Frederic Collin Walcott (February 19, 1869 - April 27, 1949) was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in New York Mills, Oneida County, New York, he attended the public schools of Utica, New York and graduated from Lawrenceville School (New Jersey) in 1886, from Phillips Academy (Andover, Massachusetts) in 1887 and from Yale University in 1891. He moved to New York City in 1907 and engaged in the manufacture of cotton cloth and banking; he moved to Norfolk, Connecticut in 1910 and continued his business connections in New York City. During the First World War, he served with the United States Food Administration, and was president of the Connecticut Board of Fisheries and Game from 1923 to 1928. He was chairman of the Connecticut Water Commission from 1925 to 1928, and was a member of the State senate from 1925 to 1929, serving as president pro tempore from 1927 to 1929. February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... New York Mills may refer to: New York Mills, New York New York Mills, Minnesota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Oneida County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Utica, New York is a city in the State of New York and the county seat of Oneida County. ... Map of Lawrenceville CDP in Mercer County Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover, Phillips Andover, or simply P.A.) is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12. ...   Settled: 1642 â€“ Incorporated: 1646 Zip Code(s): 01810 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://andoverma. ... Yale redirects here. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Norfolk is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America. ... A President Pro Tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of the United States Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the President of the Senate. ...

Walcott was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1929, to January 3, 1935, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934. From 1935 to 1939, he was Commissioner of welfare of Connecticut, and a member of the advisory committee of the Human Welfare Group of Yale University from 1920 to 1948. He also served as regent of the Smithsonian Institution from 1941 to 1948. Walcott died in Stamford, Connecticut and was interred in Center Cemetery, Norfolk, Conn. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... Regent, from the Latin, a person selected to administer a state because the ruler is a minor or is not present or debilitated. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... Nickname: The City That Works Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Settled 1641 Incorporated (city) 1893 Consolidated 1949 Government type Mayor-Board of representatives Mayor Dannel Malloy (Dem) Area    - City 52. ...

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