The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-18
FOUR HESITATE OFFICIALS,
MANY FORMER SENATOR'S AND
 REPRESENTATIVES.
Included in the Death Roll for 19O5--
 Two Veterans of AT and 4s.


 Two Veterans of AT and 4s.
 The 1905 necrology of former state ot- ficers and members of the general as- sembly embraces over one hundred and fifty names, and includes, among the state officials, two who had also long represented Connecticut in the upper house of congress. These were Gene ral Joseph R. Hawley of Hartford, governor in 1866, who died shortly at- ter the expiration of his term in the senate, and Senator Orville H. Platt, who was a member of the senate at the time of his death. He had an eX- tended career in state political life, be- ginning as clerk of the state senate m 1855 and 1856, secretary of state in lS51, representative from Meriden in l864, and again in 1869, when he was speak CT; state senator, 1861 and 1862, and United States senator from 1879 to the time of his death.
 Other former state officials passing away during the year were ex-Comp- troller William E. Seely of Bridgeport, I9O3-05 and state senator 1901, and Edwin A. Buck of Willimantic, treas nrer, 1877 and 1878, whose service was an extended one in political life. He represented Ashford in five sessions be- tween 1856 and 1875, and was senator from the old Thirteenth district in 1876. His last appearance in official life was as bank commissioner 1S93-95.
 Seventeen former senators died dur ing the year. Judge John M Hall who died early in the year, served but a single term, 1889, but had years of ser vice in other capacities; five terms in the lower house, from 1870 to 1882, in- oluding the speakership in the last year, and year or more on the supe- rior court bench until his resignation in october, 1893, to accept vice-presiden- cy of the New Haven road. Another widely known senator was Isaac B. Bristol of New Milford the most prom inent resident of that place, who was senator in 1879 and 1880, and served four sessions in the lower house. Ma thaniel B. Stevens had an equally ex- tended service during his residence in Hartford, as senator in 1868 and five terms in the house, the last in 1877. He removed to Winsted and for many years was the editor of daily and week ly newspapers in that place and Col chester. w. H. Hayward of Colches- ter, senator from 1877 to 1881, also served three years in the lower house, and was railroad commissioner from 1880 to 1S93 Other former senators whose deaths are recorded were: Dari- us Crane of Ellington, senator in 1853; David Greenslit of Hampton, 1866; Jo- seph D. Barrows of Eastford, 1S69-1S7O; Elbert A. Woodward of Norwalk, 1870; Fred P. Bissell of Hebron, 1871; Horace 10. Hickock of Bethel, 1857 (who was In the house in 1S4S); William c. Hough of Essex, 1874; Royal M. Bassett of Derby, 1S77 George A. Olcott of Ches- ter, 1899; De Witt c. Bradley of Wes- ton, 1901, and John Birge of Bristol, 1895.
 Two former speakers of the lower house died during the year, as above noted, Senator Platt and Judge Hall. Among prominent representatives who passed away were: John Lines, of Waterbury, 1903; Albert M, Talmadge, Bridgeport, 1884, John D. Yale, Win chester, 1882, and previously sheriff of Litchfield county; Daniel H. Chase, Middletown, 1852 and 1S53 of educa- tional fame; Judge F. D. Fyler, Win chester, 1872; Silas R. Holmes, East Haddam, 1861, and later a county com missioner; William H. Yeomans, of Co., lumbia, 1863; Amos Pease, who repre- sented Somers in three sessions; was sheriff from 1863 to 1869 and a county commissioner at the time of his death; William H. Bentley, New London 1883, and A. D. Putnam of Killingly, 1903.
 Five had the unusual honor of hav- ing represented two different towns in the lower house, viz: George Langdon, Colchester, 1853, and Plymouth, 1859; Clifton Peck, Canterbury, 1873, and Plymouth, 1893; William Mix, Cheshire, l847, and Wallingford, 1854; Robert B. Limberner, Washington, 1860, and Ox- ford, 1872, and Norman Smith, Lisbon, 1857, and Sprague, 1871.
 One member of the constitutional convention of 1902 passed away George w. Wallace of Middlebury. Of the one hundred and sixty eight members of that body six others have died, viz: Governor Andrews, president of the convention; A. A. Redfield of Farming ton. the Hon. Robert J. Vance of New Britain D. B. Hotchkiss of Prospect,