Graduate of Yale in 1857. He served several terms in the Connecticut general assembly.
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From FAG contributor Cheryl Cartwright;
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George Morris Woodruff, B.A. 1857.
Born March 3, 1836, in Litchfield, Conn
Died April 29, 1930, in Litchfield, Conn.
Father, George Catlin Woodruff (B.A. 1825), a lawyer, judge of Probate Court; member of Connecticut Legislature and member of Congress; Colonel in Connecticut State Militia; son of Morris Woodruff, Major General in Connecticut Militia, and Candace (Catlin) Woodruff, of Litchfield.
Mother, Henrietta Sophronia (Seymour) Woodruff; daughter of Ozias and Selima (Storrs) Seymour, and sister of Ongen S. Seymour (B.A. 1824), of Litchfield.
Yale relatives include: Horatio Seymour (B A. 1797) (great-uncle); Lewis B Woodruff (B.A. 1830) (uncle), his sons, Charles H. Woodruff, '58 (with his sons, Lewis B. Woodruff, '90, Frederick S. Woodruff, '92, and Charles H. Woodruff, Jr., ex- 96), and Morris Woodruff, '60 (with his sons, Morris Woodruff, '93, and George W. L. Woodruff, '95 S.); and the following cousins: John F. Seymour (B A. 1835), his son, Horatio Seymour, '67, and his grandson, Horatio Seymour, '07 S., Edward W. Seymour, '$3, Storrs O. Seymour, '57, and Morris W. Seymour, '66, his son, Ongen S. Seymour, '94, and his grandson, Morris W. Seymour, ex-'29 Phillips-Andover.
Third dispute appointment Junior year; second dispute appointment Senior year, member Alida Boat Club, Presentation Day Committee, Linonia, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, and Psi Upsilon. * Studied law with his father in Litchfield 1857-58 and at Harvard Law School 1858-59; admitted to the bar in Litchfield September 14, 1859, and had since practiced law in that town, his son, James P. Woodruff, '93 L., having been associated with him since 1894 under the firm name of George M & James P. Woodruff; judge of probate for District of Litchfield 1868-1906, with the exception of the year 1871-72; treasurer of the town 1860-1906; town clerk 1865-68; justice
6 of the peace 1860-1906; appointed assistant clerk of the Superior Court in 1862 but served only a short time; member of Connecticut General Assembly in 1863, 1865, and 1872; appointed by Governor English in 1867 to serve on a commission to examine and report on military system of Connecticut; commissioner to Universal Exposition in Hamburg in 1863; state railroad commissioner 1874-1897, president of the board 1875-1897); in 1913 appointed representative from Connecticut to a conference for solving the railroad problems of the New England states; president of Litchfield Savings Bank. since 1885 (a director since 1870), of the First National Bank of Litchfield since 1899 (director 1887-1890 and since 1896), and of Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Company since 1902 (director since 1878 and treasurer 1885-1902); director of Connecticut branch of Citizens' League for the Promotion of Sound Banking; an organizer of Colonial Trust Company of Waterbury, Conn., in 1899 (director until death, second vice-president and trust officer to 1907 and first vice-president since 1907), served on Connecticut State Board of Education 1865-1877; deacon in Litchfield Congregational Church since 1867; vice-president and president (1895-97) of Connecticut Congregational Club; president White Memorial Association since 1913; life member Connecticut and Litchfield Historical societies; corporate member American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missionaries; member American and Connecticut State Bar associations, Connecticut Civil Service Reform Association, Archaeological Institute of America, American Historical Association, and The Sanctum (president at death); former president of Litchfield County University Club. Married June 13, i860, in Flushing, N. Y., Elizabeth Ferris, daughter of James Bowne and Eliza Ferris (Cock) Parsons. Children: George Catlin, ex-85 (B.A. Amherst 1885) (died March 17, 1929), Eliza Parsons, the wife of Alexander McNeill, Lafayette ^-'85; and James Parsons (B.A. Amherst 1891, M.A. 1894, LL.B. Yale 1893, LL.M. 1894).
Mrs. Woodruff died May 14, 1911. Death due to colhquative diarrhea and heart block. Buried in New East Cemetery, Litchfield. Survived by one son, daughter, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1929-30.pdf
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From FAG contributor Cheryl Cartwright;
I found this in Yale Obits and thought you may be interested in it...
