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Lieutenant
  
Succeeded by
  
Political party
  

Name
  
Phineas Lounsbury

Preceded by
  
Henry B. Harrison

Resigned
  
January 10, 1889

Phineas C. Lounsbury

Spouse(s)
  
Jennie Wright Lounsbury

Profession
  
farmer, manufacturer, politician

Role
  
Former Governor of Connecticut

Died
  
June 22, 1925, Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States

Previous office
  
Governor of Connecticut (1887–1889)

Phineas c lounsbury


Phineas Chapman Lounsbury (January 10, 1841 - June 22, 1925) was an American politician and the 53rd Governor of Connecticut.

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Biography

Lounsbury was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut on January 10, 1841. He worked on his father's farm and attended the local schools. He married Jennie Wright.

Career

In New York City, he secured a position as clerk in a shoe store, and in time familiarized himself with all departments of the business. When the civil war broke out Lounsbury enlisted as a private in the Seventeenth Connecticut Regiment, but after four months' active service wag compelled by severe sickness to return, being honorably discharged and recommended for a pension, which he would not accept.

Having laid the foundations for a successful commercial career; he began, upon attaining his majority in 1862, the manufacture of shoes in New Haven under the firm name of Lounsbury Brothers. The business was afterward moved to South Norwalk, and carried on under the firm name of Lounsbury, Matthewson & Co.

Lounsbury became a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1874 and held that position till 1876.

Winning the 1886 Republican gubernatorial nomination, Lounsbury was elected governor by a legislative decision. During his term, he signed the Incorrigible Criminal Act. He also advocated for instituting a 60-hour work week for women and children under 16. He did not run for re-election and retired from public service.

After serving as the Governor of Connecticut, Lounsbury returned to his business and served as president of the Connecticut Merchants Exchange National Bank. His brother and business partner, George E. Lounsbury, served as Governor from 1899 to 1901. In 1883, he built a Great Camp, Echo Camp, on Raquette Lake in the Adirondack.

Death

Lounsbury died in Ridgefield, Connecticut on June 22, 1925. He is interred at Lounsbury Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

His home, the Phineas Chapman Lounsbury House, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

References

Phineas C. Lounsbury Wikipedia


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