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Julius Hotchkiss (July 11, 1810 – December 23, 1878) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Woodward and Polly (Castle) Hotchkiss, Prospect farmers.[1] At seventeen, he taught in Prospect schools. He later moved to Waterbury and ran a store and a factory that made cotton webbing and suspenders.[1]
Julius Hotchkiss
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| 55th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office May 4, 1870 – May 16, 1871 | |
| Governor | James E. English |
| Preceded by | Francis Wayland III |
| Succeeded by | Morris Tyler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel L. Warner |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Wright Kellogg |
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| Born | (1810-07-11)July 11, 1810 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 1878(1878-12-23) (aged 68) Middletown, Connecticut, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
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In 1832[chronology citation needed], he married Melissa Perkins (ofOxford) with whom he had five children and were members of The New Church.[1]
Hotchkiss was nominated by both parties to be the first Mayor of Waterbury in 1853 when it was incorporated, shifting to the Democratic Party when the Whigs had dissolved.[1] In 1851 and 1858, he served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth Congress (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869). After leaving Congress, he was the 55th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1870. He died in Middletown in 1878 and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district 1867–1869 |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1870–1871 |
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