George Morris Woodruff, B.A. 1857.
Born March 3, 1836, in Litchfield, Conn
Died April 29, 1930, in Litchfield, Conn.
Father, George Catlin Woodruff (B.A. 1825), a lawyer, judge of Probate Court; member of Connecticut Legislature and member of Congress; Colonel in Connecticut State Militia; son of Morris Woodruff, Major General in Connecticut Militia, and Candace (Catlin) Woodruff, of Litchfield.
Mother, Henrietta Sophronia (Seymour) Woodruff; daughter of Ozias and Selima (Storrs) Seymour, and sister of Ongen S. Seymour (B.A. 1824), of Litchfield.
Yale relatives include: Horatio Seymour (B A. 1797) (great-uncle); Lewis B Woodruff (B.A. 1830) (uncle), his sons, Charles H. Woodruff, '58 (with his sons, Lewis B. Woodruff, '90, Frederick S. Woodruff, '92, and Charles H. Woodruff, Jr., ex- 96), and Morris Woodruff, '60 (with his sons, Morris Woodruff, '93, and George W. L. Woodruff, '95 S.); and the following cousins: John F. Seymour (B A. 1835), his son, Horatio Seymour, '67, and his grandson, Horatio Seymour, '07 S., Edward W. Seymour, '$3, Storrs O. Seymour, '57, and Morris W. Seymour, '66, his son, Ongen S. Seymour, '94, and his grandson, Morris W. Seymour, ex-'29 Phillips-Andover.
Third dispute appointment Junior year; second dispute appointment Senior year, member Alida Boat Club, Presentation Day Committee, Linonia, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, and Psi Upsilon. * Studied law with his father in Litchfield 1857-58 and at Harvard Law School 1858-59; admitted to the bar in Litchfield September 14, 1859, and had since practiced law in that town, his son, James P. Woodruff, '93 L., having been associated with him since 1894 under the firm name of George M & James P. Woodruff; judge of probate for District of Litchfield 1868-1906, with the exception of the year 1871-72; treasurer of the town 1860-1906; town clerk 1865-68; justice
6 of the peace 1860-1906; appointed assistant clerk of the Superior Court in 1862 but served only a short time; member of Connecticut General Assembly in 1863, 1865, and 1872; appointed by Governor English in 1867 to serve on a commission to examine and report on military system of Connecticut; commissioner to Universal Exposition in Hamburg in 1863; state railroad commissioner 1874-1897, president of the board 1875-1897); in 1913 appointed representative from Connecticut to a conference for solving the railroad problems of the New England states; president of Litchfield Savings Bank. since 1885 (a director since 1870), of the First National Bank of Litchfield since 1899 (director 1887-1890 and since 1896), and of Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Company since 1902 (director since 1878 and treasurer 1885-1902); director of Connecticut branch of Citizens' League for the Promotion of Sound Banking; an organizer of Colonial Trust Company of Waterbury, Conn., in 1899 (director until death, second vice-president and trust officer to 1907 and first vice-president since 1907), served on Connecticut State Board of Education 1865-1877; deacon in Litchfield Congregational Church since 1867; vice-president and president (1895-97) of Connecticut Congregational Club; president White Memorial Association since 1913; life member Connecticut and Litchfield Historical societies; corporate member American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missionaries; member American and Connecticut State Bar associations, Connecticut Civil Service Reform Association, Archaeological Institute of America, American Historical Association, and The Sanctum (president at death); former president of Litchfield County University Club. Married June 13, i860, in Flushing, N. Y., Elizabeth Ferris, daughter of James Bowne and Eliza Ferris (Cock) Parsons. Children: George Catlin, ex-85 (B.A. Amherst 1885) (died March 17, 1929), Eliza Parsons, the wife of Alexander McNeill, Lafayette ^-'85; and James Parsons (B.A. Amherst 1891, M.A. 1894, LL.B. Yale 1893, LL.M. 1894).
Mrs. Woodruff died May 14, 1911. Death due to colhquative diarrhea and heart block. Buried in New East Cemetery, Litchfield. Survived by one son, daughter, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1929-30.pdf
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Graduate of Yale in 1857. He served several terms in the Connecticut general assembly.
