Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-12
GOVERNORS FROM WiNDHAM
 COUNTY FAR BETWEEN
Especial to The Bulletin.)

By Souvenir" William H. Taylor Hartford. Aug. 11.-'It's long
 time between governors in Windham
 county. said I to my self, right out
 loud. too. when searching for data for the Centenary book I am now compil- ing for the state. Now listen, Wind
 ham county has had only one govern
 or since 1889. two hundred and eighty
 years ago, and that was in 1842-44
 That honored gentleman was Hon.
 Chauncey F. Cleveland of Hampton
 who was also a representative in :on-
 gress in 1s49-53. Having spent most
 of my days in patriotic Putnam in
 good old Windham county this was rather sad news to me, but I'm ,sor-
 ry to say more sadness" came Der me when looked over the names of United States senators from Connec- ticut and found that there was Hct was no "between.' Windham county being the only county in the state that has never had a. United States sef1ator.I wish this sad tale could end here but no for found that Putnam, the town I love. IS the only city in the Second Congressional dis trict, comprising Windhafn, Now Lon don. Middlesex and Holland counties that had never had representative
 in congress. Bye-the-bye the only state officer Putnam has had in these hundreds of years were the lamented Deacon James w. Manning. who was com ptroller in 1869. 1870. 1871 and 1873, and our present popular and ef- ficient state treasurer. Hon. G. Harold Gilpatric. But why all this sad stuff, when about everyone knows that Keep Smiling" is one of my keep Your Memory Green" slogans. Please pardon me this time and l will now come down to plain facts. Windham county has had eleven representa- tives in congress since 11ss. as fol- lows: Zephaniah Swift, Windham
 foif 1s01-o5: Ebenezer stoddard. Wood stock, 1s21-25: John Baldwin. Wind ham, 1S25-29; Ebenezer Young Xii lingly. 1s2s-35; Andrew T. Judson Canterbury, 1Ss5-s9; George 5. Cat Cleveland, Hampton. 1s4s 5S: Sidney Dean. Thompson. 1S555s; Alfred A. Burnham. Wipdham, 1s5s-es; chas. A. Russell. Kiuingly. 1SS7-1S02:
 The county has had two chief jus tices: EIiphalet Dyer, Windhsm. 11ss- 9s: Lephaniaf Swift. Windhan. 1915.
 The county has had six speakers of the house of representatives Of Con neeteut the pas 100 ss4 yssrs ana 59eness ss iss5' Iaaunsss 'ss and 70: Alfred A. Burnham' Windhar1, 1858 and 1863; David Gal lup. Plainfield, 1866; Edwin Il; Bug bee, Killingly. 1871; John M. Haii or 1882.
 The state officers from the coun- 1! ty since 1889 were:
 3oyernor-Chauncey F. Cleveland, Hampton, 1S42-44.
 Lieutenant Governors = Ebenezer stoddard. Woodstock. Iss5-ss; Tnom- as Baclzus;. Kiilingfy, 1s49 90: William | Field. Pomfret. 1Se5-.6; Alfred A. | Windham, I857-5S; David | Gallup. Plainfeld. 1s79s1.
 Secretaries of State-Danfel.> P. Ty- Ter Pomfret 1s44-46; Marvin H. Sanger. Canterbury 1S73T7: Charles D. Searls, Thompson. 1881 -S3: Charles A. Russell, ~Kfliingly. 1sso-G; Huber Clark, yyindhafn, 1SsS-1s01:
 reasurers-Frederick p Coes Kill ingiy. 1S5S-51;a Ezra. Dean. Wood stock Issf-62; Henry G. Taintor. of Hampton, 1sss-s7: Edwin $. Moseley, Hampton. 1s67-6s Edwin A. Buck. i Findham, 1s77-79: Marvin H. San ger. Canterbury. 1Ss3-e5: Charles W. Srosyenor, Pomfret 1S97-ss: G. liar ,ld Gilpatrick. Putnam. 1919 to-tas ong as he wants the office. I hope).
 omptroilers-Wiliiam Field, Pom ret. 1s36-3s y Mason Clevceland, Hampton, s1s46-41: James W. Man hing, Putnam, 1869. 10. T and 73; Daniel P. Dunn. windhann. 1s13-1S.
 Attorney Generals William A. King windham, 1903-o7; George E. Hinman, Windham. 1s15-1s.
 T. have had the honor to count many ypof the above officers as personal friends but will not take any more ,f your valuable space to tell many interesting things about them. Please pardon me for using the "Ts" In tnls lrtiele. .as I. had to use 'em so the