Evening post annual ..: biographical sketches (with portraits) of the state officers, representatives in Congress, governor's staff, and senators and members of the General Assembly of the state of Connecticut . son John wasknown as Hon. Judge Bulkeley, Esq., of Col-chester. Judge Bulkeleys son Eliphalet wasthe father of John Charles of Colchester, whomarried Sally Taintor of that town. Amongtheir children was Eliphalet A., whose career iswell known to the older residents of Hartfordand Connecticut. He became a lawyer, inter-ested himself in politics and financial matters,and was always esteem
Evening post annual ..: biographical sketches (with portraits) of the state officers, representatives in Congress, governor's staff, and senators and members of the General Assembly of the state of Connecticut . son John wasknown as Hon. Judge Bulkeley, Esq., of Col-chester. Judge Bulkeleys son Eliphalet wasthe father of John Charles of Colchester, whomarried Sally Taintor of that town. Amongtheir children was Eliphalet A., whose career iswell known to the older residents of Hartfordand Connecticut. He became a lawyer, inter-ested himself in politics and financial matters,and was always esteemed the clearest headedman of affairs anywhere to be found. He wasthe first president of the /Etna Life InsuranceCompany, assisted in the organization of theRepublican party of this state, and was the firstRepublican Speaker of the House of Repre-sentatives in 1857. Owing to the failure of the General Assemblyto declare who was legally elected his successor,Governor Bulkeley has continued to administerthe office up to the present time. His manlycourse in the face of the most trying difficultieshas greatly strengthened him with his partyand compelled the respect and admiration ofeven his political Hon SAMUE] i Ml k\\ IN, I II l I I N \\ I NOR. I [ON. ii I Mi . I [aven, t( d Lieutenant-Governor in Novemband ih< R( publii .in < andidate for r in ,i nativi • i Bihe was born August J i. i-s | i II I at) I in tli- I ..mm ,1 .a the a ;e • i i his fattu i. the name be ng S. fellow towi 111< 11 111 in and w a for ol I du< ation, and I Con 12 He was Senator from the Fourth senatorialdistrict in 1872, being elected by a majority of500 in a district that was heavily to General Merwins claims to the gov-ernorship, the decisions and findings of theCourts in cases already determined and heard,clearly show that there was a failure to elect a Governor by the people in November, 1890,and that Lieutenant-Governor Merwin wouldcertain
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