| |  Mary Eldridge Alger (1876-1956) — also known asMary E. Alger;Mary Eldridge Swift;Mrs. Frederick M. Alger —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 21,1876.Republican.Delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County1st District, 1933; member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1933,1935.Female.Presbyterian. Member,AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died in Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.,November9, 1956 (age80 years, 172days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 24,1813.Republican.Minister;orator;abolitionist; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867;in 1872, he wasaccusedof anadulterousaffair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wife of a friend of his;Beecher's church conducted aninvestigationand declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husbandTheodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-longtrialtook place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit.Presbyterian; laterCongregationalist.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1887 (age73 years, 257days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument atCadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of HarrietBeecher Stowe; married,August3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle ofGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer andEliElmer; second cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third cousin ofLeveretBrainard; third cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard andLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold,JohnAllen,FrederickWolcott,WalterKeene Linscott,SidneySmythe Linscott andFrancesPayne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed ofAaronKellogg,DanielChapin andOliverPayne Bolton; fourth cousin ofAmbroseTuttle,JosephH. Elmer andGeorgeFrederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg,GideonHotchkiss,AsahelAugustus Hotchkiss,JohnWilliam Allen,JuliusHotchkiss,GilesWaldo Hotchkiss,CharlesFrancis Chidsey,ErnestHarvey Woodford andSamuelRussell Chidsey. | | | | Political families:Kelloggfamily of Vermont and New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HenryW. Beecher | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898-1947) — also known asFred Bradley — of Rogers City,PresqueIsle County, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April12, 1898.Republican.U.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1939-47; died inoffice 1947.Presbyterian. Member,Kiwanis.Died, in the infirmary at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London,NewLondon County, Conn.,May 24,1947 (age49 years, 42days).Interment atRogersCity Memorial Park, Rogers City, Mich. | | Joseph Arthur Burr (1850-1915) — also known asJoseph A. Burr — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;Corporation Counsel, city of Brooklyn, 1896-97;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1904-15; appointed 1904;died in office 1915; Justice of the Appellate Division of the NewYork Supreme Court, 1909.Presbyterian. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe Revolution;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1915 (age64 years, 219days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Arthur Burr and Harriet (Nash) Burr; married to Ella A.Dawson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | George Ellsworth Chamberlin (1872-1952) — also known asGeorge E. Chamberlin — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.;Lynchburg,Va.Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,February17, 1872.Travelingsalesman; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy ConsulGeneral inSingapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul inSwatow, 1910;Queenstown, 1910-14;Georgetown, 1914-19;Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General inGlasgow, as of 1927-30;Halifax, as of 1932.Presbyterian. Member,Freemasons;AmericanGeographic Society.Died inLynchburg,Va.,December7, 1952 (age80 years, 294days).Interment atOak Knoll Cemetery, Palmer, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Chandler Chamberlin and Maria Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin;married,September7, 1911, to Grace Anna Stone. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1922) |
| | Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) — also known asWalter E. Clark — ofWashington,D.C.; Alaska; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ashford,WindhamCounty, Conn.,January7, 1869.Republican.Newspaperreporter;Governorof Alaska District, 1909-12;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1912-13;newspapereditor.Presbyterian orCongregationalist.Member,Chi Psi.Died of aheartattack, in ahospitalat Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,February4, 1950 (age81 years, 28days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va. | | William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) — also known asWilliam O. Douglas — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Goose Prairie,YakimaCounty, Wash.Born in Maine,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,October16, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;lawprofessor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-39;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1948.Presbyterian. Member,Freemasons;UnitedWorld Federalists;American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;PhiAlpha Delta;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1980 (age81 years, 95days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married,August16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married1966 toKathleen Heffernan. | | | | Cross-reference:WarrenChristopher —WilliamA. Norris | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books by William O. Douglas:OfMen and Mountains (1982) —Mywilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) —GoEast, Young Man (1974) —TheCourt Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O.Douglas (1980) | | | | Books about William O. Douglas: BruceAllen Murphy,WildBill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas —Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper,OfPower and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America'sConstitutional Revolution — James F. Simon,IndependentJourney: The Life of William O. Douglas |
