Simeon Eben Baldwin

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Simeon Eben Baldwin (1910)

Simeon Eben Baldwin (born February 5, 1840 in New Haven , Connecticut , † January 30, 1927 ibid) was an American politician and governor of the state of Connecticut from 1911 to 1915 .

Baldwin was a lawyer who actively campaigned for the Democratic Party in politics. During his successful studies at Yale University , he was appointed to the Skull & Bones company located there. He was a judge at the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1897 to 1907 , chief justice of this court (1907-1910) and a candidate for the US Senatorial Office in Connecticut in 1914. In 1898 he was accepted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters . In 1910 he became an elected member of the American Philosophical Society . In 1912 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He died in New Haven; his grave is in Grove Street Cemetery .

He was the son of Roger Sherman Baldwin , who was also Governor of Connecticut from 1844 to 1846.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Members: Simeon E. Baldwin. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed February 14, 2019 .
  2. ^ Member History: Simeon E. Baldwin. American Philosophical Society, accessed April 18, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter B. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Baldwin, Simeon Eben
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1927
Place of death New Haven , Connecticut