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Walter Booth
Walter Booth (December 8, 1791 – April 30, 1870) was a Major General, manufacturing Entrepreneur, and United States representative from Connecticut. History Walter was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and settled in Meriden and engaged in manufacturing. Booth was active in the Connecticut Militia. He was a Colonel of the Tenth Regiment, Second Battalion of Militia from 1825 to 1827, Brigadier General in 1827 and 1828, and Major General of the First Division 1831-1834. In 1833, he cofounded the Meriden National Bank, now the oldest of that city, with Silas Mix, Samuel Yale, brother of William Yale, Elisha Cowles, Stephen Taylor, Ashabel Griswold, James S. Brooks, Noah Pomeroy and John D. Reynolds, and they formed the Board of Directors. He served as a judge of the county court in 1834. In 1836, he became President of the Meriden National Bank. He was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of "Quinnetuket”, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
