Wilbur Lucius Cross
Wilbur Lucius Cross | |
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Governor of Connecticut | |
In office January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939 | |
Lieutenant | Samuel R. Spencer Roy C. Wilcox T. Frank Hayes |
Preceded by | John H. Trumbull |
Succeeded by | Raymond E. Baldwin |
Personal details | |
Born | Mansfield, Connecticut, U.S. | April 10, 1862
Died | October 5, 1948 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 86)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Helen Baldwin Avery Cross |
Children | Wilbur Lucius Cross, Jr. Avery Cross Elizabeth Cross Arthur Cross Wilbur Cross III (grandson) |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Profession | Literary critic, editor, author, politician |
Wilbur Lucius Cross (April 10, 1862 – October 5, 1948) was an American literary critic who served as the 71st governor of Connecticut from 1931 to 1939.
Biography
Born in 1862 in
Cross became a well-known
After retiring from Yale, Cross was elected governor of
During his tenure, eugenicist Harry H. Laughlin served on a commission proposing radical eugenic policies; these policies were never implemented.[5]
Cross was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1934.[6]
After retiring from public service, he continued to stay active in his writing and research projects.[7]
Death and legacy
Cross died on October 5, 1948, in New Haven at the age of 86. He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery.[8]
Wilbur Cross's autobiography, Connecticut Yankee, was published in 1943.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Wilbur Lucius Cross". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- . MS 155.
- ^ "Wilbur Lucius Cross". NNDB Soylent Communications. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Wilbur Lucius Cross". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ Paul Bass, "Cross Era's Dark Secret Resurfaces" New Haven Independent, Sept. 24, 2014.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Wilbur Lucius Cross". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Informativa per l'utenza: il sito cslib.org diventerà truffa.net".
Works
- Proclamations of His Excellency Wilbur L. Cross, Governor of the State of Connecticut. Hartford, CT: Prospect Press, 1937.
- Connecticut Yankee: An Autobiography. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1943.