Julius Catlin

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Julius Catlin
49th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
1858–1861
GovernorWilliam Alfred Buckingham
Preceded byAlfred A. Burnham
Succeeded byBenjamin Douglas
Personal details
Born(1798-12-14)December 14, 1798
DiedJanuary 21, 1888(1888-01-21) (aged 89)
Hartford, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Mary Fisher
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(died 1888)​

Julius Catlin (December 14, 1798 – April 23, 1888) was an American politician who was the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1858 to 1861.[1]

Early life[]

Catlin was born on December 14, 1798 and was from Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut. His sister, Flora Belle Catlin (1794–1878), an artist and a teacher of the arts at the Hartford Female Seminary, lived with him after the death of their father.[2]

Career[]

Catlin was a successful dry goods merchant in Hartford,[3] and "accumulated a large property."[4]

Catlin was interested in public affairs and after winning election, served as the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1858 to 1861,[5] under the famous "war governor" William Alfred Buckingham.

Personal life[]

Catlin was married to Mary Fisher (1803–1888),[6] a native of Wrentham, Massachusetts, a descendant of John Mason[7] "whose ancestors crossed the ocean with the Pilgrims on the Mayflower."[3] Together, they lived in Hartford and had a home at Watch Hill in Rhode Island and were the parents of:[4]

  • Mary Jane Catlin (1830–1836), who died in childhood.
  • Hannah Maria Catlin (1831–1880), who married Benjamin Kinsman Phelps, the law partner of Chester A. Arthur who served as New York County District Attorney.[8]
  • Julius Catlin Jr. (1833–1893),[9] who was a dry goods merchant who married Frances Helen Hunt (b. 1839) in 1862.[10]
  • Charles Catlin (1837–1918), a woolen merchant with Mullen & Co. who married Laura A. Wood of Rouses Point.[3]
  • Mary Catlin (1839–1839), who died in infancy.

Catlin died at his home in Hartford (the former home of Lydia Huntley Sigourney) on April 23, 1888.[4] He was buried at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. At the time of his death, the principal value of his estate was $726,000.[11]

Descendants[]

Through his son Julius, he was the paternal grandfather of three girls, Julia Hunt Catlin (1864–1947), Edith Catlin and May Catlin.[11] Julia was married three times; first to Trenor Luther Park (son of Trenor W. Park), second to C. Mitchell Depew (nephew of Sen. Chauncey Depew), and third to Emile Adolphe Taufflieb.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies, Lieutenant Governor Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ French, Harry Willard (2009). Art and Artists in Connecticut. BiblioBazaar. p. 167. ISBN 9781110242856. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Croonberg's Gazette of Fashions. 1918. p. 105. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Obituary Notes | Ex-Lieut.-Gov. Julius Catlin" (PDF). The New York Times. 24 April 1888. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Governors Lieutenant Governors". CT.gov. Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ^ "DIED. CATLIN" (PDF). The New York Times. 24 January 1888. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. ^ "HOME NEWS Death of Mrs. Julius Catlin". Hartford Courant. January 21, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. ^ Green, Samuel Abbott (1892). An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts: Including Natives who Have Practised Elsewhere, and Those Also who Have Studied Law in the Town : with an Appendix. J. Wilson and son. p. 97. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  9. ^ "JULIUS CATLIN DEAD; A Prominent New-York Merchant Dies Suddenly in Canada" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 July 1893. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University. Yale University. 1900. p. 232. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b "THE CATLIN ESTATE TO BE DIVIDED.; It Will Go to the Grandchildren of Lieut. Gov. Catlin" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 July 1893. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  12. ^ "MME. EMIL TAUFFLIEB" (PDF). The New York Times. 23 December 1947. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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