Marcus H. Holcomb
Encyclopedia
Marcus H. Holcomb was an American
politician and the 51st Governor of Connecticut.
on November 28, 1844. He studied at public school system New Hartford. He then studied at Wesleyan Seminary in Massachusetts
. Later he also studied law.
. He was a judge of Southington's probate court from 1873 to 1910, Hartford's treasurer from 1893 to 1908, a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1893 to 1894, speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from 1905 to 1906, and Connecticut Attorney General
from 1906 to 1907.
He left office on January 5, 1921.
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He died on March 5, 1932, aged 87, in Southington, Connecticut.
Holcomb's former home at 76 Main St., on the Green in downtown Southington, still stands. It is at present the site of the Southington Masonic Temple, Friendship Lodge #33, of which he was a past Secretary. The Holcomb School on Main Street in Southington was named in his honor when it opened in 1926. At the time it was the town's largest grammar school. It closed to students in 1974 and was converted into the headquarters of the town's police department in 1981. The building was razed in 2004.
United States
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politician and the 51st Governor of Connecticut.
Early life
Holcomb was born in New Hartford, ConnecticutNew Hartford, Connecticut
New Hartford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,088 at the 2000 census. The town center is also defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place . The town is mainly a rural community consisting of farms, homes, and parks...
on November 28, 1844. He studied at public school system New Hartford. He then studied at Wesleyan Seminary in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Later he also studied law.
Career
In 1871 Holcomb was admitted to the barAdmission to the bar in the United States
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. He was a judge of Southington's probate court from 1873 to 1910, Hartford's treasurer from 1893 to 1908, a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1893 to 1894, speaker 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...
from 1905 to 1906, and Connecticut Attorney General
Connecticut Attorney General
The Connecticut Attorney General is the state attorney general of Connecticut.The Attorney General is elected to a four-year term. The current Attorney General is George Jepsen, a Democrat serving since January 5, 2011.-List of Attorneys General:...
from 1906 to 1907.
Governor of Connecticut
Holcomb became the Governor of Connecticut in 1915. He was reelected in 1916 and 1918. During his terms, the state of Connecticut prepared for the First World War war. A food supply council and a state council of defense were established. Connecticut's debt was reduced and a bill was enacted that regulated maximum working hours for women. However he became a storm center when he refused to convene the Connecticut Legislature to act on ratification of women's Suffrage Amendment to the US Constitution because of his personal opposition to it.He left office on January 5, 1921.
Personal life
Holcomb was married to Sarah Carpenter Bennet. They had one son, Marcus Hensey Holcomb Jr., who died young. He was a baptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
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He died on March 5, 1932, aged 87, in Southington, Connecticut.
Holcomb's former home at 76 Main St., on the Green in downtown Southington, still stands. It is at present the site of the Southington Masonic Temple, Friendship Lodge #33, of which he was a past Secretary. The Holcomb School on Main Street in Southington was named in his honor when it opened in 1926. At the time it was the town's largest grammar school. It closed to students in 1974 and was converted into the headquarters of the town's police department in 1981. The building was razed in 2004.
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