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词条 Hobart B. Bigelow
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  1. Biography

  2. Career

  3. Death

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox Officeholder
|name = Hobart Baldwin Bigelow
|image = Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (Connecticut Governor).jpg
|order1 = 50th
|office1 = Governor of Connecticut
|term_start1 = January 5, 1881
|term_end1 = January 3, 1883
|lieutenant1 = William H. Bulkeley
|predecessor1 = Charles B. Andrews
|successor1 = Thomas M. Waller
|office2 = Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
|term2 = 1875
|birth_date = May 16, 1834
|birth_place = North Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
|death_date = October 12, 1891 (aged 57)
|death_place = New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
|spouse = Eleanor Lewis Bigelow
|children = 4
|alma_mater =
|profession = manufacturer, politician
|religion =
|party = Republican
}}

Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (May 16, 1834 – October 12, 1891) was an American politician and the 50th Governor of Connecticut.

Biography

Bigelow was born in North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut on May 16, 1834. He was educated in the South Egremont Academy in Massachusetts. On May 6, 1857, he married Eleanor Lewis and they had four children;[1] Frank Lewis, Eleanor Mary, Walter Pierpont, and Philo Lewis, who died at two weeks.[2]

Career

In 1851 Bigelow left there and afterward learned the machinist's trade at Guilford, Connecticut with local companies. He became a leading manufacturer of boilers and heavy machinery. He purchased the Bigelow Manufacturing Company in 1861, which later conducted business under the name of the H.B. Bigelow & Co. He served as the company's president for life.

Bigelow served as councilman of New Haven from 1863 to 1876. He then served as mayor of New Haven from 1879 to 1881. He also served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1875.[3]

Bigelow was the Republican nominee and was elected the Governor of Connecticut on November 2, 1880. He was sworn into office on January 5, 1881. During his term, legislation was enacted that disallowed deceptive election registration procedures and a bill was constituted that regulated companies of 12 or more employees to install fire escapes. The Storrs Agricultural School was founded and assessments were cut back on mutual life insurance companies.

Bigelow left office on January 3, 1883 and retired from public service.He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1880.[4]

Death

On October 12, 1891, Bigelow died at the New Haven House hotel on October 12, 1891). He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Hobart B. Bigelow|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_bigelow_hobart.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=7 December 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Hobart B. Bigelow|url=http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/hob86834.htm|publisher=Bigelow Society, Inc.|accessdate=7 December 2012}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Hobart B. Bigelow|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_zcEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP20 |publisher=The governors of Connecticut: biographies|accessdate=7 December 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Hobart B. Bigelow|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bigelow.html#109.98.71|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=7 December 2012}}

External links

  • Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. {{ISBN|0-313-28093-2}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnhvbio/Bigelow_Frank.html |title=Hobart B. Bigelow |accessdate=2007-11-27 |publisher=RootsWeb.com }}
  • National Governors Association
  • {{Find a Grave|12649443}}
  • The Political Graveyard
  • Bigelow Society, Inc.
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=_zcEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP20 The governors of Connecticut: biographies]

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