The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-10
THE LATE CEN. w. H. BULKELEY
OF HARTFORD.

OF HARTFORD.
Hartford. Nov. 9.-GeneraI William
Henry Buckley. who died at his home
in Hartford Friday afternoon, had been
in impaired health for several years
and had been an invalid for about three
years, with recurring spells of failure,
which caused almost constant appre-
hension in his family. He was unable
to rally from the last sinking spell
about a week ago and shock which
came Wednesday night caused rapid
failure. Death was caused by Bright's
disease and other sequential compli-
cations
General William Henry Buckley was
born in East Haddam, March 2, 1S40
being the fourth child of the Hon. Eli
pnalet A. Buckley. The family has
long been distinguished in the annals of
New England and of Connecticut. Its
genealogy can be traced back to Rob-
ert Buckley, Esq, one of the English
barons in the time Of King John in the
thirteenth century.
On September s, 1868, General Bulke-
ley married Emma, daughter of Melvin
and Letitia Quincy of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mrs. Buckley and six children survive
him. Ex-Governor Morgan G. Buckley
and Mrs Leverett Brainard of this city
were brother and sister of the deceased.
In the social and business life of
Hartford General Buikeley was espec-
tally identified He was an active MEM
Der of Robert o. Tyler post, G. A r., Of
Hartford, and of the Army and Navy
club of Connecticut Two years ago he
was elected president of the Hartford
club. succeeding General Joseph r.
HaWley in that office. After serving
one year he retired on account of i'll
health He was also member of the
Sons of the Revolution, the New Eng
land Society of New York, and of the
Society of Foreign Wars For long
term Of years he was a member Of the
society at the Pearl street Congrega-
tional church. now the Pennington
avenue Congregational church, and re-
tanned that association until his death.
Until about year previous to his
death General Buckley was actively
engaged in the affairs of business. lie
was president of the Kellogg & Buckley
company, auditor of the Aetna Life IN
surance company, and member of the
board of directors, a director of the
American National bank and next 10
Silas Robins, the oldest member of the
board, a director and vice president of
the United States bank. of which he
was founder, and director of the
Southern New England Paving COM
pany.
OF the political career of General
Buckley the Hartford Cearant says:
During the administration of Cover
nor Charles B. Andrews, General Bulke-
ley served as commissary general of the
state At the republican state con-
vention in the fall of 1880 he was unani-
nIously nominated for the office of lieu
tenan governor and at the subsequent
election was chosen, Hobart B. Bigrl0w
Of New Haven being elected governor.
At the republican state convention in
1892 General Bulkeley's was the only
candidate for governor and he was NOM
mated by reclamation. The nominee
of the democratic party for governo.' at
this election was the Hon. Thomas NJ.
Waller of New London. The year 1882
was decidedly unpropitious for repub-
lican candidates. 1t was the year in
which Grover Cleveland received his
phenomenal majority of 100000 i'll New
York and Benjamin +. Butler was
elected governor Of Massachusetts. On
| the face of the returns in Connecticut
| Governor Waller had majority OF 5000
but these included the famous black
ballots cast in New Haven. The legal
| ity of those ballots were tested and the
courts decided them to be invalid. The
| legislature was republican in both
| branches, but General Bulkeley in an
| open letter to the public declared that
| under no circumstances would he ac-
| cept an office under a technicaity Wnen
he believed it was the intent of the
voters to elect another The Legislature
| then passed a healing act validating
| the black ballots.
The funeral of General Buckley will
| take place at o'clock Monday after
| noon. The services will be conducted
at the home by Rev. Dr. e. P. Parker
| of the South church and the Rev. w
DeLoss Love of the Pennington avenue
| Congregational church. The South
church quartet will sing Lead Kindly
| Light and Rock of Ages"