.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Guyott and Minnie Guyott; married,February1, 1915, to Clara Alice St. Germain. |
| | Elisha Haley (1776-1860) — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January21, 1776.Democrat.Civil engineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Groton, 1820, 1824, 1826-27,1833-34; member ofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1830;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 4thDistrict 1837-39).Died in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January22, 1860 (age84 years, 1days).Interment atCraryCemetery, Groton, Conn. | | George Charles Hanson (1883-1935) — also known asGeorge C. Hanson — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October11, 1883.Engineer; U.S. Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1911-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inChefoo, 1912-13;Dalny, 1913-14;Newchwang, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inTientsin, 1914-15; U.S. Consul inSwatow, 1915-17;Chungking, 1917-18;Foochow, 1918-21;Harbin, 1921-31; U.S. Consul General inHarbin, 1931-33;Moscow, 1934-35;Salonika, 1935, died in office 1935.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaDelta Sigma;DeltaTau Delta;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Killed by aself-inflictedgunshot,aboardthe steamshipPresident Polk, en route from Marseilles toNew York, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September2, 1935 (age51 years, 326days).Intermentsomewherein Fairfield, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles C. Hanson and Josephine (Stegkemper)Hanson. |
 | Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847-1930) — also known asArthur S. Hardy — of Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,August13, 1847.Civil engineer;collegeprofessor;author;editor ofCosmopolitanmagazine,1893-95; U.S. Minister toPersia, 1897-99;Greece, 1899-1901;Romania, 1899-1901;Serbia, 1899-1901;Switzerland, 1901-03;Spain, 1902-05; U.S. Consul General inTeheran, 1897-99.Died in Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,March13, 1930 (age82 years, 212days).Interment atWoodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn. | | Merton Ray Hodge (1892-1967) — also known asMerton R. Hodge — of Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January20, 1892.Democrat.Engineer;surveyor;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Burlington; defeated, 1922,1924; elected 1934; defeated, 1936.DiedMay 7,1967 (age75 years, 107days).Interment atBurlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn. | | Vivien Kellems (1896-1975) — of Mystic, Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.; East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,June 7,1896.Engineer;manufacturer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1952 (Independent Republican), 1956(Independent), 1958 (Independent).Female.Died in1975(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Rev. David Clinton Kellems and Louisa (Flint)Kellems. |
| | Lodian W. Lodian (b. 1866) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inHartfordCounty, Conn.,July 15,1866.Civil engineer;metallurgist;world traveler;inventor;claimed to befirstAmerican to cross the Himalayan mountains, 1895; secretary,international antisemitic convention, Paris, 1900; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 1st District, 1918(Prohibition), 1921 (Prohibition), 1933 (Law Preservation);Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 12th District, 1922; Law Preservation candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | John F. Lynch (born c.1888) — of West Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in West Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1888.Republican.Civil engineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1923-29, 1939-40 (Orange 1923-29,Orange and West Haven 1939-40); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1928(alternate),1936;member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1931-35; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1936; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1940.Burial location unknown. | | Harry B. Morse — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican.Electricalengineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Litchfield, 1933-40.Burial location unknown. | | Wilbur L. Neefus — of Bridgewater,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican.Engineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgewater, 1937-40.Burial location unknown. | | Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) — of Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.; New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1845.Telegraphoperator;civil engineer;druggist;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Guilford, 1886;undertaker.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton;brother ofJamesPendleton; married,November8, 1871, to Mary Brewster Burtch; great-grandnephew ofNathanPendleton (1754-1841); first cousin twice removed ofNathanPendleton (1779-1827); second cousin once removed ofCharlesMarsh Pendleton,JamesMonroe Pendleton,CyrusHenry Pendleton andCorneliusWelles Pendleton; second cousin twice removed ofDanielBurrows; third cousin ofCalvinCrane Pendleton,EdwardWheeler Pendleton,JosephPalmer Dyer,CharlesHenry Pendleton,ChaunceyC. Pendleton,NathanWilliam Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; third cousin once removed ofLorenzoBurrows andClaudiusVictor Pendleton; fourth cousin ofEnochC. Chapman. | | | | Political family:Pendletonfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | William Blackman Roe (1856-1932) — also known asWilliam B. Roe — of Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Millerton,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1856.Civil engineer;newspaperpublisher;firstselectman of Brookfield, Connecticut, 1898-1901, 1917; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1901-02; probatejudge in Connecticut, 1906-26.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August7, 1932 (age76 years, 2days).Interment atCentral Cemetery, Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Conn. | | William A. Scott (b. 1888) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February9, 1888.Democrat.Constructionsupervisor;insulationengineer;president,Hartford Central Labor Union; member ofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1943-46.Member,Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott; married to MaryGlennon. |
| | William Oscar Seymour (1833-1911) — also known asWilliam O. Seymour — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October16, 1833.Republican.Schoolteacher;civil engineer; chief engineer, New York, NewHaven and HartfordRailroad;probate judge in Connecticut, 1890;banker;Connecticut state railroad commissioner; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1911; died inoffice 1911.Died in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January24, 1911 (age77 years, 100days).Interment atScott's Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Harriet (Betts) Seymour and William Wells Seymour; married toRebecca Mary Sproull. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Burton Spencer (1836-1889) — also known asJoseph B. Spencer — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March27, 1836.Civil engineer;mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1867-68.DiedMay 6,1889 (age53 years, 40days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles C. Tifft, Sr. (c.1847-1916) — of Beacon Falls,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Slatersville, North Smithfield,ProvidenceCounty, R.I., about 1847.Engineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Beacon Falls, 1909-12.DiedJuly 19,1916 (ageabout 69years).Interment atPinesbridge Cemetery, Beacon Falls, Conn. | | John A. Villardi (born c.1908) — of Plainville,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Pennsylvania, about 1908. Republican.Sanitary engineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Plainville, 1953-58.Burial location unknown. | | Adrian Rowe Wadsworth, Sr. (1855-1941) — also known asAdrian R. Wadsworth — of Farmington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Farmington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November26, 1855.Republican.Farmer;civil engineer;coal andice dealer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Farmington, 1897-1902,1921-22, 1925-32; defeated, 1894, 1908, 1914;warden(borough president) of Farmington, Connecticut, 1904-09, 1917;firstselectman of Farmington, Connecticut, 1917, 1920-21.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Farmington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 15,1941 (age85 years, 170days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Farmington, Conn.
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