Answer the following question: Facts: - party: democrat - predecessor: john h. trumbull - lieutenant: samuel r. spencer roy c. wilcox t. frank hayes - birth date: 10 april 1862 - profession: literary critic , editor , author , politician - order: 71st - death date: 5 october 1948 - spouse: helen baldwin avery cross - office: governor of connecticut - term end: january 4 , 1939 - name: wilbur lucius cross - death place: new haven , connecticut - birth place: mansfield , connecticut - successor: raymond e. baldwin - nationality: american - alma mater: yale university - children: wilbur arthur cross lucius cross , jr. avery cross elizabeth cross - term start: january 7 , 1931 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wilbur lucius cross .
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wilbur lucius cross -lrb- april 10 , 1862 -- october 5 , 1948 -rrb- was an american literary critic who served as the 71st governor of connecticut from 1931 to 1939 .