- Hobart B. Bigelow
Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (
May 16 ,1834 -October 12 ,1891 ) was an American politician andGovernor of Connecticut .Early life
Bigelow was born in
North Haven, Connecticut onMay 16 ,1834 . He was educated in the South Egremont Academy inMassachusetts . In 1851 he left there and afterward learned the machinist's trade atGuilford, 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.Politics
Bigelow served as councilman of
New Haven from 1863 to 1876. He then served as a mayor of New Haven from 1879 to 1881. He also served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1875.Bigelow was elected the
Governor of Connecticut onNovember 2 ,1880 . He was sworn into office onJanuary 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.Later life
Bigelow left office on
January 3 ,1883 and retired from public service.He died onOctober 12 ,1891 .References
* Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. "Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978". Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2
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