The Lives They Lived

Bradley, Arthur Holmes

Resident, Asylum Hill, at 847 Asylum Avenue; worked for Plimpton Manufacturing Company.

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Butler, Willis Howard

Resident, Asylum Hill; Senior Minister, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1919-1930); Butler Memorial Doorway at AHCC named in his honor.

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Drew, Bernard

Senior Minister, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1949-1973); second longest serving minister in AHCC's history.

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Galberry, Thomas

Resident, Asylum Hill; Bishop of Hartford (1876-1878); laid cornerstone at Cathedral of Saint Joseph.

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Goodwin, Francis J.

Resident, Asylum Hill; Senior Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church (1865-1871); played important roles in the expansions of the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Hartford public parks system.

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Hibbard, Clarissa

Resident, Asylum Hill, at 63 Spring Street and 847 Asylum Avenue; married to Linus B. Plimpton.

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McFarland, Francis P.

Resident, Asylum Hill; Bishop of Hartford (1858-1874); first Bishop of Hartford to reside in Hartford; purchased the land for the Cathedral of Saint Joseph.

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Miller, Gary

Senior Minister, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1998-2011); jazz musician, Celebration Dixieland Band.

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Plimpton, Frederick

Resident, Asylum Hill; officer and director, Plimpton Manufacturing Company.

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Plimpton, Grace L.

Resident, Asylum Hill, at 847 Asylum Avenue; one of the founders of the Musical Club of Hartford.

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Plimpton, James Manning

Resident, Asylum Hill, at 115 Sigourney Street; president and treasurer, Plimpton Manufacturing Company.

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Plimpton, Julia Bacon

Resident, Asylum Hill, at 63 Spring Street and 847 Asylum Avenue; wife of Arthur Holmes Bradley.

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Plimpton, Linus B.

Resident, Asylum Hill, at 63 Spring Street and 847 Asylum Avenue; president, Plimpton Manufacturing Company, one of the largest manufacturers of paper envelopes in the world and holder of the federal contract to produce stamped envelopes for the United States Postal Service.

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Plimpton, Mary L.

Resident, Asylum Hill, at 847 Asylum Avenue; one of the founders of the Musical Club of Hartford.

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Stowe, Calvin

Resident, Asylum Hill (1864-1886); Biblical scholar; led Bible study and preached at Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1864-1866).

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Twichell, Joseph Hopkins

Resident, Asylum Hill; Senior Minister, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1865-1912); first and longest serving minister at AHCC; locally renowned for his friendship with Samuel Clemens.

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Voorhees, John Brownlee

Resident, Asylum Hill; Senior Minister, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1913-1919); died from wounds suffered while serving as a YMCA minister in France during World War I.

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Wagoner, Walter

Senior Minister, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1973-1978).

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Walter, Howard Arnold

Assistant Pastor, Asylum Hill Congregational Church (1910-1912); poet, “My Creed,” which became the hymn “I Would Be True.”

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