| |  Alonzo R. Aborn (born c.1847) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Ellington,TollandCounty, Conn., about 1847.Republican.Grocer;real estatebusiness; member ofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1907-08.Burial location unknown. | | Amos H. Armington (born c.1846) — of Danielson, Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in East Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I., about 1846.Republican.Grocer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Killingly, 1905-06, 1913-14.Burial location unknown. | | Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) — also known asP. T. Barnum;"Prince ofHumbugs" —of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 5,1810.Republican.Grocer;auctioneer;newspaperpublisher; Entrepreneur,impressario,museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Baileycircus,known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76.Died, ofheartfailure, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 7,1891 (age80 years, 276days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue atSeasidePark, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue atBethel Public Library Grounds, Bethel, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother ofPhiloFairchild Barnum; married,November8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married,September16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin ofAndrewGould Chatfield; second cousin once removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andAlmonFerdinand Rockwell; third cousin ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman andJohnSherman; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHenry Barnum; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andCharlesWilliam Barnum; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andRhamanthusMenville Stocker. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | BarnumAvenue,inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Thetownof Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 toDenver,Colorado), wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by P. T. Barnum:TheLife of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself |
| | Arthur William Brockway (b. 1875) — also known asArthur W. Brockway — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornJanuary7, 1875.Republican.Grocer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme; elected 1926.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ebenezer Brockway and Sarah Brockway. |
| | Lee Luther Brockway (1852-1937) — also known asLee L. Brockway — of Brockway, Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October27, 1852.Republican.Grocer;farmer;postmaster atBrockway,Conn., 1887-93; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1903-04, 1931-32.DiedAugust1, 1937 (age84 years, 278days).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph E. Case (born c.1870) — of Avon,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn., about 1870.Republican.Grocer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Avon, 1917-18.Burial location unknown. | | Chauncey Wright Griggs (1832-1910) — also known asChauncey W. Griggs — ofCarverCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Tolland,TollandCounty, Conn.,December31, 1832.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;wholesale grocer;banker;lumberbusiness; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1866, 1881-82 (District 6 1866,District 24 1881-82); member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1867-69, 1883-86 (21st District 1867-69, 27thDistrict 1883-86); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWashington,1892.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,October29, 1910 (age77 years, 302days).Interment atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash. | | Edward Griswold (1839-1910) — of Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 30,1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;grocer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Guilford, 1882-83, 1903-08.DiedApril13, 1910 (age70 years, 287days).Interment atAlderbrook Cemetery, Guilford, Conn. | | Oliver Gould Jennings (1865-1936) — also known asOliver G. Jennings — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1916;Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1921;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Fairfield, 1923-24; director,U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company; director, BethlehemSteelCorporation; director,Grocery Store Products, Inc.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Skulland Bones.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in the HarborSanitarium,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1936 (age71 years, 169days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn. | | Edwin Olmstead Keeler (1846-1923) — also known asEdwin O. Keeler — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January12, 1846.Republican.Wholesale grocer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1893-96;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1893-94; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1897-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1901-03; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Elks.DiedDecember4, 1923 (age77 years, 326days).Intermentsomewherein Norwalk, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Jonah Charles Keeler and Henrietta (Olmstead) Keeler; married,May 13,1868, to Sarah Velina Whiting; second cousin once removed ofFredLockwood Keeler; third cousin once removed ofMartinKeeler; fourth cousin ofStephenHiram Keeler,CharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,DavidMunson Osborne andJohnSherman; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredWalstein Bangs,JohnClarence Keeler,ThomasMott Osborne andAnsonFoster Keeler. | | | | Political family:Osbornefamily of Auburn, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Bernard V. Keevers (born c.1869) — of Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn., about 1869.Democrat.Grocery business; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1927-30;postmaster atWindsorLocks, Conn., 1933-38 (acting, 1933-34).Burial location unknown. | | Dominicus Kunkel — also known asDominick Kunkel — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Grocer;saloonkeeper;firstselectman of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1898-99.Burial location unknown. | | Everett Pratt Latham (1868-1938) — also known asEverett P. Latham — of Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Bloomfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Daytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.Born in1868.Democrat.Farmer;candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1900 (Granby), 1914 (Bloomfield);grocer; postmaster atBloomfield,Conn., 1918-20.Died in1938(ageabout70 years).Interment atGranby Cemetery, Granby, Conn. | | John C. Mandanici (born c.1918) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born about 1918. Democrat.Supermarket manager;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1975-81; defeated, 1981, 1983 (primary),1983 (Taxpayers).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Charles J. Manwaring (born c.1870) — of Niantic, East Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in East Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn., about 1870.Republican.Grocer;insurancebusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Lyme, 1923-24.Burial location unknown. | | Alton T. Miner (born c.1866) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1866.Democrat.Grocer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1913-14; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932;member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1922-30;mayorof New London, Conn., 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Frederick W. Miner (born c.1862) — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn., about 1862.Republican.Grocer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Britain, 1911-12.Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) — also known asDaniel N. Morgan — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August18, 1844.Democrat.Grocer;dry goodsmerchant;banker;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1883; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1898.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.While crossing a street, he washit by anautomobile, was badly injured, and died twelve days later, inBridgeportHospital,Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 30,1931 (age86 years, 285days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008) — also known asPaul Newman;"KingCool" —of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January26, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Americanactorandfilmdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1968;created the Newman's Own line ofsalad dressing and otherfood products, with all profits donated to charity.SlovakandJewishancestry. Member,PhiKappa Tau.Died, oflungcancer, in Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September26, 2008 (age83 years, 244days).Cremated. | | John A. Pilgard (c.1866-1935) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born inDenmark,about 1866.Democrat.Grocer;banker;electedmayorof Hartford, Conn. 1935, but died before taking office.Danishancestry.Died, followinggallbladder surgery, in St. FrancisHospital,Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November14, 1935 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown. | | Frank James Rice (1869-1917) — also known asFrank J. Rice — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February5, 1869.Republican.Streetcarconductor;grocer;real estatebusiness;mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1910-17; died in office 1917.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Grotto;OddFellows;Elks;Redmen;Orderof Heptasophs;Knightsof Pythias;UnionLeague.DiedJanuary18, 1917 (age47 years, 348days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | William F. Smithwick (1882-1945) — of Bristol,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born inIreland,1882.Democrat.Grocer;insurancebusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bristol, 1915-16; defeated,1916.Died in1945(ageabout63 years).Interment atSt. Thomas Cemetery, Bristol, Conn.| | Epitaph:"Faithfully served the City of Bristol as Charity Commissioner for 28Years." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William C. Sorrentino — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican.Pasta manufacturer; candidate formayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1983.Still living as of 1983. | | Clifford P. Wallace (born c.1880) — of Prospect,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Prospect,New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1880.Republican.Grocer;farmer;firstselectman of Prospect, Connecticut, 1910; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Prospect, 1919-20.Burial location unknown.
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