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He began his career with the American Copper Products Com- pany of Elizabeth, New Jersey, but after three years with that manu- facturing firm, decided that he preferred his father's profession of banking, and returned to Connecticut, where he joined the staff of Shelton Trust Company in 1928. In 1931, he left to acquire a different type of professional experience with the Connecticut State Banking Department, with which he remained for about a year. In 1932, he joined the Naugatuck National Bank in a responsible capacity, and had advanced to the presidency of that organization by 1939. He re- mained at its head until 1957, when Naugatuck National Bank merged with the Colonial Trust Company, and he became president of the merged banks.
Mr. Boies is a director of the Connecticut Water Company, the Risdon Manufacturing Company, and Emerson Brothers Publishing Company. He was formerly a Rotarian, and remains a member of the Waterbury Club and the Waterbury Country Club. His fraternity is Sigma Nu. Mr. Boies attends the Congregational Church at Nauga- tuck, and he is a Republican in his politics. His favorite sport is ten- nis, and his prime hobby interest is automobiles.
At Ansonia, on September 15. 1932, William G. Boies married Clara Louise Emerson of that city, daughter of Ralph and Susan (Nelson) Emerson. Both of her parents are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Boies have two children: I. Susan L., born February 16, 1935. 2. Pamela N., born January 28, 1939.
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DONALD WALLACE HENRY
Since his return from service as a naval officer in World War II, Donald Wallace Henry has practiced law in Waterbury. In addition to his membership in the firm of Gager and Henry, he is active in the life of the business community, serving on the boards of directors of two banks.
Born in New York City on February 1, 1917, he is a son of John R. and Louise Mildred Henry. His father, a Methodist clergy- man, is now deceased, and Mrs. Henry survives him. After begin- ning his education in the local public schools, Donald W. Henry went to Andover Academy at Andover, Massachusetts, Class of 1935, to complete his preparatory studies. Graduating there, he entered Yaic University, where he took his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1939. Completing his law training before he entered wartime naval service, he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1942 from Yale Law School.
Commissioned a lieutenant in the United States Navy, he served for four years, and was in combat areas of both the Mediterranean and the Pacific. On his return, he was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1946, and has practiced at Waterbury since that time. In 1950, he became a partner in the present firm, Gager and Henry, which conducts a general practice and has its offices at 193 Grand Street. He is a member of the State Bar Association of Connecticut and the American Bar Association. Mr. Henry serves on the boards of directors of Colonial Trust Company and the Waterbury Savings Bank, and he is also a director of the Westover School and the Waterbury Hos- pital.
His fraternity is Delta Kappa Epsilon, and in his home city he belongs to the Waterbury Club and Waterbury Country Club. He and his family attend Middleburg Congregational Church. In his political views Mr. Henry is a Republican.
In his native city of New York, on March 19, 1944, Donald W. Henry married Jean Van Sinderen, a native of that city and daughter of Adrian and Jean (White) Van Sinderen. The couple are the par- ents of the following children : 1. John R., who was born on December I, 1944. 2. Paul W., born May 24, 1947. 3. Charles W., born August 8, 1950. 4. Anne L., born February 4, 1952.
GEORGE JOHN BEHRENDT
Vice president and a director of the Eastern Malleable Iron Com-
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pany of Naugatuck since 1948, and associated with the company since 1922, Mr. Behrendt is widely known in his field and is a member of the American Foundrymen's Society. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 10, 1895, the son of Paul Behrendt and of Elizabeth (Frey) Behrendt. His father was a salesman, and both his parents, who were born in Chicago, are now deceased.
Mr. Behrendt attended parochial school in Chicago and graduated from Lewis Institute in 1907. He began his industrial career with Western Electric Company in Chicago, and then entered the employ of the Stewart Warner Corporation in the Beloit, Wisconsin, Division. It was in 1922 that he became associated with the Eastern Malleable Iron Company at Wilmington, Delaware, and he served at various plants before coming to Naugatuck, Connecticut, in 1935, as super- intendent. He held the posts of assistant manager and then manager, and he has been vice president and a director of the company since 1948.
He is a member of the Waterbury Club and of Elks Lodge No. 864 of Beloit, Wisconsin, and his hobby is gardening. A Repub- lican in politics, he attends religious worship at Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church in Naugatuck.
Mr. Behrendt was married on May 21, 1921, in Rockford, Illinois, to Elizabeth Missner, the daughter of Fred Missner and Ernestine (Drexel) Missner of Beloit, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Behrendt have three children: I. Elizabeth Ernestine, born in 1924. 2. Anna Louise, born in 1929. 3. Clara, born in 1935.
GEORGE AUGUSTUS Goss, JR.
Following his return from wartime service as an artillery officer, George Augustus Goss, Jr., joined the Scovill Manufacturing Com- pany and he is now general manager of its Waterville Division. He serves on the boards of directors of several other organizations as well.
Born November 15, 1920, in New York City, Mr. Goss is a son of George Augustus, Sr., and Estelle (Farrell) Goss. His father, who was a native of Waterbury, became vice president and director of the Scovill Manufacturing Company. After serving in executive capac- ities for many years, he retired from management in 1929, but re- mained on the board of directors until his death, which occurred on October 13, 1942. Mrs. Goss survives him. She is a native of Ansonia.
Completing his preparatory education at Hotchkiss School, the younger George A. Goss entered Yale University, where he graduated
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with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1942. He then entered the United States Army, and was commissioned in the Field Artillery in which he advanced to the rank of captain. He was in service until 1946, and served in the European Theater of Operations.
When he returned to peacetime pursuits in that year, Mr. Goss joined the Scovill Manufacturing Company. He has been with this company since that time, and, on January 1, 1958, was promoted to general manager of the Waterville Division. He serves on the boards of directors of the Farrel Birmingham, Inc., at Ansonia; the Colonial Trust Company in Waterbury; and Eastern Malleable Iron Company of Naugatuck. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Water- bury Hospital. His memberships include the Waterbury Club, and The Links Club of New York City. His fraternity is Chi Psi. Fond of the out-of-doors, Mr. Goss enjoys fishing and takes an interest in forestry. He is a communicant of the Congregational Church.
At New Haven on September II, 1948, George Augustus Goss, Jr., married Claire Helene Leader of that city. She is the daughter of Edward O. and Helene (Gilbert) Leader. Mr. and Mrs. Goss have three sons : I. George Augustus, 3rd, who was born on January 29, 1952. 2. Edwin L., born on January 21, 1954. 3. Dirck W., born August 21, 1956.
JOHN D. THOMS
Active in the practice of law in Waterbury, Connecticut, for more than thirty years, and formerly in association with his father, Mr. Thoms is a past president of the Waterbury Bar Association and is a member of the Connecticut State Bar Association. He was born in Waterbury, on October 31, 1902, the son of William E. Thoms and of Harriet Joy (Dutton) Thoms. His father, born in Plymouth, Connecticut, on December 22, 1870, was active for many years as an attorney, served in the Connecticut General Assembly, and was mayor of Waterbury for four years. Active in Democratic circles, he died on August 9, 1939. Mr. Thom's mother was born in Water- bury on May 17, 1871.
Mr. Thoms graduated from Crosby High School, Waterbury, in 1920, he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Yale University in 1924, and he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws at Yale University Law School in 1926. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar that same year.
Mr. Thoms has practiced law in Waterbury since and he is active
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in the community. He served as a Democrat in the House of Represen- tatives from 1931 to 1937. He enjoys social connections as a member of the Waterbury Club, he is a past master of Liberty Masonic Lodge No. 123 and he is a member of the Consistory and of Sphinx Temple Shrine in Hartford. He is a past grand master of Mosahogan Lodge No. 21 of the Odd Fellows, and he attends religious services at Ail Souls Episcopal Church in Waterbury.
Mr. Thoms was married in Waterbury on June 29, 1926, to Grace R. Conner, the daughter of Howard W. Conner and of Minnie (Rhodes) Conner of Waterbury. Mr. and Mrs. Thoms have one son, John D., Jr., born in Waterbury on June 3, 1927. He is married to Shirley Wisnie of Waterbury, and they have four children : Cynthia Dutton, John D., III, Deborah, and Sandra.
MALCOLM BALDRIGE, JR.
Vice president and a director of Eastern Malleable Iron Company of Naugatuck, and associated with the company since 1947, Mr. Baldrige is a director of the Pattin Manufacturing Company of Marietta, Ohio. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on October 4, 1922, the son of Howard Malcolm and of Regina (Connell ) Baldrige. His parents were born in Omaha and his father is active as an at- torney in Washington, D. C.
Mr. Baldrige graduated from Central High School in Omaha and from Hotchkiss School in the class of 1940, and he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1943. During World War II, he served in the 27th Infantry Division with the rank of captain, and was stationed in the Pacific Theater. He was in military service for forty-two months.
He became associated with the Eastern Malleable Iron Company in 1947 of Naugatuck, Connecticut, as an apprentice and then became plant superintendent and plant manager. He became a director of the company in 1956 and vice president in 1957. He is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and horseback riding and skin-diving are his favorite sports.
Mr. Baldrige was married on March 31, 1951, to Margaret Mur- ray, the daughter of Lawrence H. Murray and of Mary (Trowbridge) Murray of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Baldrige have two daughters: I. Megan Brewster, born on April 6, 1953. 2. Mary Trowbridge, born on June 19, 1955.
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WEBSTER CRANE GIVENS
The Hon. Webster Crane Givens, who is currently serving as mayor of the City of Stamford, has for some years been active in the real estate business and restaurant management in that city, and heads several corporations. His creditable record of public service has included duties as a member of the city's Board of Representa- tives, as member of the zoning board, and as deputy sheriff, and he has also served two terms in the Connecticut State Legislature, where he held important committee posts.
He is a native of Dryden, New York, and was born on Decem- ber 23, 1898, son of Dr. Amos J. and Mary K. (Steward) Givens. Beginning his education in local public schools, the future mayor com- pleted his secondary studies at King School in Stamford. He is also a graduate of Merrill's Business College.
He began his career in the real estate business in 1932, operating under the firm name of Sagamore Holding Company and Canal Street. Holding Company. In 1935, he turned his attention to restaurant operation, managing the Piccadilly Restaurant. He has continued his interest in both of these fields. He has been president of Canal Street Holding Company, and president of Sagamore Holding Company since their inception.
Mr. Givens began his term as a member of the Board of Repre- sentatives, City of Stamford, in 1951. He assumed duties as deputy sheriff of Fairfield County in 1940, and held that office for ten years. He has also served one term as a member of the Zoning Board of his city. Elected to represent the people of his district in the Connecticut State Legislature in 1955, he served for two terms, and in the course of his tenure, was a member of the committees on banking, cities and boroughs, roads and rivers, and liquor.
Mr. Givens has held his present office as mayor of Stamford since December, 1957.
He is active in lodge affairs, being a member of the Redmen, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Loyal Order of Moose. He is also affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons, a member of the higher bodies of the order, and a holder of the Thirty-second degree. His other member- ships include the Quarter Century Club, Exchange Club and Midtown Club. He is a communicant of the North Stamford Congregational Church.
On October 4, 1953, Webster C. Givens married Helen L. Me- chaley, daughter of John E. and Helen Louise (Tucker) Mechaley.
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The couple are the parents of the following children, by previous marriages: (Mr. Givens) : Jane, the wife of Robert Manning. Mona, the wife of William Lewis. Katherine, the wife of Shane O'Neill. James Henry Givens. (Mrs. Givens) : Nancy, the wife of Paul Koto- sky. Jean, the wife of Arthur Freitag. Major Russell Liebfarth.
WILLIAM JULIUS SECOR, JR.
Active in the practice of law since 1939 in Waterbury, and since 1948 a member of the law firm of Upson and Secor, Mr. Secor is a member of the Waterbury Bar Association, the Connecticut State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
He was born in Waterbury, on June 22, 1914, the son of Willian J. Secor and of Gertrude Elizabeth (Linch) Secor. His father was born in Austria and came to the United States in 1884. He was an engineer by profession and was general superintendent of the Water- bury Farrel Foundry and Machine Company. Both of Mr. Secor's parents are deceased.
Mr. Secor graduated from Waterbury High School in 1932, ob- tained the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Yale University in 1936, and received the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Yale University Law School in 1939. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar that same year. During World War II, he served for three years, from 1943 to 1946, as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation.
In general practice in Waterbury since 1939, Mr. Secor became a member of the firm of Upson and Secor in 1948. He is active as a Republican in politics and is town chairman of the Republican party in Middlebury. A member of the Lions and of the Knights of Columbus, his social connections include membership in the Waterbury Club, the Waterbury Country Club and the Highfield Club of Middlebury. He attends religious worship at Saint John's Roman Catholic Church in Middlebury.
Mr. Secor was married in New Haven, on October IT, 1941, to Barbara Wynne, the daughter of Chief Justice Kenneth Wynne and of Mary (Fielding) Wynne of Woodbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Secor have six children: 1. W. Fielding, born on September 8, 1942. 2. Betsey Wynne, born on April 8, 1946. 3. John Hoover, born on November 1. 1947. 4. Barbara Wynne, born on April 26, 1950. 5. Gertrude Elizabeth, born on March 28, 1953. 6. Samuel Mason, born on August 5, 1955.
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WILLIAM MANNING MOFFATT
Executive vice president of the American Brass Company of Waterbury since 1951, and vice president of Anaconda American Brass Limited since 1955, Mr. Moffatt is a director of the American Brass Company; of Anaconda American Brass Limited; of the Kenosha Brass Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin; of the American Metal Hose Company; of the French Small Tube Company; and oi the Fabricated Metal Company of Waterbury.
He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on November 15, 1895, the son of Alfred F. Moffatt and of Johannah (King) Moffatt. His father was born near Sydney, Australia, and his mother in New Hart- ford, Connecticut. Both of his parents are deceased. Mr. Moffatt attended the Derby, Connecticut, public schools and graduated from Derby High School in 1913. During World War I, he served in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919, with the rank of second lieutenant, and he was stationed in Jacksonville, Florida and in Phila- delphia.
A cost clerk with American Brass Company in Ansonia, Con- necticut, from 1913 to 1917, Mr. Moffatt was a clerk in the superin- tendent's office in 1919 and 1920. He was chief premium clerk from 1920 to 1928, and he held this position in Waterbury from 1928 to 1933, while remaining chief premium clerk at Ansonia from 1932 to 1933. Economy supervisor of Anaconda American Brass Limited of Canada from 1933 to 1936, he was works manager from 1936 to 1942, and from 1942 to 1946 he was production superintendent of the American Brass Company of Waterbury. Director of mill opera- tions from 1946 to 1949, he was vice president in charge of manufac- turing from 1949 to 1951, and he has held the post of executive vicc president since 1951.
He has been active in community and social organizations, and is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, the Waterbury City Club, the New York Downtown Athletic Club, and the Water . bury Country Club. He is a member of the National Security In- dustrial Association and the American Ordnance Association, and he is active in the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, the New York Chamber of Commerce, and the American Legion. Golf and fishing are his favorite sports, and he attends religious services at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Waterbury.
Mr. Moffatt was married on October 22, 1924, to Gertrude Sweeney, the daughter of Maurice Sweeney and of Julia (Carrol ) Sweeney of Ansonia, Connecticut.
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WINTHROP W. SPENCER
Chairman of the board of the Colonial Trust Company of Water- bury since 1957, and associated with the bank since 1935, Mr. Spencer is president of the Waterbury Clearing House, a director of the Con- necticut Credit Development Corporation in Berlin, Connecticut, and a trustee of the Connecticut Public Expenditure Council in Hartford. He was president of the Connecticut Bankers Association in 1950 and 1951, and was a member of the stockholders advisory committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Mr. Spencer was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 29, 1897, the son of Charles W. Spencer and of Ethel Marie ( Wheeler) Spencer. He obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Harvard College in 1918, and during World War I served with the rank of captain in the Aviation Section of the Army Signal Corps, 104th Aero Squadron, of the American Expeditionary Forces from April, 1917 to June, 1919. During World War II, Mr. Spencer served in the Army Air Force from May, 1942 to September, 1945, and held the rank of colonel.
Inspector of the South American branches of the National City Bank of New York from 1919 to 1927, he was treasurer of the Lce, Higginson Trust Company of Boston from 1927 to 1934, and it was in 1935 that he became vice president of the Colonial Trust Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. He became president in 1945, and he has been chairman of the board since 1957.
Mr. Spencer is a director and a member of the executive con- mittee of the American Hardware Corporation of New Britain, Con- necticut. He is a trustee, treasurer and a member of the executive committee of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, and he is trustee and assistant treasurer of the Waterbury Hospital. He is a director of the Savage Arms Corporation, Chicopee Falls, Massachu- setts, and his social connections include membership in the Waterbury Club and in the Harvard Club of New York City. Mr. Spencer attends religious services in Christ Church, Episcopal in Watertown, Con- necticut.
He was married in Manchester, New Hampshire, on June 22, 1927, to Marigold Chandler, the daughter of George Chandler and of Abbie (Gould) Chandler of Manchester. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer have one son, George Chandler, born on August 24, 1937.
CARLETON K. MATHES
A member of the law firm of Sturges and Mathes of Woodbury, Conn. IV-15
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and active in the practice of law since 1938, Mr. Mathes is a member of the Litchfield County Bar Association, the Connecticut State Bar Association and of the American Bar Association.
He was born in Terryville, on November 14, 1913, the son of Frank L. Mathes, Sr., and of Amy (Tomlinson) Mathes. His father was born in Terryville, and he was a cost accountant with the Eagle Lock Company. He is now deceased. Mr. Mathes's mother was born in Plymouth, and she is deceased. Mr. Mathes graduated from Terry- ville High School in 1931, obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts at St. Stephen's College (now Bard College) in 1934, and received the degree of Bachelor of Laws at Harvard Law School in 1937. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1938.
He began the general practice of law in Woodbury, with the firm of Sturges and Aston in 1938, and from 1939 to 1942 was in private practice. During World War II, he served as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1942 to 1946. He returned to the firm of Sturges and Aston in 1946, and it was in 1957 that he formed a new partnership under the firm name of Sturges and Mathes, with offices in Woodbury.
A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and of the Lions Club, Mr. Mathes is also a Mason, and is a member of Union Lodge No. 96 of Thomaston, of Lafayette Consistory, of Sphinx Temple of the Shrine in Hartford, and of the Royal Order of Jesters in Bridgeport. His social connections also include membership in the Litchfield County University Club. He is a Republican in politics, and attends religious worship at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Wood- bury, where he is senior warden. Fishing and sailing are his favorite sports.
Mr. Mathes was married at Greenfield, Massachusetts, on July I, 1939, to Doris Eyre, the daughter of Ernest Eyre and of Myrtle (Denny) Eyre.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathes have one daughter, Susan, born on July 18, 1944.
FREDERIC RICE KELLOGG
President of Hubbard-Hall Chemical Company, Frederic R. Kel- logg has had long experience in the industrial chemicals field and previously headed its predecessor, Apothecaries Hall Company, which had maintained independent existence in the city for more than a century. Mr. Kellogg is active in several banking and business con-
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nections in his home city, has been a leader in welfare work, and has also served on his city's Park Board.
A native of Waterbury, he was born on September 23, 1904, son of Isaac Parsons and Sara (Munson) Kellogg. His father, who was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, spent most of his career with Apothecaries Hall Company. This firm was founded in 1849 as a retail drug store, but terminated its connection with the drug trade in 1953, when it sold the wholesale drug division. It became active in the manufacture of fertilizer at East Windsor, and in the manu- facture and distribution of other agricultural chemicals from its East Windsor and Waterbury plants in the early 1920s. At its Waterbury plant, it also manufactures and distributes chemicals, supplies, and equipment for electroplating. It owns and operates one of the few nickel foundries in the country at Waterbury, where it casts nonferrous anodes used in electroplating. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Connecti- cut Chlorine Products, Inc., specializes in packaging liquid chlorine and in the manufacture of hypochlorite solutions. Isaac P. Kellogg became president of Apothecaries Hall Company in 1904. He became chairman of the board in 1947; and resigned in 1956, when he retired. Sara Munson, whom he married, was a native of Waterbury. She died on July 14, 1933.
Beginning his education in the public schools of Waterbury, Frederic R. Kellogg went to Choate School in Wallingford to com- plete his preparatory studies. On graduation there in 1922, he entered Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1926.
Immediately afterwards he began his connection with Apoth- ecaries Hall Company, and gained familiarity with its operations through working in various departments, including manufacturing, distribution, and sales. In 1933 he was promoted to assistant treas- urer, and was appointed to the board of directors. Named vice presi- dent in 1946, he was promoted to the presidency of Apothecaries Hall Company in 1954. When, effective January 1, 1957, the Rogers and Hubbard Company of Portland, the Woodruff Fertilizer and Chemical Works, Inc., of North Haven, and the Old Deerfield Fer- tilizer Company of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, were merged into Apothecaries Hall Company, Mr. Kellogg continued as president of the resultant organization, known as The Hubbard-Hall Chemical Company. Its industrial chemical business and its nickel foundry, are operated under the name of Apothecaries Hall Company Division. The subsidiary, Connecticut Chlorine Products, Inc., continues to operate under that name. The merger gave the new company four
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