Connecticut western news., 1891-02-04
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.


 L1TCHFIE1D-1. Walter s. Judd is native of the town he represents and is 31 years of age. He was educated at the Litchfield institute in Litehfield. He studied law and graduated from the Yale Law school in the class of 1882. He has since been associated with Hen " B. Graves of Litchfield in the prac- tice of his profession. He has been town clerk two years, and member Of the board of burgesses. At present he is justice of the peace, commissioner of the superior court and notary public. This is his first term in the assembly. He is Democrat.
 2. William T. Marsh is also native of Litchfeld. He is Al years of age and received his education in the public schools. For the past seventeen years he has engaged in the business of coal, birch, cement, lumber, etc, at Litch- field and this Is hls first appearance as 8 state legislator. MT Marsh has held several minor town offices and has been burgess and warden of the borough The last office he now holds. In politics he is Democrat.
 
 36 years of age and claims Colebrook as his birthplace. He received his educa- tion in the common schools and the Berkshire institute He is farmer and and was 8 member of the house of '87 He has been an assessor, member of the board of relief, school visitor and regis trar of voters. He is now first select man. Mir Deming is Democrat. 2. Roberts 0. Moore Is g Colebrook manufacturer. He was born in that place, March 10, 1849. He had a com mon school education and passed one year at the Connecticut Literary insti- tuition at Sufield. Mr Moore was at one time an assessor of the town and is a Republican.
 KENT-C Charles l.. Spooner is far mer in the town he was born. 45 years ago. He was educated at the district school and spent year in the Highland academy, Newburg, N. Y. He has been | several times town assessor, two years l justice of the peace and for several years secretary of the town board of education. The last office he now holds. MT Spooner is Republican with strong temperance principles. NEW HARTFoRD-1. Edward M. | Chapin was educated at the schools of Litchfield and Sufield He is 57 years ! If age and is in the business of manu- ! featuring rules, planes, levels, etc., es- | tablished by his father ill 1926. MT | Chapin was member of the Houses of 1868 and 1870 and was in the Senate of 1872 Politically he will be indepen- dent in action.
 2 Jacob Widmer is Grand Army | man of prominence. Hs was born at Troy in 1882. received his education at the common schools, was a private i" ! the Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers, has become commander of B. R. Lee | Post, G. A. R.. and for several years was president of the New Hartford Vet. eran association. He is successful machinist, having been awarded the past year gold medal by the French academy of invention. MT Widmer is a Republican.
 NEW MnFORD-1. Albert H. Nc. Nahon passed his early life on farm in that town. He Is A years of age. ! He received common school education. He has been first constable and collect or. town treasurer and member of the board of fire directors. He is chairman of the board of relief Since 1886, Mi
 McMahon has been a dealer in stoves. He is Democrat with liberal views.
 2. Anson H. Squires is a native oI New Milford and A years old. He is g ! Democrat in politics and farmer. I ToRR1NaToN--1. William H. Nc. Carthy is native of Holland, Mass. H. was born in 1S42 and educated at the common schools Mir Mccarthy was a non-commissioned officer of Company 0, Eight regiment, Connecticut Volun. +eers and was wounded in both legs an, captured at the battle of Antietam. He Is now superintendent of the Coe Brass Go, and has been twenty-six years iu their employ. He is Republican.
 2. Henry M. White received ar academical education at Shelburne Falls
 Mass. He was born in Elba, N. r.. June "A, 1947. For eight years he has been the editor of the Torrington Regis ter, founding the daily issue in 1889
 He was in the hardware business prio to that time. Mir White has been prom
 ,nent in Sunday school, Y M. O. A. an6
 Literary society work. He is Repub lican. | WMCHEsTER-1. Samuel V. Beck
 with was representative from Washing
 ton in the last house and made an hon
 orable record. He is with the Gilber
 Clock company. Mir Beckwith was borl
 at Southington in 1886 aud received al
 ordinary education. He was sergean
 in Company I, Twentieth regiment
 Connecticut Volunteers and Is senio
 vice commander of Palmer Post, G. A R
 He is Republican and favors the right
 and interests of labor.
 2. Irving R. Griswold in the mana
 ger and secretary of the Winsted Foun
 dry and Machine company. He wa
 born at Torrington. February p. l845
 and was educated in the public ant
 boarding schools. Mir Griswold is
 Republican.
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