History of North Haven, (New Haven County) Connecticut United States of America

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Judson Boardman Andrews, educator, was born at North Haven, Conn., April 25, 1834, son of Silas and Ruth (Yale) Andrews. He was graduated at Yale in 1855; M.D., 1863; attended Jefferson medical college and became captain in the 77th New York volunteers and served through the Peninsular campaign. He was assistant surgeon in a Connecticut regiment, 1863-'65, when he was mustered out of service. After practising two years he was made an assistant physician in the New York state lunatic asylum at Utica, N.Y. This place he held until 1880, resigning then to become superintendent of the New York state hospital for the insane at Buffalo. The following year he was called to the chair of insanity in the Buffalo medical college, and he discharged the duties of both chairs until 1863, when he resigned. In 1886 he was elected president of the Erie county medical society, and he was instrumental in establishing the New York state medical society, of which he was made president in 1892. He was a member of the American medico-psychological association, and its president in 1892. Dr. Andrews edited the American Journal of Insanity for a number of years. He died at Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1894.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Hobart B. Bigelow, governor, was born in North Haven, Conn,, May 16, 1834. He attended the district school and a local academy until he was seventeen years of age, when he was apprenticed to the machinist's trade, became foreman, and finally acquired an interest in the business. The Bigelow company of New Haven was afterwards established, and became one of the most important foundry, boiler and machine works in Connecticut. He filled successively various offices in the city government of New Haven, becoming mayor in 1879. As such he rendered important service in creating a system of parks and the planning of harbor improvements. In 1881 be was elected governor of Connecticut by a large vote, based solely on his well-earned personal popularity. He died Oct. 12, 1891.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Edwards Pierrepont, jurist, was born in North Haven, Conn., March 4, 1817; son of Giles and Eunice (Munson) Pierrepont; grandson of Jonathan Munson, and a descendant of John and Thankful (Stow) Pierpont. He was graduated at Yale, A.B., 1837, A.M., 1840, commenced the study of law in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated at the New Haven law school in 1840. He was a tutor in Yale, 1840-41, settled in practice in Columbus, Ohio, in partnership with Phineas B. Wilcox, in 1842, and in 1845 removed to New York city and resumed practice. He was married, May 27, 1846, to Margaretta, daughter of Samuel A. Willoughby of Brooklyn, N.Y. He was judge of the superior court of New York city, 1857-60, and in 1862 was appointed by President Lincoln, in conjunction with General John A. Dix, to try the prisoners of state accused of political offences. He was an active member of the Union defence committee; one of the three appointed to proceed to Washington to confer with the government, when all communication was cut off by the way of Baltimore after the attack on the Massachusetts troops in Baltimore, and he conducted, on the part of the government, the prosecution of John N. Surratt, indicted for aiding in the murder of President Lincoln; the Arkansas Hot Springs case, and the Pacific Railway case. He was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1867, serving on its judiciary committee. He was U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York, 1869-70; a member of the committee of seventy that fought the Tweed ring in 1870; declined the office of U.S. minister to Russia in 1873, and was U.S. attorney-general in President Grant's cabinet from April, 1875, until May, 1876, when he accepted the appointment of U.S. minister to England, serving until 1878. He was secretary of legation and charg? d'affaires at Rome, 1884-85. He was a founder, and for many years governor, of the Manhattan club. He received the degree of LL.D. from Columbian university, Washington, D.C., in 1871, and from Yale in 1873, and that of D.C.L. from Oxford university, England, in 1878. He is the author of political and literary orations, published in pamphlet form. He died in New York city, March 7, 1892.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor