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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Middletown, Connecticut</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Dana</a> 1822-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbard.html#031.04.90">Elijah Hubbard</a> 1830-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbard.html#048.38.22">Richard Hubbard</a> 1838-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbard.html#836.97.15">Samuel D. Hubbard</a> 1840-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phelps.html#025.55.54">Noah A. Phelps</a> 1842-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#060.90.84">Charles R. Alsop</a> 1843-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark4.html#866.14.58">Horace Clark</a> 1846-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/casebolt-caseyjones.html#669.05.64">William B. Casey</a> 1850 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#014.14.40">Benjamin Douglas</a> 1850-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#292.30.04">Samuel L. Warner</a> 1862-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bent-bentnall.html#482.89.86">Bartlett Bent, Jr.</a> as of 1867 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffin.html#433.20.49">O. Vincent Coffin</a> as of 1872-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellwein-elmer.html#829.74.33">William T. Elmer</a> as of 1876 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis2.html#345.07.69">Charles R. Lewis</a> as of 1888 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/briggs.html#578.77.34">D. Luther Briggs</a> as of 1890-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#965.31.70">Charles G. R. Vinal</a> as of 1894-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell8.html#843.17.82">Samuel Russell</a> as of 1896-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#093.80.02">Albert R. Crittenden</a> as of 1904 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell8.html#803.57.88">T. Macdonough Russell</a> as of 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#880.32.81">Willard C. Fisher</a> as of 1910-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#076.09.91">Harold M. Meech</a> as of 1917 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#710.94.57">Arthur V. McDowell</a> as of 1918-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conners-connet.html#894.08.93">James F. Connery</a> as of 1920-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers5.html#268.10.22">John W. Rogers</a> as of 1926 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/biden-biged.html#358.83.39">Frederick J. Bielefield</a> as of 1927-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanger-sargeant.html#251.52.38">Leo B. Santangelo</a> as of 1935 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#622.54.29">Charles A. Schaefer</a> as of 1940 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conners-connet.html#894.08.93">James F. Connery</a> as of 1941 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#740.85.14">Salvatore T. Cubeta</a> as of 1943 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#513.86.23">Emilio Q. Daddario</a> as of 1946-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#021.00.30">Herbert C. F. Bell</a> as of 1949-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#740.85.14">Salvatore T. Cubeta</a> as of 1951 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey8.html#491.18.48">Stephen K. Bailey</a> as of 1953-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clevenger-clime.html#752.67.74">Harry T. Clew</a> as of 1955-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goulden-gradison.html#673.51.31">Lester M. Gowin</a> as of 1975 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#197.53.34">Daniel T. Drew</a> as of 2012 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1791 Apr 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamlet-hammitt.html#426.22.94">Jabez Hamlin</a>, died in office. <li> 1821 Dec 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller1.html#286.27.85">Asher Miller</a>, died in office. <li> 1830 Jul 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dana.html#795.35.85">Samuel W. Dana</a>, died in office. <li> 1839: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbard.html#048.38.22">Richard Hubbard</a>, died in office. <li> 1950 Oct 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#740.85.14">Salvatore T. Cubeta</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#371.88.57">William J. Scanlon</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1989 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#747.47.95">Paul Gionfriddo</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#449.37.81">Sebastian J. Garafalo</a> (Dem), defeated. <a name=2><hr></a> First Selectmen of Middletown, 1888-1957 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bacon.html#001.42.03">Sherman M. Bacon</a> as of 1888 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html#796.08.33">Martin Loveland</a> as of 1896-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith6.html#732.05.00">Nathan H. Smith</a> as of 1899-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#356.02.05">Charles C. Tryon</a> as of 1904-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peck.html#911.03.37">Howard S. Peck</a> as of 1915-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilcox.html#821.26.59">Raymond H. Wilcox</a> as of 1947 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walworth-warburton.html#847.69.29">Raymond J. Wamester</a> as of 1949-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien5.html#354.97.42">John C. O'Brien</a> as of 1954-57 <a name=3><hr></a> Postmasters at Middletown, 1775-1971 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#254.83.04">Wensley Hobby</a> 1775-1807 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#494.92.33">Thaddeus Nichol</a> 1807-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stoutenburgh-strang.html#721.50.47">Joshua Stow</a> 1816-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams8.html#474.12.25">Samuel Williams</a> 1819-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stoutenburgh-strang.html#721.50.47">Joshua Stow</a> 1821-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starr.html#069.89.64">Elihu W. N. Starr</a> 1841-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilcox.html#774.96.11">Eli Wilcox</a> 1842-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/may.html#626.65.69">Allen May</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodward.html#874.82.99">William Woodward</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith6.html#514.36.63">Norman Smith</a> 1853-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/babcock.html#516.54.39">Samuel Babcock</a> 1857-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cale-calhoon.html#899.47.24">Arthur B. Calef</a> 1861-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bent-bentnall.html#482.89.86">Bartlett Bent, Jr.</a> 1869-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norrish-northway.html#438.33.22">David W. Northropp</a> 1886-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#825.00.02">S. Harris Warner</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bacon.html#522.94.69">Conrad G. Bacon</a> 1894-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen4.html#045.55.96">George I. Allen</a> 1898-1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cale-calhoon.html#856.16.67">Arthur B. Calef, Jr.</a> 1909-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson8.html#379.31.61">T. Howard Thompson</a> 1913-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#990.06.06">Michael H. Walsh</a> 1914-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson8.html#379.31.61">T. Howard Thompson</a> 1917-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#980.53.36">Daniel J. McCarthy</a> 1918-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ward1.html#475.08.16">Alfred C. Ward</a> 1923-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/biden-biged.html#358.83.39">Frederick J. Bielefield</a> 1935 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/biden-biged.html#358.83.39">Frederick J. Bielefield</a> 1935-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walworth-warburton.html#847.69.29">Raymond J. Wamester</a> 1950-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walworth-warburton.html#847.69.29">Raymond J. Wamester</a> 1951-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/petitpren-pettis.html#211.48.42">Michael S. Petruzzello</a> 1957-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pugsley-puntley.html#572.44.87">Salvatore J. Puglisi</a> 1960-71 <a name=4><hr></a> Middlefield</a> First Selectmen of Middlefield, 1901-89 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fowler.html#336.87.92">Luther W. Fowler</a> as of 1901 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1989 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webster.html#671.22.87">David G. Webster</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blodget-blouin.html#772.79.85">James R. Blois</a> (Rep), defeated. <a name=5><hr></a> Postmasters at Middlefield, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#849.54.16">Rosa A. Coe</a> as of 1901 <a name=6><hr></a> Little River</a> Postmasters at Little River, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#539.09.23">John Keefe</a> as of 1901 <a name=7><hr></a> Rockfall</a> Postmasters at Rockfall, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doyle.html#180.37.95">Elizabeth T. 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