| | Curtiss E. Frank (1904-1990) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November13, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1944-49; resigned 1949;publishingexecutive.Presbyterian. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,February3, 1990 (age85 years, 82days).Burial location unknown. | | James Albert Gary (1833-1920) — also known asJames A. Gary — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Uncasville, Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October22, 1833.Cotton duckmanufacturer; Whig candidate forMarylandstate senate, 1858; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1870, 1872; delegateto Republican National Convention from Maryland,1872,1876,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee); Republican candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1879; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Maryland, 1880-96;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1883;U.S.Postmaster General, 1897-98; vice-president, ConsolidatedGasCompany; president, Citizens NationalBank ofBaltimore.Presbyterian. Died inBaltimore,Md.,October31, 1920 (age87 years, 9days).Interment atLoudonPark Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.| | Relatives:Married1856 to LavinCorrie. |
| | William H. Gleason (1833-1892) — of Sag Harbor,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.; Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.; Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Durham,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,September28, 1833.Merchant;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1864-65;pastor.Presbyterian. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1892 (age58 years, 146days).Burial location unknown. | | Porter J. Goss (b. 1938) — of Sanibel,LeeCounty, Fla.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November26, 1938.Republican.U.S.Representative from Florida, 1989-2004 (13th District 1989-93,14th District 1993-2004); resigned 2004; Director of CentralIntelligence, 2004-06.Presbyterian. Still living as of 2014. | | 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. |
| | John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 20,1899.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71.Presbyterian. Member,American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,December29, 1971 (age72 years, 223days).Interment atEmmanuelChurch Cemetery, Weston, Conn. | | William Franklin Henney (b. 1852) — also known asWilliam F. Henney — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November2, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;director and counsel, HartfordElectricLight Co. and Southern New EnglandTelephoneCo.;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1904-08; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Connecticut, 1913-16.Presbyterian. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Henney and Mene (Barclay) Henney. |
 | David Frederick Hollister (1826-1906) — also known asDavid F. Hollister — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March31, 1826.Lawyer;probate judge in Connecticut, 1858;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1863-83.Presbyterian. Member,Freemasons.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 4,1906 (age80 years, 34days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gideon Hollister and Harriet (Jackson) Hollister; married1852 to MaryE. Jackson. | | | | Image source: Men of Mark inConnecticut (1908) |
| | George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) — also known asGeorge B. Holt — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 12,1790.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1824-25; member ofOhiostate senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36,1843-49;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County,1850-51.Presbyterian. DiedOctober30, 1871 (age81 years, 140days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | | Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October24, 1749.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-81;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1791-1800, 1811-16;U.S.Attorney for Pennsylvania, 1800-01; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1812; district judge inPennsylvania, 1821-22.Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October31, 1822 (age73 years, 7days).Interment atOldPine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819) — of Connecticut. Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October7, 1727.Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1784-87; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1786-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1789-91.Presbyterian orEpiscopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November14, 1819 (age92 years, 38days).Interment atEpiscopalCemetery, Stratford, Conn. | | Aaron Kellogg (1742-1826) — ofColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in New Hartford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,1742.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1802-03.Presbyterian. Died in Canaan,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1826 (ageabout 83years).Interment atFlatbrook Cemetery, Canaan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Kellogg and Elizabeth (Brown) Kellogg; married,April22, 1762, to Tabitha Hancock; married1766 to HannahRobbins; married1798 to RhodaDean; first cousin twice removed ofGreeneCarrier Bronson,JohnRussell Kellogg,GeorgeSmith Catlin andFrancisWilliam Kellogg; first cousin thrice removed ofArthurTappan Kellogg andSelahMerrill; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamLucius Case andEdwardRussell Kellogg; first cousin five times removed ofLeonardLeach Case; second cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill andDanielFiske Kellogg; second cousin twice removed ofLutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); second cousin thrice removed ofOrlandoKellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,WilliamPitt Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918) andBenjaminBaker Merrill; second cousin four times removed ofRowlandCase Kellogg,FrankBillings Kellogg,CharlesCollins Kellogg,ClementPhineas Kellogg,FrankFiske Bostwick,HenryTheodore Kellogg,EdwardStanley Kellogg andFranklinWarren Kellogg; second cousin five times removed ofAnnaGordon Kellogg,DwightPalmer Griswold andMartinWeld Deyo; third cousin once removed ofAbelMerrill; third cousin twice removed ofJosephChurchill Strong,CalvinFrisbie,AmaziahBrainard,DeGrasseMaltby,SamuelClement Fessenden (1784-1869),HenryTaintor,JohnAdams Dix andAyresPhillips Merrill; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeAnson Starkweather,SamuelStarkweather,DavidAustin Starkweather,AnsonLevi Holcomb,WilliamPitt Fessenden,HenryWard Beecher,SamuelClement Fessenden (1815-1882),AlfredAvery Burnham,ThomasAmory Deblois Fessenden,LeveretBrainard,WilliamChapman Williston,JosephPalmer Fessenden,HiramAugustus Huse andCharlesL. Merrill. | | | | Political families:Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of Vermont and New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Russell