The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-12-01
THE LATE E. S. CLEVELAND.
A Notable Figure for Years in Connect
lieut. Politics.

NAoS I 0A4lASo.
Edward Spicer Cleveland, postmaster
in Hartford under President Lincoln,
and prominently connected with poll
tics on this state for over forty years,
died at his home in Hartford. as an
nounced in our columns yesterday, was
the son Of Mason Cleveland and Eliza,
Maria Perkins and was born in Hamp-
ton, May %, 1925. He was a lineal de-
scendant Of Edward Cleveland, an Eng
fish immigrant, who was One OF the
original settlers Of Hampton Cthen a
parish of Windham.) He was connect
ed through his mother with Joseph Per-
kins, who came from Massachusetts and
was the common ancestor of the Per-
kins family of this section of Connecti-
cut, of James Morgan of New London,
an ancestor of the well known Morgan
family, and of Richard Bushnell of Say
. brook, afterwards of Norwich, an an
cestor Of Governor Bushnell Of Ohio.
At the age of sixteen he came to Hart
ford to enter mercantile life and was for
some little time engaged as a clerk. In
1S4S he entered political life as a demo-
crat and was chosen assistant clerk. of
the Connecticut house of representa-
tives, and two years later was engross-
ing clerk of the lower house of the ma
tional congress, being associated with
John Galpin of New Haven. In 1854 he
was a delegate to the democratic state
convention and secured the adoption Of
resolutions averse to the repeal of the
Missouri compromise, then pending in
the Kansas-Nebraska bill before con-
gress. Mr.. Cleveland continued to act
with the democratic party until the at
tempt was made to force upon Kansas
the Lecompton pro-slavery constitution
He was instantly opposed to slavery
and would not go with any political or
ganization that proposed its extension.
In 1860 he entered the field as a
speaker for Abraham Lincoln on the
anti-extension of slavery issue, and
stumped number of states in support
OF the republican ticket. He was an
easy speaker, he told stories well and
was as popular man on the stump as
there was in Connecticut. Soon after
the election of Linsoln he was appointed
postmaster of Hartford and oncupied
the offfse for eight years, proving him
self an efinient and business-like Off
clal, putting the office into line with the
best post-offices in the country and win
ming reputation throughout the coun-
try as a model postmaster. At the close
Of the war he found himself again in
harmony with the democratic party on
the restoration of the union and the re-
habiliment Of the states which had par
ticipated In the rebellion. In 1875 and
1876 he was elected representative to the
general assembly from the town of
Hampton on an independent ticket, car
rying the town each year by large
majority. In 1876 Mr.. Cleveland re-
sumed his residence in this city, but has
always been at the old home in Harnp-
| ton during the summer season.
Mr.. Cleveland has been prominently
connected with Connecticut politics for
over thirty years and was one of the
best known men In the state, having an
unusual number Of friends and ac-
quaintances in all political parties, won
by his cordial and happy manner, his
4 exuberant spirits and his mother wit,
/ which was Of a peculiarly sharp and
humorous uality. In 1886 Mr.. Cleveland
was elected senator from the First dis
| trict and was one of the leading men,
bers of that body. serving as chairman
Of are committee on Insurance In the
autumn OF the same year he was the
/ democratic candidate for governor. He
was defeated under the majority provi-
| sion of the constitution. The vote was
Cleveland 5s,s1s, Lounsbury $500 and
scattering abort $500. The election
| went to the legislature and p. c. Louns-
bury was chosen. Mr.. Cleveland was
/ returned to the senate In 1883 and 1890
and was member Of the famous dead
lock legislature Of 1891. He did not
agree with the policy Of his party alto
gether durisg that period and was OPP
posed to the swearing in of the demo-
cratic candidates as officials Of the
state. For a number of years Mr..
Cleveland had been a we'll known figure
on the streets of Hartford, chatting So
cially with his many friends and wher-
ever ne was there was sure to be a ring
of hearty laughter before the conversa-
ton was over. ~.
Mr. Cleveland's wife, who died some
yreas ago, was the daughter of the late
James G. Blaine, who was United States
internal revenue collector in this city
during the war. They had three sons,
one OF whom died from an accident
when child. John, another son, died
In the south six or eight years ago.
EMBARRASSING FOR THE TJETr-