New Britain herald., 1925-06-22
FORMER GOVERNOR
 LOUNSBURY DIES
Was Chief Executive Of COnneC-
 tiCut in 1087-1SSS
BROTHER HELD SAME POST
Veteran Politician and Financier Was About so Years of Age-Fu- neral Services Will Be Held At %idgefield on Wednesday r. M.

| neral SerNlCcS VIII Be heIu A ] Aidgefield on Wednesday r. M.
 Ridgefeld. Conn. June 22 Pl-- Former Governor Phineas c. Louns. bury. died at his home. Grove Lawn here. early this morning. He sui fered a heart attack a few weeks ago. He was governor of Connecti cut from 1887 to 1889.
 The immediate cause of death of MT. Lounsburg was anguina pectoris from which he suffered acutely for several weeks. His advanced age also was against him and his medi- cal attendants foresaw that the end was not far distant. Mrs William Griffith of Bridgeport. a niece, and her husband were with the patient constantly during the latter part ot his illness, and with other nephews and nieces who live here, were close by when death came about 7 o'clock this morning.
 Mir Lounsbury left no immediate family, his wife having died some years ago.
 MT. Lounsbury was governor of the state for one term of two years -lSS7 and 1888, at a time when there was much agitation in the state over the prohibition, je, him. self. being recalled as an advocate of temperance movements and a supporter of the then newly framed local option laws. Twice before he had sought the nomination for gov ernor, and had attracted much dis tinction in the state through his platform addresses. One of his not able speeches was that made at the dedication of monument to Con necticut's dead at Gettysburg, and an Independence day speech at Woodstock in 1888.
 Was War Veteran
 Mir. Lounsbury was a Civil War veteran. having enlisted in 1861 In the Seventeenth Connecticut volun- teers, serving until given dis charge by reason of physical dis ability.
 MT. Lounsbury was born in Ridge field about so years ago. He came of family stock which had settled Ridgefeld. He was brought up as a farmer but later turned to banking and finance and during his life was connected with manylfinaneial insti- tutions. He was a director in the American Book company, the Wor- cester Salt company, West Virginia Pulp and Paper company, and the Remington Typewriter company. He had been an officer of several bank ing institutions in New York city. He was also a director in the First Ma tional bank of Ridgefeld.
 In his early life he at one time was shoe manufacturer at South Norwalk and in New Haven,
 Brother Governor, Too
 Mir. Lounsbury's brother, George E.. was elected governor of the state in 1898 and served in 1899 and 1900 being succeeded by the present United States Senator George P. Me Lean. The brother died in 1904.
 In recent years former Governor Phineas Lounsbury was not active in political life, but occasionally was seen at a state convention Of the re- publican party The last one he at tended probably was that held in New Haven about ten years ago, Only once in the history Of the state have two brothers been governor as was the case with the Lounsburys.
 Funeral Wednesday
 The funeral Of the former Eovcr- nor will be held from his home on Wednesday afternoon al . o'clock, standard time, and it will in sense be a public funeral in that those who care to do so may attend.
 Grove Lawn is so spacious that the relatives decided that # could better accommodate those who wish 10 at- tend the services than in the church here. The arrangements for tho fu- neral services have not vet been made,