Julius Catlin

Julius Catlin (December 14, 1798 – April 23, 1888) was an American politician who was the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1858 to 1861.[1]

Julius Catlin
49th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office 1858–1861
Governor	William Alfred Buckingham
Preceded by	Alfred A. Burnham
Succeeded by	Benjamin Douglas
Personal details
Born	December 14, 1798
Died	January 21, 1888 (aged 89) Hartford, Connecticut
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Fisher ​ ​ (died 1888)​

Early life

Catlin was born on December 14, 1798 and was from Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut. His sister, Flora Belle Catlin (1794–1878), an artist and a teacher of the arts at the Hartford Female Seminary, lived with him after the death of their father.[2]

Career

Catlin was a successful dry goods merchant in Hartford,[3] and "accumulated a large property."[4]

Catlin was interested in public affairs and after winning election, served as the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1858 to 1861,[5] under the famous "war governor" William Alfred Buckingham.

Personal life

Catlin was married to Mary Fisher (1803–1888),[6] a native of Wrentham, Massachusetts, a descendant of John Mason[7] "whose ancestors crossed the ocean with the Pilgrims on the Mayflower."[3] Together, they lived in Hartford and had a home at Watch Hill in Rhode Island and were the parents of:[4]

• Mary Jane Catlin (1830–1836), who died in childhood.
• Hannah Maria Catlin (1831–1880), who married Benjamin Kinsman Phelps, the law partner of Chester A. Arthur who served as New York County District Attorney.[8]
• Julius Catlin Jr. (1833–1893),[9] who was a dry goods merchant who married Frances Helen Hunt (b. 1839) in 1862.[10]
• Charles Catlin (1837–1918), a woolen merchant with Mullen & Co. who married Laura A. Wood of Rouses Point.[3]
• Mary Catlin (1839–1839), who died in infancy.

Catlin died at his home in Hartford (the former home of Lydia Huntley Sigourney) on April 23, 1888.[4] He was buried at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. At the time of his death, the principal value of his estate was $726,000.[11]

Descendants

Through his son Julius, he was the paternal grandfather of three girls, Julia Hunt Catlin (1864–1947), Edith Catlin and May Catlin.[11] Julia was married three times; first to Trenor Luther Park (son of Trenor W. Park), second to C. Mitchell Depew (nephew of Sen. Chauncey Depew), and third to Emile Adolphe Taufflieb.[12]

References

1. Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies, Lieutenant Governor Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
2. French, Harry Willard (2009). Art and Artists in Connecticut. BiblioBazaar. p. 167. ISBN 9781110242856. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
3. Croonberg's Gazette of Fashions. 1918. p. 105. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
4. "Obituary Notes | Ex-Lieut.-Gov. Julius Catlin" (PDF). The New York Times. 24 April 1888. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
5. "Governors Lieutenant Governors". CT.gov. Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
6. "DIED. CATLIN" (PDF). The New York Times. 24 January 1888. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
7. "HOME NEWS Death of Mrs. Julius Catlin". Hartford Courant. January 21, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
8. Green, Samuel Abbott (1892). An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts: Including Natives who Have Practised Elsewhere, and Those Also who Have Studied Law in the Town : with an Appendix. J. Wilson and son. p. 97. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
9. "JULIUS CATLIN DEAD; A Prominent New-York Merchant Dies Suddenly in Canada" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 July 1893. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
10. Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University. Yale University. 1900. p. 232. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
11. "THE CATLIN ESTATE TO BE DIVIDED.; It Will Go to the Grandchildren of Lieut. Gov. Catlin" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 July 1893. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
12. "MME. EMIL TAUFFLIEB" (PDF). The New York Times. 23 December 1947. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

External links

• Julius Catlin at Find a Grave