Charles Tudor Hillyer, was a prominent

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 capita ...

resident from East Granby who served as the state's

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from 1840 to 1845. Prior to serving as adjutant general, he served in state politics, being elected to the state house of representatives in 1828 and 1830 and then elected to the state senate in 1836. He was the first president of Charter Oak Bank in 1855, a position he held until 1879. While serving as a bank president, he served as a Union general during the

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. Charles Hillyer also established

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which is now part of the

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. Charles Hillyer was very active in the Y.M.C.A. and founded the chapter in Hartford, Connecticut.

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