Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-16

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 NORWICH HAS EuRNIsHEn
 I FOUR U. 8. SENATORS Especial to The Bulletin.)
 By Souvenir" Wm. H. Taylor.
 | Hartford. Aug. 16-Atf the bi-oen- tenniA celebration in 1s5s, Edward E. clapp appropriately designated
 NorNleh as The Rose of New Eng land 'Tis a regular American Beau Iy, too. as it is the center of clus-
 t6ss ter q Efmi ,detaehed Villages and Earded as the petals of the Rose of New England. The citizens of good old Norwich. however, have proved in snemselves to be whole .posy bed.'' The first son of Norwich was Deacon Christopher Huntington. 2ad. who was porn November l. 166d. His oldest child, Ruth. was the mother of Dr. E!eazer Wheelock. the first president of bartmeuth College. find in look Ing over the histories of Norwich by Frances M. Caulkins and Mary E. Perkins that since Deacon Hunting tons day scores of Norwich sons have Rose" to distinguished positions, says for instance The was a daisy" could not be reyerently applied in it's truest sense to James Lannan, the
 hrst United States senator from Nor
 first governor from Norwich Coming down to date who will contradict the statement that Norwich's two living ex,treasurers of state, Hon. Henry H. 'pinks of perfectiong' Were not the 'tu Hips" of U. S. Senator and Coy ernor Buckingham of Norwich as elo- quent and sweet to the people of the country, as those of our present cele- brated Senator Frank B. Rrandegee
 Hundreds of Norwich names could be added to this garden of fame" but enough of this "f1oWery language'- here's some plain facts in regards to New London cousty which will fur
 Four out of the rix United States sena tors from New London county since 17Ss, have come from Norwich: James Lanman, 1s1s-e5; Jabez " Foster. 1s55-67; Wm- A. Buckingham, 1S6975. The other two sena tors were Jena than Trumbull. Lebanon, and Frank B. Brandegee. who has served since 1905 and is still going some"
 There have been twenty-one repre- sentatiyes in congress from the coun- ty as follows: Moves Barber. Groton, 1S21-Se; Nathan Beleher New Lon don, 1S5S-55; Augustus Brandegee, degee, New London 1se2-o Daniel Burrows, G-oton. 1s21-2S: Joshua Colt. New London. 17939s; Richard F. Freeman. New London. since 1915; Roger Griswold. Lyme. 17s5-1s85; Eli sha Haley. Groton. 1ss5-ss Edwin " Norwich. 1905-191s; Benja- min Huntington. Norwich. 17ss-s; Ebenezer Huntington. Norwich. 1s10- II and 1s11-19: Lyman Law. New London. 17919 93: Bryan F. Mahan New London. 191S=l5; Elias Perkins New London. 1So1-o3 John A. Rock well. Norwich, 1s42-49; Henry H. Jonathan Trumbull. Lebanon. 17s9-s5: 1 John T. Wait. Norwich. 1sT7-s7; Thomas ". Williams. New London, lS3943.
 It will be noticed that New London leads with eleven representatives. five from Norwich. Groton three, Lebanon l one, and Lyme one.
 Connecticut has never had a presi- ! 5ent. of the United States and the only 1 vice president the state has had was | Lafayette s. Foster of Norwich, who ] owing to the death of the lamented , President Lincoln. was ex-eaicio as ] president pro tenn of the senate.
 The only speaker that Connecticut |
  was JoDathan Trumbull l 'f Lebanon. in the second congress. New London county has had eight 'peakers of the Connecticut house of l .epresentatiyes; three from Norwich, iour from New London, one from 4ynae. as follows: Roger Huntington, Sorwichs 1884: Charles J. MeCurdK. ,yme 1s40 fl and A; Moves Billings, New London, 1s4S: Lafayette S. Eos CT, Norwich. 1S47, 4s. 54 and 70; Au- Rran ohm T. Wait. Norwich. 1867; Thom-
 IS NJ. Waller. New London ,1sT6; John Tibbits, New London. 1899.
 The county has had seven chief jus on. 1711-12; Jonathan TrumbuH. Leb- non. 1766-s9; Matthew Gris&old, of .yme, 1769-S4; Samuel Huntington, Norwich. f7s4-S5: Richard Law. New .ondon, l7sszss; Henry Matson Waite
 State os Ers From County.
 New London county has had the ollowing state officers since 1ss9:
 Governors tten)-John Winthrop. sew London, 1851. 5s. 7s; F'itz- John Winthrop. New London, 1sss17es; zes-ss; Jonathan Trumbun.- Lebanon, 76s-S4; Matthew Grisweld. Lyme, IS4-S6i Samuel Huntington, Norwich, 1 1S6-9S; Jonathan Trumbull. Lebanon, 70 ol-1cO9, RoSeE GrlSWolO, Lyme, I S11-12; Vim. A. Buckingham. Nor .ich, 1s5S-e6; Thomas M. Waller. of , Tew London, 1SS3-05 lieutenant Governors (nine)-John winthrop. New London. 165s-59; Jo- : athan TrumbulI. Lebanon. 1766-69; Iatthew Griswold, Lyme. 17se-s4; I amuel Huntington. Norwich, 17s4-ss; onathan Trumbull, Lebanon. 179s-9s; oger Griswold, Lyme. 1s89-11; Moves 5 filings, NeV Londen, 1s46-47: Chas
 McCurdy. Lyme. 1S47-4a; Francis B. | oemis, New London. 1s77-7s.. Ii Secretaries lfive)-John Ps c. Ma i Ter. New London, 1s5954: Hiram T ppleman, Groton. 1882 70. T. 73;-t r hemas M. Waller. New London, 1s7e- c ,: Wm. c. Mowry. Norwich. 1895
 ]; Theodore Bodenwein, New Lon c ,n. 19e5- -a9, d e state trea asurers resided in Hart g