Connecticut western news., 1920-09-30
D. RUDD NOM
 MATED FOR SENATOR
Unanimously Elected by Con-
 vention Here on Monday

vention for the 31st district held at town hall Monday nominated TOT state senator Malcolm D. Rudd, of Lakeville. About 30 delegates from the district attended the convention. Two voted for Charles L. Gold of West Cornwall, whose name was presented by R. K. Southwick of Cornwall, and the other delegates all voted for MT. Rudd, whose name was placed in nomination by Freder- ick Landon of Salisbury. MT. South wick moved that the vote be made unanimous for Mir. Rudd.
 Mills T. Carter of Winsted was chairman of the convention and c. Wesley Winslow., also of Wlhsted, clerk.
 Malcolm D. Rudd, born at Lake vile, April 8, 1877, son of William B. and Maria c. (Holley) Rudd. His maternal grandfather was Alexan- der H. Holley, ante-bellum heuten- ant-governor and governor of Con- necticut. His ancestry on both sides, Connecticut stock from the earliest settlement. His father, William E. Rudd, was for years republican state central committeeman for this district, was quarter-master-general during Gov. Bulkeley's admlnistra- ton and represented Salisbury Tn legislature in 1899.
 MT. Rudd prepared for college al Robbins school, Norfolk, and Hotch' kiss school, Lakeville; entered Yale (academic) 1896, but left college before the end of his freshman year and became g special student al Harvard in the fall of 1897, taking select course preparatory to genera literary work. He was obliged tt abandon his college education il 1898, on account of poor health. During 1900 MT. Rudd served a chief clerk to the Connecticut censu supervisor, s. A. Eddy. In 1901 h' became treasurer and manager O.
 the Holley Mfg. Go. at Lakevllle | pocket cutlery manufacturers, once
 which he still holds. He has beel secretary-treasurer of the Salisbur. association, Inc, since it's organiza
 tion in 1902; secretary of Hiram
 Eddy camp, Sons of Veterans, to
 many pears, and served as division 1acommander in 19O4-O6; secretary Q Col. Sheldon branch, sons of tn American Revolution, and of tri state G. A. R. association.
 He is president of the Lakevill l Business Mems association, also
 member of Salisbury town board o
 finance; trial justice of the peace
 and director of the Salisbury Sav
 ings society. s.. I Always a republican in politics, h
 served as representative from Sails bury in the legislative. sessions c l 1917 and 1919, being house chail
 man of military affairs committe
 at both sessions. He assisted in ol
 ganzng the Connecticut State guar
 and was captain, of the Salisbur : company in 1917-1919. He is no
 in the officers reserve corps. Dul ing the war MT. Rudd was secretar of the local board, No. 19, a foui r minute man, rally speaker, and pa of the time was chairman of the Sa , isbury war bureau. He is a membs
 of the Connecticut Historical societ the New England Historic-Gene } logical society, the American Histo 2 ical association, advisory committe . Connecticut department of w; 3 records, and since boyhood has d s voted much time to the study !, local history and genealogical r v search work. He was united : marriage in 1908 with Miss Eva S Cook of Gloucester, Mass, (Smi e college '96). They have thr - children, two boys and girl, Ric
 ard M., Roswell H. and Marcia.