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Coat of Arms of Andrew Warde. Andrew Warde was born in Sheffield, England, in 1597. [1] He emigrated to New England with the Winthrop Fleet, arriving at Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1633. [2] In Watertown, Warde assumed early prominence as a man of affairs; he was made a freeman of the town on May 14, 1634. His name is recorded in ...
The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature. [ 2 ]
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Comptroller State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House; 1776 Jonathan Trumbull (I) [e] Matthew Griswold (F) George Wyllys: John Lawrence ... 1783 1784 Matthew Griswold (F) Samuel Huntington (F) 1785 1786 Samuel Huntington (F) [f] Oliver Wolcott (F) 1787 ...
Governors of the Connecticut Colony No. Governor Term in office Party Deputy Governor 1 John Haynes (1594–c. 1653) 1639 – 1640: No party Roger Ludlow: 2 Edward Hopkins (1600–1657) 1640 – 1641: No party John Haynes: 3 John Haynes (1594–c. 1653) 1641 – 1642: No party George Wyllys: 4 George Wyllys (1590–1645) 1642 – 1643: No party ...
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.
Democrat Ned Lamont has won reelection as Connecticut governor, defeating Republican businessman Bob Stefanowski for the second time in four years following a campaign battle that focused on ...
Fourth Connecticut Regiment, under Colonel Andrew Ward, Junior. Connecticut voted 1,400 provincial soldiers for the campaign season of 1757. After the alarm created by the fall of Fort William Henry the province mobilized five thousand men of the organized militia and sent them north as a temporary reinforcement against a feared French invasion ...
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic governor Ned Lamont ran for re-election to a second term in office. [1] The race simultaneously took place with the election to the state's Class III Senate seat.