Taylor'slegislativehistoryandsouvenirofConnecticut,190- WilliamHarrisonTaylor State F lower oe Connecticut Mountain L aurel [ Kalmia latifolia ] Approved b y the General Assembly Photographed a nd Hand Cotored by April 17, 1907 Clara A. Thompson, Hartford Legislative H istory Souvenir AND OF Connecticut Authorized b y the General Assembly, July 95, 1907 Vol.I. V 1907-1908. PORTRAITSND A SKETCHES OF STATE OFFICERS, SENATORS, REPRESENTATIVES, C LERKS, CHAPLAINS, ETC. GROUP C UTS OF COMMITTEES. LIST OF COMMITTEES. PUTNAM, C ONN. WILLIAM HARRISONi TAYLOR, 1908. House R esolution No. 68. Statef o Connecticut, House of Representatives, January Session, A.D., 1907. Resolution c oncerning Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut. RESOLVEDY B THIS HOUSE: Section 1 . That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and directed to draw his order on the Treasurer in favor of William H. Taylor for the sum of four thousand dollars, in full payment for seven hundred copies of the Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut. Sec.. 2 The Comptroller shall not draw said order nor shall the Treasurer pay said sum until satisfactory evidence shall have been presented to them that said history contains an historical sketch of the six state officers and all the members, clerks, and chaplains of the Senate and House of Representa tives, and pictures of at least four-fifths of said persons and until two hundred and twenty copies of said book have been delivered to the Connecticut Public Library Committee to be distributed to the Public Libraries of the State, one hundred and seventy-five copies to the State Librarian, for State and International exchange, and three hundred and five copies to the Secretary of the State to be distributed to the State Officers and members, clerks, and chaplains of the Senate and House of Representatives. Passed J uly 25, 1907. NOTE. We a re pleased to announce that this book contains a picture and sketch of all the persons referred to in the above resolution. The session opened January 9, 1907 and closed August 1, — the longest session in the history of the State. There were 782 acts passed, 514 special and 268 public. THE P UBLISHER. Published b y William Harrison Taylor, Putnam. Printing a nd Binding by R. S. Peck & Co., 26-28 High Street, Hartford. Half-tone E ngravings from The A. Pindar Corporation. 730 Main Street, Hartford. P ortraits by the Johnstone Studio, 45 Pratt Street, Hartford. / /1lL^y. J yfo1^(^Al^ K0LI.1X S . WOOl.ikC ■;., Governor. Hon. R ollin Simmons W. •i. ••: ■. 1 1 1>■. G. 'c-; r ■■ .- ■■: •'...• bom in Rochester. M n'tp,u C untty, !.,»' f.irk, hnv 't ■«.:■. t . -t...- his anct.lry hacko t Matthew Wooprrt.b who e.-mv fvom Jr ■ '. ■ , • .: in .it;Lf,, :,r.il finds a mong his ancestor- mane r. nre -ent, tivt - ,-f :■i.-.. •• ..> .iock i! f,t made possibie tln- beginnings of Atm rte.et lustor, :i,, ;. ■ :- . we-" Jcr--,ni.,h Woodruff, a Iir.sln terian elergyman, ..ml Clai... .. n ••»,': Woodruff. H,. - p(nt the earfy .u-ars ot bis Ib.e in a c •- ■ ■ : i . t : y .' '.■e am! when he w,s iif ecu tli.- fami|y Ttnned to .New ,H' r. en, w.her,. h •'.•;•':; •t ..,s ftrst po.it-nt in lib as errand boy in a hardware stor-. Ht? ei' m; tn..: -v. , llmbed to !h.it of the public schools m his natt'e town and ;l br... ; ;.■..i■ ,(; of schooling in l-ansimg. Iowa, but his success in all be und,ri. .ok wa- ., compiete and as rapid as that of any colVgc man, for I:', had in htnt all lbe material that en- abl..s a man to "mak. bir.tseli " tl.. cm'aged m vari • • ..n n .-,al :uni ntcrc-u- ttle enterprises in Xcw Haven atd ao..r a muuUr ot )■■;:•; b,can,e mter-. Med m the itrm of C. S. Mtrsick S C.mien\, one of the i:t.-st e\tensi\c iton and so. ., I wholesale dealers in v. w 1■, : ; ml (le has been for many years a load ing member of the firm and a en- bir-g t-.w of its larg ♦platn at Nb w Haven. ib..s t also a director tr .1 ■t.' i:b r of ■. ."iota:iou- of tle .state , Always t ntensely tnict.-',.; tn •■• ,bhe .iha,rs am; ..It atd i". supporter of tho R, nublican platio'tn, ij.nrt •■.. ■■: Wo.