Gideon Welles

Gideon Welles was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He earned his degree from Norwich University and became a lawyer by “reading the law.” In 1826, he founded the Hartford Times, serving…

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Ann Uccello

A graduate of St. Joseph College (1944), Ann Uccello began her career as a history teacher at East Hampton High School. In 1946, she joined G. Fox Department Store in…

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Isaac Toucey

Isaac Toucey was born in Newtown, Connecticut. Following his general schooling, he studied law and began practicing in Hartford.  Democratic Party  Toucey became involved in the Democratic Party when it formed…

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Thomas H. Seymour

Born in Hartford, Thomas H. Seymour graduated from Middletown Military Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1833. In 1836, he took the position of judge…

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Henry Roberts

Henry Roberts graduated from Hartford Public High School (1873), Yale University (1877), and Yale Law School (1879). Hartford Woven Wire Mattress Company In 1880, Roberts entered the employ of the…

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George Ritter

George Ritter was a graduate of Rutgers University and Yale Law School. His law school education was interrupted by his service in World War II. He was a staff sergeant…

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Michael P. Peters

Michael P. Peters grew up in Hartford’s Italian, working-class south end. After high school, he became a fireman. He served the city of Hartford in this capacity for 22 years. Hartford…

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Edwin Denison Morgan

Edwin Denison Morgan’s business career began in 1824 when his uncle hired him as a clerk in his Hartford grocery store. By 1832 he was his uncle’s partner. He also…

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Betty Knox

Born in Hartford, Betty Knox graduated from city schools, Miss Wheeler’s School in Providence, and the Yale School of Drama. World War II During World War II, she opened a…

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Marshall Jewell

Apprenticed as a tanner, Marshall Jewell took over his father’s tanning business in 1850. Pliny Jewell His father, Pliny, moved to Hartford from Winchester, New Hampshire in 1845. He operated…

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