List of United States Political Families (B) - The Bulkeleys, Brainards, and Morgans

The Bulkeleys, Brainards, and Morgans

  • Eliphalet Bulkeley, Connecticut State Senator 1838 1840, Connecticut State Representative. Father of Edwin D. Morgan and William H. Bulkeley.
    • Morgan G. Bulkeley (1837–1922), Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut 1880-1888; candidate for Governor of Connecticut 1880; Governor of Connecticut 1889-1893; U.S. Senator from Connecticut 1905-1911. Son of Eliphalet Bulkeley.
    • William H. Bulkeley, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1881-1883. Son of Eliphalet Bulkeley.
    • Edwin D. Morgan (1811–1883), Hartford, Connecticut Councilman 1832; New York City Alderman 1849; New York State Senator 1850-1855; Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1856-1864 1876-1879; Governor of New York 1859-1863; U.S. Senator from New York 1863-1869. Cousin of Morgan G. Bulkeley.
    • Leveret Brainard, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut 1894-1896. Son-in-law of Eliphalet Bulkeley.

NOTE: Edwin D. Morgan was also uncle of U.S. Consul W.F. Rowland.

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