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From FAG contributor Cheryl Cartwright;
I found this in Yale Obits and thought you may be interested in it...
George Morris Woodruff, B.A. 1857.
Born March 3, 1836, in Litchfield, Conn
Died April 29, 1930, in Litchfield, Conn.
Father, George Catlin Woodruff (B.A. 1825), a lawyer, judge of Probate Court; member of Connecticut Legislature and member of Congress; Colonel in Connecticut State Militia; son of Morris Woodruff, Major General in Connecticut Militia, and Candace (Catlin) Woodruff, of Litchfield.
Mother, Henrietta Sophronia (Seymour) Woodruff; daughter of Ozias and Selima (Storrs) Seymour, and sister of Ongen S. Seymour (B.A. 1824), of Litchfield.
Yale relatives include: Horatio Seymour (B A. 1797) (great-uncle); Lewis B Woodruff (B.A. 1830) (uncle), his sons, Charles H. Woodruff, '58 (with his sons, Lewis B. Woodruff, '90, Frederick S. Woodruff, '92, and Charles H. Woodruff, Jr., ex- 96), and Morris Woodruff, '60 (with his sons, Morris Woodruff, '93, and George W. L. Woodruff, '95 S.); and the following cousins: John F. Seymour (B A. 1835), his son, Horatio Seymour, '67, and his grandson, Horatio Seymour, '07 S., Edward W. Seymour, '$3, Storrs O. Seymour, '57, and Morris W. Seymour, '66, his son, Ongen S. Seymour, '94, and his grandson, Morris W. Seymour, ex-'29 Phillips-Andover.
Third dispute appointment Junior year; second dispute appointment Senior year, member Alida Boat Club, Presentation Day Committee, Linonia, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, and Psi Upsilon. * Studied law with his father in Litchfield 1857-58 and at Harvard Law School 1858-59; admitted to the bar in Litchfield September 14, 1859, and had since practiced law in that town, his son, James P. Woodruff, '93 L., having been associated with him since 1894 under the firm name of George M & James P. Woodruff; judge of probate for District of Litchfield 1868-1906, with the exception of the year 1871-72; treasurer of the town 1860-1906; town clerk 1865-68; justice
6 of the peace 1860-1906; appointed assistant clerk of the Superior Court in 1862 but served only a short time; member of Connecticut General Assembly in 1863, 1865, and 1872; appointed by Governor English in 1867 to serve on a commission to examine and report on military system of Connecticut; commissioner to Universal Exposition in Hamburg in 1863; state railroad commissioner 1874-1897, president of the board 1875-1897); in 1913 appointed representative from Connecticut to a conference for solving the railroad problems of the New England states; president of Litchfield Savings Bank. since 1885 (a director since 1870), of the First National Bank of Litchfield since 1899 (director 1887-1890 and since 1896), and of Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Company since 1902 (director since 1878 and treasurer 1885-1902); director of Connecticut branch of Citizens' League for the Promotion of Sound Banking; an organizer of Colonial Trust Company of Waterbury, Conn., in 1899 (director until death, second vice-president and trust officer to 1907 and first vice-president since 1907), served on Connecticut State Board of Education 1865-1877; deacon in Litchfield Congregational Church since 1867; vice-president and president (1895-97) of Connecticut Congregational Club; president White Memorial Association since 1913; life member Connecticut and Litchfield Historical societies; corporate member American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missionaries; member American and Connecticut State Bar associations, Connecticut Civil Service Reform Association, Archaeological Institute of America, American Historical Association, and The Sanctum (president at death); former president of Litchfield County University Club. Married June 13, i860, in Flushing, N. Y., Elizabeth Ferris, daughter of James Bowne and Eliza Ferris (Cock) Parsons. Children: George Catlin, ex-85 (B.A. Amherst 1885) (died March 17, 1929), Eliza Parsons, the wife of Alexander McNeill, Lafayette ^-'85; and James Parsons (B.A. Amherst 1891, M.A. 1894, LL.B. Yale 1893, LL.M. 1894).
Mrs. Woodruff died May 14, 1911. Death due to colhquative diarrhea and heart block. Buried in New East Cemetery, Litchfield. Survived by one son, daughter, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1929-30.pdf
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From FAG contributor Cheryl Cartwright;
I found this in Yale Obits and thought you may be interested in it...
