James Lukens McConaughy (October 21, 1887 - March 7, 1948) was an American

United States

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 politician and the 76th Governor of Connecticut.

Birth and education

McConaughy was born in New York on October 21, 1887. He completed his bachelor's degree from Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

 in 1909. He completed his master's degree from Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...

 in 1911. He then completed his Ph.D. from Columbia University

Columbia University

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 in 1913. He also completed another master's degree from Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...

 in 1915.

Academic career

McConaughy taught English and education at Bowdoin College from 1909 to 1915. He was a professor of education at Dartmouth College from 1918 to 1925. He also was President of Knox College and Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...

 from 1925 to 1943.

Politics

McConaughy was a Republican. He was lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1938 to 1941. He then served in other positions. He became the Governor of Connecticut in 1947. During his term, legislation was constituted that subsidized local bonds for housing construction. Twenty million dollar were granted for school construction that benefited rural areas over larger cities. He died on March 7, 1948, aged 60, before finishing his term.

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