Zalmon Storrs (December 18, 1779 – February 17, 1867) was an American judge and politician. He was the son of Dan and Euth (Conant) Storrs, and was born in

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, December 18, 1779. He was a descendant of Samuel Storrs, who emigrated from

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in 1663. He was a distant cousin of

Charles and Augustus Storrs Charles Storrs (January 24, 1822 – September 1, 1884) and Augustus Storrs (June 4, 1817 – March 3, 1892) were American business partners and brothers who played a key role in establishing the Storrs Agricultural School (now the University of ...

, after whom

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is named. He graduated from

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in 1801. He began, in 1802, the study of law, with judge

Thomas Scott Williams Thomas Scott Williams (June 26, 1777 – December 15, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He was a descendant of immigrant Robert Williams of Roxbury, a cordwainer of Great Yarmouth and Norwich, England, who arrived in Roxbury, Ma ...

, of

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, then a resident of Mansfield; but the death of his brother threw upon him the care of his father's store, and led him to relinquish his law studies. During his long life he several times represented his native town in the

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, was for a period of six years Judge of Probate for the district of Mansfield, for twenty years

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at Mansfield Center, and for thirty-five years

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, holding the latter office until he reached the age of seventy years, the limit fixed by the law of the State. He ran as an Anti-Mason for

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

four times, in 1831,

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, 1834, and

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. None of these attempts were successful. He died at

, February 17, 1867, aged 87 years. He was the last survivor of the Yale Class of 1801.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Storrs, Zalmon 1779 births 1867 deaths People from Mansfield, Connecticut Yale College alumni Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Anti-Masonic Party politicians from Connecticut