. Memoirs: half a century of recollections of an unusually active life; considerable space devoted to the progress of the city of Meriden and its people; enterprises organized in many places, covering varied lines of business . JAMES J. Revenue Collector. States senator for several terms, who died in office, asdid his son, James P. Piatt, who for many years wasUnited States circuit judge. Hon. Abiram Chamberlainwas governor of the state. John C. Byxbee, besides be- 7l> MEMOIKS. HON. THOMAS L. , Congressman and Sheri: MEilOIES 73 ing sheriff of New Haven county, wa
. Memoirs: half a century of recollections of an unusually active life; considerable space devoted to the progress of the city of Meriden and its people; enterprises organized in many places, covering varied lines of business . JAMES J. Revenue Collector. States senator for several terms, who died in office, asdid his son, James P. Piatt, who for many years wasUnited States circuit judge. Hon. Abiram Chamberlainwas governor of the state. John C. Byxbee, besides be- 7l> MEMOIKS. HON. THOMAS L. , Congressman and Sheri: MEilOIES 73 ing sheriff of New Haven county, was U. S. internalrevenue collector, as was James J. Walsh. Thomas was representative to Congress two differentterms and is now sheriff of New Haven county. Severalhave been doorkeepers in the Senate and House atWashington and likewise in the legislature at local politics as an office holder George W. Miller isthe dean. He was first selectman in 1882 and withone or two exceptions was elected for a period of nearlyforty years. Herman Hess as town and city clerk comesnext. In clerkships in political office W. D. Parker wasclerk for the selectmen in 1876, was in the state laborbureau for years and is now in the assessors is an encyclopedia of state political information. MERIDEN HAD A FORMER DRY PERIOD About 1876 there was a great temperance movementin Meriden. Rev. Wm. H. Boole, who was pastor of theMethodist church, was its leader. He placarded thetown with th
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