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Everett Lake
Explore the life of Everett Lake, who was an All-American football player at Harvard, a success in business, and a governor of Connecticut.
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Morgan Bulkeley
Learn about Morgan Bulkley, the CT governor who served a second term he wasn't elected to. He also helped found baseball's National League and led Aetna for 43 years.
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Isaac Toucey
Learn about Isaac Toucey, governor of Connecticut in 1846 and 1847. Toucey also served as a U.S. senator, U.S. attorney general, and U.S. secretary of the Navy.
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John H. Trumbull
Discover John H. Trumbull, who was governor from 1925 to 1931. He was a business leader and early aviator who became known as "the Flying Governor."
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Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
Learn about Jonathan Trumbull Sr., the only colonial governor to side with the patriots. He led state efforts to supply the Continental Army and was a close advisor of George Washington.
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Fitz-John Winthrop
Learn about Fitz-John Winthrop, who was governor from 1698 to 1707. He convinced King William and Queen Mary to affirm the Connecticut Charter of 1662.
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Ella Grasso
Learn about Ella Grasso, the first woman elected governor of Connecticut. She also served as a U.S. representative and was a Democratic Party leader.
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Matthew Griswold
Read about Matthew Griswold IV, Patriot leader, governor of Connecticut from 1784 through 1786, and chief justice of the CT Supreme Court.
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Edward Hopkins
Find out about Edward Hopkins, a governor of the Colony of Connecticut in the 1640s and 1650s. He was also a successful merchant and member of Cromwell's parliament.
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Charles Templeton
Read about Charles Templeton, who had little formal education but became a successful businessman and served as governor of Connecticut from 1923 to 1925.
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Thomas Welles
Meet Thomas Welles, who served as governor, treasurer, and secretary of the Connecticut Colony. He may have been one of the Europeans who settled Hartford.
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Thomas Fitch
Learn about Thomas Fitch, governor of Connecticut Colony from 1754 to 1766. He guided the colony through war, taxation crises, and rising tensions before the American Revolution.
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Samuel Huntington
Learn about Samuel Huntington, Connecticut governor, Declaration of Independence signer, and President of the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War era.
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Roger Wolcott
Learn about Roger Wolcott, governor of colonial Connecticut from 1750 to 1754, military leader, judge, and father of a famous political dynasty.
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Wilbur Cross
Read about Wilbur Cross, Governor of Connecticut from 1931 to 1939. He led the state through the Great Depression, floods, and major public works projects.
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