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Dennis A. Blakeslee

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Dennis A. Blakeslee
74th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
1911–1913
GovernorSimeon E. Baldwin
Preceded byFrank B. Weeks
Succeeded byLyman T. Tingier
Personal details
Born
Dennis Albert Blakeslee

(1856-03-11)March 11, 1856
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedApril 5, 1933(1933-04-05) (aged 77)
New Haven, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLizzie Finette Law Blakeslee
Children
  • Hattie F. Blakeslee
  • Martha Blakeslee
  • Albert D. Blakeslee
  • Harold L. Blakeslee
  • Miles Blakeslee
  • Grant Blakeslee
  • Dorothy Blakeslee
OccupationContractor, politician

Dennis Albert Blakeslee (March 11, 1856 – April 5, 1933) was an American politician who was the 74th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1911 to 1913.[1]

Biography

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Blakeslee was born in New Haven, Connecticut son of Charles Wells and Martha Jane Blakeslee. He worked on the farm and attended public schools. At the age of sixteen he began working for his father, a contractor, as a time keeper. He continued on with the company in Bridgeport and was in partnership with his father and his brother, Clarence, becoming a very successful contractor with particular emphasis on railroad construction. He married Lizzie Finette Law on December 4, 1878, and they had six children, Hattie F. Blakeslee, Martha Blakeslee, Albert D. Blakeslee, Harold L. Blakeslee, Miles Blakeslee, Grant Blakeslee, and Dorothy Blakeslee.[2]

Career

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In 1880 and 1881, Blakeslee was a member of the New Haven common council. From 1884 to 1890, he was fire commissioner of New Haven. He was elected as a member of the Connecticut State Senate in 1906 for a two-year term. He was reelected to another term in 1908. Blakeslee was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1908. He served eight years in the Second Company of the Governor's Horse Guard, part of the time as Major in command of the organization.[3]

Blakeslee became the 74th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, and served from 1911 to 1913. His service was under Democratic Governor, Simeon E. Baldwin, during whose tenure, a public utilities commission was founded, and a workmen's compensation bill was enacted, the Corrupt Practices Act, and a civil service law was passed.

Death

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Blakeslee died April 5, 1933 (age 77 years, 25 days).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governors". ctstatelibrary.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dennis A. Blakeslee". Men of mark in Connecticut. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dennis A. Blakeslee". Connecticut Biographies Project. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Dennis A. Blakeslee". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
1911–1913
Succeeded by