George E. Lounsbury

George Edward Lounsbury


58th Governor of Connecticut
In office January 4, 1899 – January 9, 1901
Lieutenant	Lyman A. Mills
Preceded by	Lorrin A. Cooke
Succeeded by	George P. McLean
Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District
In office 1895–1896
Preceded by	Leander P. Jones
Succeeded by	Edwin O. Keeler
Personal details
Born	(1838-05-07)May 7, 1838
Died	August 14, 1904(1904-08-14) (aged 66)
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Frances Josephine Potwin
Alma mater	Yale College (1863), Berkeley Divinity School (1866)
Religion	Episcopalian

George Edward Lounsbury (May 7, 1838 – August 16, 1904) was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.

Early life

Lounsbury was born in Poundridge, New York on May 7, 1838, the son of Nathan Lounsbury and Delia Scofield. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1863. He then went to Berkeley Divinity School and graduated in 1866. He partnered with his brothers, Phineas C. Lounsbury, and founded two successful shoe factories - the Lounsbury Brothers Inc., a shoe factory and Lounsbury, Matthewson, and Company. He was of English ancestry.^[1]

Politics

Lounsbury was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1894 to 1898. He became the Governor of Connecticut on January 4, 1899. During his term, he vetoed many bills that helped to reduce the state deficit. He left office on January 9, 1901.

Personal life

Lounsbury married Frances Josephine Potwin. He also was an Episcopal priest. He died on August 16, 1904, aged 66.

Sources

Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2

References

↑ Men of Mark in Connecticut: Ideals of American Life Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of Eminent Living Americans, Volume 1

Governors of Connecticut

Trumbull, Sr. M. Griswold Huntington Wolcott, Sr. Trumbull Jr. Treadwall R. Griswold Smith Wolcott Jr. Tomlinson Peters Edwards Foot Edwards Ellsworth Cleveland R. S. Baldwin Toucey Bissell J. Trumbull Seymour Pond Dutton Minor Holley Buckingham Hawley English Jewell English Jewell Ingersoll Hubbard Andrews Bigelow Waller Harrison P. Lounsbury Bulkeley Morris Coffin Cooke G. Lounsbury McLean Chamberlain Roberts Woodruff Lilley Weeks S. Baldwin Holcomb Lake Templeton Bingham J. H. Trumbull Cross R. E. Baldwin Hurley R. E. Baldwin Snow McConaughy Shannon Bowles Lodge Ribicoff Dempsey Meskill Grasso O'Neill Weicker Rowland Rell Malloy

Political offices
Preceded by Lorrin A. Cooke	Governor of Connecticut January 4, 1899–January 9, 1901	Succeeded by George P. McLean
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by Leander P. Jones	Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District 1895–1896	Succeeded by Edwin O. Keeler

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