James Edward English
Born: March 13, 1812
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut
Father: James English 1784 – 1850
(Buried: Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut)
Mother: Nancy Griswold 1786 – 1867
1st Wife: Caroline Augusta Fowler 1811 – 1874
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut)
Married: January 25, 1837 in New Haven, Connecticut
2nd Wife: Anna Robinson Morris 1849 – 1898
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut)
Married: October 7, 1885 in Manhattan, New York
Children:
Edward Fowler English 1838 – 1841
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut)
Augusta Caroline English 1843 – 1857
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut)
Edward Fowler English 1848 – 1849
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut)
Henry Fowler English 1851 – 1947
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut)
Political Party: Democratic Political Party
Occupation before War:
Lumber Businessman, and Manufacturer in New Haven, Connecticut
1847 – 1861: Member of New Haven, Connecticut Selectmen
1848 – 1849: Member of Common Council in Connecticut
1855: Connecticut State Representative
1856 – 1858: Connecticut State Senator
1860: Unsuccessful Candidate for Lt. Governor of Connecticut
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: United States Congressman from Connecticut
1861 – 1863: Member of House Naval Affairs Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of House State Department Expenditures
1863 – 1865: Ranking Member House Public Lands Committee
1864: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to US Congress
1865: Voted in Favor of the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Occupation after War:
Lumber Businessman, and Manufacturer in New Haven Connecticut
1866: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Connecticut
1867 – 1869: Governor of Connecticut
1868: Received 16 votes for the Democratic Party Presidential Nomination.
1870 – 1871: Governor of Connecticut
1872: Connecticut State Representative
1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress.
1875 – 1876: United States Senator from Connecticut
1876: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senator
1876 – 1890: Lumber Businessman, and Manufacturer in Connecticut
1880: Received 1 vote for the Democratic Party Presidential Nomination
Died: March 2, 1890
Place of Death: New Haven, Connecticut
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut
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