Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley
Born in Colchester, Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley graduated from Yale in 1824. A lawyer, he was president of East Haddam Bank. He served in the state senate, as speaker of the…
Read MoreDonald Lamont Brown
Born in Berlin, Wisconsin, Donald L. Brown was an early innovator of aviation. Aviation Career Begins As a young man, Brown worked as a newspaper carrier, journalist, store clerk, and…
Read MoreNewton Case Brainard
Newton Case Brainard was born in Hartford, the son of Leverett and Mary Brainard. After graduating from Yale in 1902, he entered his family’s printing business. Case, Lockwood & Brainard,…
Read MoreLeverett Brainard
Leverett Brainard was born in Colchester, Connecticut. In 1853, he moved to Hartford to assume the role of the first Secretary of the City Fire Insurance Company. Case, Lockwood &…
Read MoreCharles E. Billings
Charles E. Billings received a common school education before apprenticing in the gun department at Robbins & Lawrence Company in Windsor, Vermont. Colt’s Patent Firearms After his apprenticeship, he moved…
Read MoreGeorge Beach
George Beach was a prominent businessman and banker. Early Years Beach began his career as a clerk for a West India trade merchant. A few years later, he became a…
Read MoreJames G. Batterson
James G. Batterson, the son of a stone mason, was born in Bloomfield and spent his early years in New Preston. Circumstances did not allow him to attend college. Instead,…
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