Kellogg (1793-1868) — also known asJohn R. Kellogg — of Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.Born in New Hartford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 16,1793.Republican.Merchant;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Allegan County, 1838; memberofMichiganstate board of education, 1855-60; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1856.Presbyterian. Died in Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.,March13, 1868 (age74 years, 302days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Susanna (Griswold) Kellogg and Jesse Kellogg; married to MaryOtterson; grandfather ofEdwardRussell Kellogg; first cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; second cousin ofGreeneCarrier Bronson; second cousin once removed ofSelahMerrill; third cousin ofGeorgeSmith Catlin andFrancisWilliam Kellogg; third cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg,JonathanBrace,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,DanielFiske Kellogg andArthurTappan Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamLucius Case; third cousin thrice removed ofLeonardLeach Case; fourth cousin ofThomasKimberly Brace,LutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanHunt,JonathanIngersoll,JaredIngersoll,AbelMerrill,OrlandoKellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg,RussellSage,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,WilliamPitt Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918) andBenjaminBaker Merrill. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Henry Leeds (b. 1834) — also known asCharles H. Leeds — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1834.Republican.Manufacturer;mayorof Stamford, Conn., 1894-95, 1904.Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Leeds and Mary Warren (Mellen) Leeds; married,December21, 1865, to Sarah P. Lambert. |
| | Charles Davenport Lockwood (1877-1949) — also known asCharles D. Lockwood — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November11, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford; elected 1912;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1920;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.Presbyterian. Member,SigmaXi;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December6, 1949 (age72 years, 25days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Stamford, Conn. | | Walter Roe Mansfield (1911-1987) — also known asWalter R. Mansfield — of New York; New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 1,1911.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1966-71;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-81; tooksenior status 1981.Presbyterian. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, of astroke,in Christchurch,NewZealand,January8, 1987 (age75 years, 191days).Burial location unknown. | | Eben Newton (1795-1885) — of Ohio. Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October16, 1795.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1842-51, 1862-64; common pleas court judge in Ohio,1844;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1851-53;railroadpresident.Presbyterian. Died in Canfield,MahoningCounty, Ohio,November6, 1885 (age90 years, 21days).Interment atCanfieldVillage Cemetery, Canfield, Ohio. | | William Warren Scranton (1917-2013) — also known asWilliam W. Scranton — of Dalton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Madison,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 19,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1961-63;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1964;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1964;U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1976-77.Presbyterian. Member,Council onForeign Relations;TrilateralCommission;Chi Psi.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Montecito,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,July 28,2013 (age96 years, 9days).Burial location unknown. | | William Strong (1808-1895) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Somers,TollandCounty, Conn.,May 6,1808.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1847-51;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-68; resigned 1868;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80; retired 1880.Presbyterian. Died in Lake Minnewaska,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1895 (age87 years, 105days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa. | | Uri Tracy (1764-1838) — of Oxford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February8, 1764.Democrat.Minister;postmaster;ChenangoCounty Sheriff, 1798-1801;ChenangoCounty Clerk, 1801-15; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1802-03;U.S.Representative from New York, 1805-07, 1809-13 (16th District1805-07, 13th District 1809-13); county judge in New York, 1819-23.Presbyterian. Died in Oxford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1838 (age74 years, 163days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Oxford, N.Y. | | Frederic Collin Walcott (1869-1949) — also known asFrederic C. Walcott — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1869.Republican.Manufacturer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1925-27; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1932;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.Presbyterian. Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April27, 1949 (age80 years, 67days).Interment atCenterCemetery, Norfolk, Conn. | | Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) — also known asHenry A. Wallace — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; South Salem,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born near Orient,AdairCounty, Iowa,October7, 1888.U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40;VicePresident of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Iowa,1940,1944(speaker);candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948.Presbyterian. Member,Freemasons.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November18, 1965 (age77 years, 42days).Interment atGlendaleCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. | | Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) — also known asReuben H. Walworth — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October26, 1788.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1821-23;Chancellorof New York, 1828-47; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1848.Presbyterian. Member,Freemasons;AmericanAntiquarian Society.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,November27, 1867 (age79 years, 32days).Interment atGreenridgeCemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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