Morgan Bulkeley, American soldier and politician, 54th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1922)
Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (December 26, 1837 – November 6, 1922) was an American politician, businessman, and sports executive. A Republican, he served in the American Civil War, and became a Hartford bank president before becoming the third president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, a post he held for 43 years. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in recognition of his role as the first president of the National League. Bulkeley served on the Hartford City Council and was a four-term mayor of Hartford. He later served as the 54th Governor of Connecticut for two terms and as a United States Senator.
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- 24Mar
Black Canadians
Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote. - 7Nov
Elijah P. Lovejoy
In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time. - 8Nov
Mount Holyoke College
Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College. - 22Nov
Upper Canada Rebellion
Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution. - 25Dec
Battle of Lake Okeechobee
Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.