Connecticut Governor. Born the son of Connecticut Governor and Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin, after graduating from Yale University in 1861, he studied law at Harvard, was admitted to the bar in 1863 and began the practice of law in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a professor emeritus at Yale College, co-founded the American Bar Association, serving as its president in 1890 and was president of the Association of American Law Schools in 1902. He also served on the Connecticut State Supreme Court, (1897-1910). In 1911, he was elected as a Democrat the 65th Governor of Connecticut, serving until 1915. During his time as Governor, the Corrupt Practices Act was passed, a civil service law that installed a merit system for state employees, public utilities commission was founded and a workmen's compensation bill was enacted. After his term, he returned to teaching at Yale College, until his death at age 86.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Roger Sherman Baldwin
1793–1863
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Emily Pitkin Perkins Baldwin
1796–1874
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Susan Winchester Baldwin
1840–1931 (m. 1865)
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Edward Law Baldwin
1822–1848
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Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin Whitney
1824–1912
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Ebenezer Baldwin
1828–1836
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Henrietta Perkins Baldwin Foster
1830–1910
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George William Baldwin
1832–1930
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Florence Winchester Baldwin
1868–1872
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Helen Harriet Baldwin Gilman
1872–1957
Flowers
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