George Morris Woodruff, B.A. 1857.
Born March 3, 1836, in Litchfield, Conn
Died April 29, 1930, in Litchfield, Conn.
Father, George Catlin Woodruff (B.A. 1825), a lawyer, judge of Probate Court; member of Connecticut Legislature and member of Congress; Colonel in Connecticut State Militia; son of Morris Woodruff, Major General in Connecticut Militia, and Candace (Catlin) Woodruff, of Litchfield.
Mother, Henrietta Sophronia (Seymour) Woodruff; daughter of Ozias and Selima (Storrs) Seymour, and sister of Ongen S. Seymour (B.A. 1824), of Litchfield.
Yale relatives include: Horatio Seymour (B A. 1797) (great-uncle); Lewis B Woodruff (B.A. 1830) (uncle), his sons, Charles H. Woodruff, '58 (with his sons, Lewis B. Woodruff, '90, Frederick S. Woodruff, '92, and Charles H. Woodruff, Jr., ex- 96), and Morris Woodruff, '60 (with his sons, Morris Woodruff, '93, and George W. L. Woodruff, '95 S.); and the following cousins: John F. Seymour (B A. 1835), his son, Horatio Seymour, '67, and his grandson, Horatio Seymour, '07 S., Edward W. Seymour, '$3, Storrs O. Seymour, '57, and Morris W. Seymour, '66, his son, Ongen S. Seymour, '94, and his grandson, Morris W. Seymour, ex-'29 Phillips-Andover.
Third dispute appointment Junior year; second dispute appointment Senior year, member Alida Boat Club, Presentation Day Committee, Linonia, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, and Psi Upsilon. * Studied law with his father in Litchfield 1857-58 and at Harvard Law School 1858-59; admitted to the bar in Litchfield September 14, 1859, and had since practiced law in that town, his son, James P. Woodruff, '93 L., having been associated with him since 1894 under the firm name of George M & James P. Woodruff; judge of probate for District of Litchfield 1868-1906, with the exception of the year 1871-72; treasurer of the town 1860-1906; town clerk 1865-68; justice
6 of the peace 1860-1906; appointed assistant clerk of the Superior Court in 1862 but served only a short time; member of Connecticut General Assembly in 1863, 1865, and 1872; appointed by Governor English in 1867 to serve on a commission to examine and report on military system of Connecticut; commissioner to Universal Exposition in Hamburg in 1863; state railroad commissioner 1874-1897, president of the board 1875-1897); in 1913 appointed representative from Connecticut to a conference for solving the railroad problems of the New England states; president of Litchfield Savings Bank. since 1885 (a director since 1870), of the First National Bank of Litchfield since 1899 (director 1887-1890 and since 1896), and of Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Company since 1902 (director since 1878 and treasurer 1885-1902); director of Connecticut branch of Citizens' League for the Promotion of Sound Banking; an organizer of Colonial Trust Company of Waterbury, Conn., in 1899 (director until death, second vice-president and trust officer to 1907 and first vice-president since 1907), served on Connecticut State Board of Education 1865-1877; deacon in Litchfield Congregational Church since 1867; vice-president and president (1895-97) of Connecticut Congregational Club; president White Memorial Association since 1913; life member Connecticut and Litchfield Historical societies; corporate member American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missionaries; member American and Connecticut State Bar associations, Connecticut Civil Service Reform Association, Archaeological Institute of America, American Historical Association, and The Sanctum (president at death); former president of Litchfield County University Club. Married June 13, i860, in Flushing, N. Y., Elizabeth Ferris, daughter of James Bowne and Eliza Ferris (Cock) Parsons. Children: George Catlin, ex-85 (B.A. Amherst 1885) (died March 17, 1929), Eliza Parsons, the wife of Alexander McNeill, Lafayette ^-'85; and James Parsons (B.A. Amherst 1891, M.A. 1894, LL.B. Yale 1893, LL.M. 1894).
Mrs. Woodruff died May 14, 1911. Death due to colhquative diarrhea and heart block. Buried in New East Cemetery, Litchfield. Survived by one son, daughter, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1929-30.pdf
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