- Charles A. Templeton
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Charles A. Templeton 68th Governor of Connecticut In office
January 3, 1923 – January 7, 1925Lieutenant Hiram Bingham III (1923-1925) Preceded by Everett J. Lake Succeeded by Hiram Bingham III Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut In office
January 5, 1921 – January 3, 1923Personal details Born March 3, 1871
Sharon, ConnecticutDied August 15, 1955 (aged 84)
Waterbury, ConnecticutNationality American Political party Republican Spouse(s) Martha A. Castle Charles A. Templeton (March 3, 1871 - August 15, 1955) was an American politician and the 68th Governor of the state of Connecticut.
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Early years
Templeton was born in Sharon, Connecticut on March 3, 1871, the son of Union Army veteran Theodore Templeton and Ella Middlebrooks Templeton.[1] The family moved to Winsted when the future governor was a young boy. He received some education in local schools, but went to work at an early age.[1] He worked as a bookkeeper in a Waterbury hardware store as a child and later became a partner. Later he opened his own wholesale and retail hardware store.
Politics
A Republican, Templeton became alderman of Waterbury and later a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1919 to 1921. He was lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1921 to 1923.[1]
Templeton became the Governor of Connecticut in 1923. During his tenure, he didn't allow the Republican state party chairman the right to name the secretary to the governor. This alienated his party, and lost the legislature's support for his choice on a state superior court vacancy. Legislation passed that limited funding to state institutions in order to balance the budget. A bill was enacted that banned medical school correspondence course graduates from practicing in the state of Connecticut. He left office January 7, 1925.
Later years
After completing his term as governor, Templeton returned to the hardware business in Waterbury.[1] He also became a trustee of the St. Marguerite School for Girls. He also was the director of Waterbury's Young Men's Christian Association. He died on August 15, 1955, aged 84.
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
- Connecticut State Library: Governor Charles Augustus Templeton
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