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160:Connecticut
128:Preceded by
90:Perry Smith
73:Preceded by
55:Connecticut
1649:Categories
1634:Blumenthal
1454:T. J. Dodd
1399:Buckingham
1379:Huntington
1204:McConaughy
1149:S. Baldwin
1029:Buckingham
914:Huntington
767:1819–1827
434:References
328:, and the
304:Profession
293:Alma mater
254:Toleration
221:1780-12-31
116:Lieutenant
1589:Brandegee
1539:Tomlinson
1464:Lieberman
1339:Hillhouse
1334:Ellsworth
1164:Templeton
1059:Ingersoll
979:Cleveland
974:Ellsworth
949:Tomlinson
929:Treadwell
428:Fairfield
416:Fairfield
354:Fairfield
346:Stratford
340:Biography
276:Spouse(s)
173:In office
106:In office
96:25th
63:In office
1624:Ribicoff
1599:Lonergan
1559:Gillette
1554:T. Smith
1544:P. Smith
1519:Goodrich
1509:Trumbull
1504:Mitchell
1414:Bulkeley
1364:N. Smith
1349:Boardman
1224:Ribicoff
1134:Woodruff
1094:Bulkeley
1084:Harrison
344:Born in
284:Children
166:district
164:at-large
1629:C. Dodd
1614:Purtell
1609:McMahon
1604:Danaher
1594:Bingham
1574:English
1524:Daggett
1499:Sherman
1494:Johnson
1487:Class 3
1459:Weicker
1449:Purtell
1429:Maloney
1424:Walcott
1354:Edwards
1327:Class 1
1254:Rowland
1249:Weicker
1244:O'Neill
1234:Meskill
1229:Dempsey
1209:Shannon
1169:Bingham
1154:Holcomb
1129:Roberts
1074:Bigelow
1069:Andrews
1064:Hubbard
1049:English
1039:English
1004:Seymour
994:Bissell
969:Edwards
959:Edwards
645:Profile
630:. 1889.
1579:Barnum
1564:Foster
1534:Willey
1529:Lanman
1469:Murphy
1444:Benton
1419:McLean
1409:Hawley
1389:Toucey
1269:Lamont
1264:Malloy
1239:Grasso
1214:Bowles
1189:Hurley
1139:Lilley
1119:McLean
1104:Coffin
1099:Morris
1079:Waller
1054:Jewell
1044:Jewell
1034:Hawley
1024:Holley
1014:Dutton
989:Toucey
954:Peters
759:from
387:, and
364:Career
1584:Platt
1569:Ferry
1549:Niles
1514:Tracy
1404:Eaton
1394:Dixon
1374:Betts
1369:Niles
1219:Lodge
1179:Cross
1144:Weeks
1109:Cooke
1019:Minor
939:Smith
668:First
158:from
53:from
1619:Bush
1434:Hart
1359:Foot
1344:Dana
1259:Rell
1199:Snow
1159:Lake
1009:Pond
964:Foot
724:1836
715:Whig
691:1830
687:1829
683:1828
572:2012
550:2012
525:2012
499:2012
477:2012
455:2020
389:1830
385:1829
381:1828
358:Yale
269:Whig
234:Died
215:Born
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