-'., ■■ b.o ;. ■].; m.v y publtc olives. He has ln-.n presidtnt of :In' Clamber of i .:: ilt■ re, Sv! Senator in tnn:', and ,luting. hts mmi ,torshtp he was pn-im ■ I ,. dnt 01 ■., Senate, and in 111-i was I.tcntct:aot-Govcrnor o. Connecti- 'tt, i■ -\ b • l■ :.■ •. .••i; .-.as tl end by a larg- majority. E:.ch ..nice thrt t" i..- ne d It. •■ ..'.V-t -o greatly io tb-. e-.e.trf in which Governor Wo.xlri !• ts aou • .-.:.■. \•.-U' :i ,t a still gr-.,tc apor. ' 'I'd i.■•i o. his pop.:t, oiiy and v..■uau.a -t.Vce i- ;■f phc:te-d \ b ..ir.; n,'wsp;tncr |tas s;,;,I ,.,f hmt 'Popular. Imtv-t i.. .nor.,b'e, :;■. Ii.ss n, char trter, .i I.l.,in tn m of the p■-o(.b . a dc'ot.-d c,tizen .•' the stat mtosd ..'atious but true ltbt.- a■.w.■y that is l<o"m S \\ .ixlruff." Governor W oodruff is a number of tln L :m.n be tp.ue Club and of the Young; M,nis Republican C;ub of New Haven Stnce i.s!iti be h;ts been a . member of tl.e Go'ernor.s l;ooI Guards. In Is76 he married Kaomeo Perkir,-, by whom be bad thm eluldreu, neithef of whom are now ltving;. Mr. W oodruff v -is nominat,d for Governor In ar-. li.mation at thr Rcpabb- c; n Siate Con'ention in V w Hav n, Se pt ember •-■ii, l!it-i. Mis speech • i a.eel,ianee will be tonnd on anotV.-r p '«e of this book. Tbt o fficial career fi Governor Woodruff afforus a noteworthy cr. mtplc of tho tendency in an enlightened con nmnity t . st,k ont ne-u of tblli y, energ., ehar;t. tor and merit for postttons of pubhc tru.t. and also of the desire !.i reward antl honor unswer'ing tidchiy to the pub|ic mterests It is no wonder p-at ltt has ,t1 i i 1 1 - '- 1 to the htghest hgt-l.itive rank in the state, as every otttcla. act of In. b. s been pro,npt .■.l by the putest patriotism and has h :i l 1 it- f,,T,cb.tton in wi-don, :.nd hou..r. Tin onl\ qtt.^tion tn mind bt fore taklng s;d..s upon a public issue seems to be: "Do the best interests of the n, .pte renm te that I supp.ut 01 oppose tln- measure■." Once tnis has bn. arsw,red ..on-eieuoously. In. ,'. votes hiui-,lf to the matier in hand with :-i t.. e 7. al of an eartust, tritthfnl anii energetic nature, e.u,n.lent in the succe»- of the ti^bi and workmg for th.tt end with .ai' tlte sktil and rcsof-ecs at his conn: .m,| lb. i- in all respects a modt 1 Governor: p.ita nee, courtesy and hicb ideals cbaractet i.■ing his atlmiuistra!ion. 1 7 PQ.1R trCtv^s / 6. Jfch^-r^44~ ROLLIN S . WOODRUFF, Governor. Hon. R ollin Simmons Woodruff, Governor of Connecticut, was born in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, July 14, 1854. He traces his ancestry back to Matthew Woodruff, who came from England to America in 1636, and finds among his ancestors many representatives of that sturdy stock that made possible the beginnings of American history. His parents were Jeremiah Woodruff, a Presbyterian clergyman, and Clarisse (Thompson) Woodruff. He spent the early years of his life in a country village and when he was fifteen the family moved to New Haven, where he obtained his first position in life as errand boy in a hardware store. His education was limited to that of the public schools in his native town and a brief period of schooling in Lansing, Iowa, but his success in all he undertook was as complete and as rapid as that of any college man, for he had in him all the material that en ables a man to "make himself." He engaged in various financial and mercan tile enterprises in New Haven and after a number of years became interested in the firm of C. S. Mersick & Company, one of the most extensive iron and steel wholesale dealers in New England. He has been for many years a lead ing member of the firm and a controlling power of its large plant at New Haven. Hes i also a director in a number of corporations of the state. Always i ntensely interested in public affairs and an ardent supporter of the Republican platform, Governor Woodruff has held many public offices. He has been president of the Chamber of Commerce, State Senator in 1903, and during his senatorship he was president pro tem of the Senate, and in Hid", was Lieutenant-Governor of Connecticut, to which office he was elected by a large majority. Each office that he has held has added so greatly to the esteem in which Governor Woodruff is generally held that a still greater appreciation of his popularity and valuable service is prophesied.