Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County,Connecticut,United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains,Ridgefield has a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town center,which was formerly a borough,is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The town was settled then quickly incorporated by 1709.
Francis Richard Lubbock was a Southern businessman,slaveholder,and politician who played a significant role in Texas history. A South Carolina native,he was a key player in Texas politics,serving as Lieutenant Governor and later the 9th Governor of Texas during the Civil War. As Governor,Lubbock was a fervent supporter of the Confederacy and instrumental in Texas' secession from the Union. After the war,he continued in public service as the Texas State Treasurer. He was the brother of Thomas Saltus Lubbock,for whom both Lubbock County and the city of Lubbock are named.
Marshall Jewell was a manufacturer,pioneer telegrapher,telephone entrepreneur,world traveler,and political figure who served as 44th and 46th Governor of Connecticut,the US Minister to Russia,the 25th United States Postmaster General,and Republican Party National Chairman. Jewell,distinguished for his fine "china" skin,grey eyes,and white eyebrows,was popularly known as the "Porcelain Man". As Postmaster General,Jewell made reforms and was intent on cleaning up the Postal Service from internal corruption and profiteering. Postmaster Jewell helped Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin H. Bristow shut down and prosecute the Whiskey Ring. President Grant,however,became suspicious of Jewell's loyalty after Jewell fired a Boston postmaster over non payment of a surety bond and asked for his resignation.
Morgan Gardner Bulkeley was an American politician of the Republican Party,businessman,and insurance executive. In 1876,he served as the first president of baseball's National League and because of that,was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937,a choice that remains controversial,since his time as a baseball executive was short.
Francis Parnell Murphy was an American manufacturer and politician from Nashua,New Hampshire. He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and on the Governor's Council before serving as the 64th governor of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1941.
Phineas is a masculine given name,an Anglicized name for the priest Phinehas in the Hebrew Bible. It may refer to:
John H. Frey is an American real estate broker,businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 111th district from 1999 to 2021.
Echo Camp is an Adirondack Great Camp on the tip of Long Point adjacent to Camp Pine Knot on Raquette Lake. It was used as a private girls' camp from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s. It was sold in 1986,and is now a privately owned summer residence.
George Edward Lounsbury was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.
Rollin Simmons Woodruff was an American politician and the 62nd governor of Connecticut.
The Battle of Ridgefield was a series of American Revolutionary War skirmishes in Danbury,Connecticut and Ridgefield,Connecticut.
The Ridgefield Center Historic District is part of the town of Ridgefield,Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
James Leland Howard was an American businessman and politician who was the 63rd Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1887 to 1889.
Lounsbury House,formerly known as Grovelawn and as the Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Center,is a historic house at 316 Main Street in Ridgefield,Connecticut. It is a two-story wood frame Classical Revival-style building that was built in 1895. Its design,by Charles Northrop,was an emulation of the Connecticut State Building exhibited at the 1893 Columbian Exposition,at the request of Governor Phineas C. Lounsbury,who attended the exhibition. It served as his family home. Lounsbury died in 1925,and his heirs gave the house to the town in 1945. The House and classic gardens now serve as a venue for weddings,corporate meetings,art gatherings,festivals and special events.
Lounsbury,also written Lounsbery or Lounsberry is a surname,and may refer to any one of the following:
Wallace Barnes was the chairman and chief executive officer of Barnes Group,Inc.,a global manufacturer of aerospace and industrial components. The company's symbol is "B" on the New York Stock Exchange.
Thomas Hughes Herring was an American politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1857 to 1859. He served as President of the Senate in 1859.
Governor Lounsbury may refer to:
