John H. Brockway

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John Hall Brockway
Incumbent
Assumed office  March 4, 1839
Born	January 31, 1801 Ellington, Connecticut
Political party	Whig
Religion	Roman Catholic

John Hall Brockway (January 31, 1801 - July 29, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Born in Ellington, Connecticut, Brockway pursued preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1820. He taught school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Ellington. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1832-1838. He served in the State senate in 1834.

Brockway was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843). He served as prosecuting attorney for Tolland County from 1849 to 1867, when he resigned. He died in Ellington, Connecticut, July 29, 1870. He was interred in Ellington Center Cemetery.

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• John H. Brockway at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress