- John Trumbull
John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 - November 10, 1843) was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War famous for his historical paintings including his "Declaration of Independence", which appears on the reverse of the $2 dollar bill. - John Davis Lodge
John Davis Lodge was a Republican, was governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. He was also an actor and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland. - Jared Sparks
Jared Sparks (10 May 1789 - 14 March 1866) was an American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister. He served as President of Harvard University from 1849 to 1853. Born in Willington, Connecticut, he studied in the common schools, worked for a time at the carpenter's trade, and then became a schoolteacher. In 1809-1811 he attended Phillips Exeter Academy where he met John G. Palfrey and George Bancroft, two schoolmates who became his lifelong friends. - Jeff Immelt
Jeffrey R. Immelt is the ninth chairman of GE, a post he has held since September 7, 2001. Mr. Immelt has held several global leadership positions since coming to GE in 1982, including roles in GE's Plastics, Appliance, and Medical businesses. In 1989 he became an officer of GE and joined the GE Capital Board in 1997. A couple years later, in 2000, Mr. Immelt was appointed president and chief executive officer. - Amy Brenneman
Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated American actress best known for her roles in the television series "NYPD Blue" and "Judging Amy". - James H. Maloney
James H. "Jim" Maloney (born September 17, 1948) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. Maloney was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. He was a VISTA volunteer from 1969 until 1970. He graduated from Harvard University in 1972 and received a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1980.Prior to his entry into politics he practiced law in Danbury. He was a a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1986 until 1995. - Timothy Dwight IV
Timothy Dwight (May 14, 1752-January 11, 1817) was an American Congregationalist minister, theologian, educator, and author. He was the eighth president of Yale College, from 1795 to 1817. He matriculated at Yale College at age 13, and received honorary degrees from Princeton University in 1787 and Harvard University in 1810. He served as President of Yale College from 1795 to 1817. - Thomas Blake
Thomas Blake, Jr. (born 29 December 1976) is an American professional tennis player. Blake was born in Yonkers, New York to Thomas Sr. (who is African-American) and Betty (who is English). He has a younger brother, James Blake, who is also a professional tennis player, as well as three half-brothers, Jason, Howard and Christopher, and a half-sister, Michelle. Blake grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut and attended Fairfield Warde High School. - Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax (born December 5, 1966 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a writer and columnist for the Washington Post and the author of the advice column Tell Me About It (which has since been retitled simply Carolyn Hax ). The column is geared toward... - John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan (December 23 1911 - October 23 2005) was a Connecticut politician and author. After graduating from Dartmouth College and Harvard University law school, he served on the Board of Aldermen in Waterbury, Connecticut and became Mayor of Waterbury in 1943, serving until 1948. In 1958, he was elected Congressman from a district including Waterbury and served in the House of Representatives from 1959 until 1973, … - Amasa Walker
Amasa Walker (1799-1875) was an American economist, born at Woodstock, Conn. From 1820 to 1840 he was engaged in business, retiring in 1840 from commercial life. In 1842-1848 he lectured on political economy at Oberlin College; in 1853-1869 was examiner on political economy at Harvard; and in 1859-1869 lecturer on political economy at Amherst. In 1848 he was delegate to the First International Peace Congress at Brussels, and in 1849 delegate to the Peace Congress at Paris. - Jedediah Huntington
Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) was an American general in the Army of the Revolution, born in Norwich, Conn., the son of Jabez Huntington (1719-86). He graduated at Harvard in 1763, joined the American army at Cambridge, became a brigadier general in 1777, and took part in many important engagements until the close of the war, when he was brevetted major general in 1783. He was one of the organizers of the Society of the Cincinnati. - Ambrose Spencer
Ambrose Spencer (December 13, 1765 - March 13, 1848) was a United States Representative and New York State Attorney General. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he attended Yale College and graduated from Harvard University in 1783. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hudson, where he was city clerk from 1786 to 1793. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1793 to 1795 and served in the New York State Senate from 1795 to 1804. - Ranulf Compton
Ranulf Compton (September 16, 1878 - January 26, 1974) was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Poe, Indiana. He attended the public schools at Indianapolis, Indiana and was graduated from the Howe Military School, Howe, Indiana in 1899. After graduation, he attended Harvard University. He engaged in banking and finance in New York and Connecticut. Before and during World War One, he served as captain of infantry, New York National Guard, … - William M. Citron
William Michael Citron (August 29, 1896 - June 7, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Citron moved with his parents to Middletown, Connecticut, in 1899. He attended the grammar and high schools. He was graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, in 1918 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1921. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery on September 16, 1918, … - Samuel L. Warner
Samuel Larkin Warner (June 14, 1828 - February 6, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, brother of Levi Warner. Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Warner attended Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and the law department of Yale College. He was graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1854. He was admitted to the bar in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1854. He commenced the practice of law in Portland, Connecticut, in 1855. - Richard P. Freeman
Richard Patrick Freeman (April 24, 1869 - July 8, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in New London, Connecticut, Freeman attended the public schools. He was graduated from Bulkeley High School at New London in 1887, from Noble and Greenough's Preparatory School, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1888, from Harvard University in 1891, and from the law department of Yale University in 1894. He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in New London, … - Paul Fearing
Paul Fearing (February 28, 1762 - August 21, 1822) was Delegate from the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. He was born in Wareham, Massachusetts. He was prepared for college by tutors and graduated from Harvard University in 1785. He studied law in Windham, Connecticut and was admitted to the bar in 1787. He moved to the Northwest Territory in May 1788 and engaged in the practice of law at Fort Harmar, now a part of Marietta, Ohio. - Igor Kipnis
Igor Kipnis (27 September 1930 - 24 January 2002) was a well-known American harpsichordist and pianist. The son of Russian bass Alexander Kipnis (1891 - 1978), and born in Berlin, he moved to the United States with his family in 1938. He learned the piano with his maternal grandfather, Heniot Levy (1879 - 1946); attended the Westport School of Music, and received his B.A. from Harvard University. - Bela Pratt
Bela Lyon Pratt (December 11, 1867 - May 18, 1917) was an American sculptor. Pratt was born in Norwich, Connecticut to Sarah (Whittlesey) and George Pratt, a Yale-educated lawyer. His maternal grandfather, Oramel Whittlesey, was a pianoforte maker and founder in 1835 of the first music school in the country authorized to confer degrees to teach music, Music Vale Seminary. At age sixteen, Pratt began studying at the Yale University School of Fine Arts, … - Alfred Charles True
Alfred Charles True, Ph.D., Sc.D. (1853-1929) was an American educator and agriculturist, a son of C. K. True. He was born at Middletoen, Conn., and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1873. He was a teacher at Westfield normal school in Westfield, Massachusetts for several years, studied at Harvard in 1882-84, and served as an instructor at Wesleyan in 1884-88. Thenceforth, he worked for the Department of Agriculture. - George Grafton Wilson
George Grafton Wilson (born in Plainfield, Connecticut on 29 March 1863 - died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 30 April 1951) was distinguished professor of International Law during the first half of the 20th century, serving on the faculties of Brown University, Harvard University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the U.S. Naval War College. - Rachel Lange
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- Patrick Bateman
There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there.... I graduated from Harvard University in 1984, and Harvard Business School two years later before I moved to New York City.
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