Gideon Tomlinson
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Gideon Tomlinson was a United States Senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut
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Born in Stratford
, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College
in 1802. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fairfield
. He served as clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives
, and was elected a member of that body in 1818, also serving as speaker. He was elected to the Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1827), and was chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Nineteenth Congress). Tomlinson was elected Governor of Connecticut 1827-1831, when he resigned. He was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1837. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses).
He was a trustee of Trinity College
, then retired to private life. He died in Fairfield on October 8, 1854 with interment in the Old Congregational Cemetery in Stratford. The Tomlinson Bridge (built 1796-98) of Fair Haven (part of New Haven) Connecticut is named after him.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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Born in Stratford
Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....
, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1802. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fairfield
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
. He served as clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut House of Representatives
The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents...
, and was elected a member of that body in 1818, also serving as speaker. He was elected to the Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1827), and was chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Nineteenth Congress). Tomlinson was elected Governor of Connecticut 1827-1831, when he resigned. He was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1837. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses).
He was a trustee of Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
, then retired to private life. He died in Fairfield on October 8, 1854 with interment in the Old Congregational Cemetery in Stratford. The Tomlinson Bridge (built 1796-98) of Fair Haven (part of New Haven) Connecticut is named after him.