John H. Brockway

John Hall Brockway
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 4, 1839
Personal details
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 served as member of the State House of Representatives from 1832 to 1838, serving in the Senate in 1834.

Brockway was elected as a Whig to the 26th and 27th United States Congress. He subsequently served as prosecuting attorney for Tolland County from 1849 to 1867, when he resigned. He died in Ellington, Connecticut, July 29, 1870, and was interred in Ellington Center Cemetery.

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