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Alsop, Joseph Wright b. October 10, 1910 d. August 28, 1989
Journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist. He was Harvard educated with a newspaper journalism career spanning thirty-seven years. He obtained a following as a journalist beginning with his reportage of the 1934 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. During World War Two, he served in the US Navy with the Flying Tigers. Known for being a powerbroker through his varied political connections, as well as his popular column, "Matter Of Fact," which was published in over 200 papers nationwide, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Dianeღ)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Alsop tomb, grave 8
Alsop, Stewart (Stewart Johonnot Oliver) b. May 17, 1914 d. May 26, 1974
Journalist. Became widely acclaimed for his political news reporting and commentary. His career lasted from 1945 to 1974, and he wrote for the "New York Herald Tribune", the "Saturday Evening Post", and "Newsweek".
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Atwater, Wilbur Olin b. May 3, 1844 d. September 22, 1907
Scientist. Became a noted agricultural chemist, and founded the first agricultural experimentation stations in the United States. From 1873 to 1907 he headed the Department of Agriculture's experiment stations, and helped to show how human metabolism is linked to the laws of conservation. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Baldwin, Raymond Earl b. August 31, 1893 d. October 4, 1986
Connecticut Governor, US Senator. Served during World War I in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant(j.g). Served as Governor of Connecticut, first from 1939 to 1940, then from 1942 to 1946. Elected as a Senator from Connecticut to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Francis T. Maloney, serving from 1946 to 1949. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Citron, William Michael b. August 29, 1896 d. June 7, 1976
US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1939. Also served as Member of the Connecticut State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Coffin, Owen Vincent b. June 20, 1836 d. January 13, 1921
Connecticut Governor. Served as Governor of Connecticut from 1895 to 1897. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Dana, Samuel Whittlesey b. February 13, 1760 d. July 21, 1830
United States Representative from Connecticut, 1797-1810; United States Senator from Connecticut, 1810-1821; mayor of Middletown, Connecticut, 1822-1830. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Washington Street Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Hosmer, Titus b. 1736 d. August 4, 1780
Continental Congressman. Signer of the Articles of Confederation. He studied law at Yale and graduated in 1757. He represented Connecticut at the Continental Congress. He was also a judge of the US Maritime Court of Appeals (1780). (Bio by: Dan Silva)
Mortimer Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Hotchkiss, Julius b. July 11, 1810 d. December 23, 1878
US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1867 to 1869. He also served as a Member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1851, and 1858, Mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1852, and as Lieutenant Governor of Conecticut from 1870 to 1871. (Bio by: K)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Hubbard, Samuel Dickinson b. August 10, 1799 d. October 8, 1855
US Congressman, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Represented CT's 2nd District in the House of Representatives, serving from 1945 to 1849. Named United States Postmaster General in the administration of President Millard Fillmore, serving from 1852 to 1853. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Hubbell, William Stone b. April 19, 1837 d. August 28, 1930
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company A, 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the Union assault on Fort Harrison, Virginia on September 39, 1864. His citation reads "Led out a small flanking party and by a clash and at great risk captured a large number of prisoners". His Medal was issued on June 13, 1894. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Jackson Jr., Ebenezer b. January 31, 1796 d. August 17, 1874
US Congressman. Elected to represent CT as an at-large delegate in the House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Samuel A. Foote, serving from 1834 to 1835. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Johnston Sr., William James b. August 15, 1918 d. May 29, 1990
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First Class, Machine Gunner, in the United States Army in Company G, 180th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on February 17-19, 1944 near Padiglione, Italy. (Bio by: Don Morfe)
State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section 72, Row F, Grave 17
MacDonough, Thomas b. December 31, 1783 d. November 10, 1825
Captain in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812. Command a division of gunboats that included 6 sloops and 2 gunboats in Lake Champlain. Defeated the British in the Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain which is noted as one of the most decisive battles in American History. It prevented the invasion and conquest of New York State as effectively in 1814 as the surrender of the British under Burgoyne during the Revolutionary War. . (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Mansfield, Joseph Fenno King b. December 22, 1803 d. September 18, 1862
Civil War Union Major General. Graduated from the USMA on 1822, placing 2nd. Served the 24 year between his graduation and the Mexican War in the Engineers Corps, building defenses along the Southern Coast. Served as Chief Engineer in General Zachary Taylor's Army in the Mexican War, participating in the Battles of Fort Brown, Monterrey and Buena Vista. He received brevet promotions up to Colonel, US Regular Army for his services in that War. In 1853 he was promoted to full Colonel and was...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Lot 432, Grave 2
GPS coordinates: 41.5545998, -72.6636887 (hddd.dddd)
Miner, Dr. Thomas b. October 15, 1777 d. April 23, 1841
Physician. He was a founder of Yale medical school and of the Connecticut retreat for the insane, and was president of the Connecticut Medical Society in 1834-1837. (Bio by: Laurie)
Miner Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
O'Neill, William A. b. August 11, 1930 d. November 24, 2007
Governor of Connecticut. Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1978, he succeeded Governor Ella Grasso upon her resignation in December 1980. He was elected in 1982 and again in 1986 and would serve until 1991, at the time the longest tenure for a Connecticut Governor in nearly 200 years. He was a State Representative from 1966-1978 and came to greater prominence when named Chairman of the State Democratic Party by Grasso in 1975. He died from complications related to chronic emphysema. (Bio by: CMF)
State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Palmer, John Gideon b. 1845 d. 1901
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Corporal in Company F, 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 13, 1862. His citation reads "First of 6 men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Parsons, Samuel Holden [cenotaph] b. May 14, 1737 d. November 17, 1789
Revolutionary War General. When he was nine years old his family moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts where his father became the pastor of the town's new Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Harvard College in 1756 he returned to Lyme and studied law in his uncle's law office. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice law in Lyme in 1759. With his political connections he was elected to the General Assembly in 1762. He moved to New London, Connecticut and became a Revolutionary...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Mortimer Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Pratt, James Timothy b. December 14, 1802 d. April 11, 1887
US Congressman. Elected to represent CT's 1st District in the House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

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