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George L. Lilley Papers
Collection, M-8
1899 – 1909
1934
1934
George L. Lilley was born in Oxford, Massachusetts on August 3, 1859. He attended Worchester High School, and Worchester Technical Institute. In 1881 he moved to Waterbury, CT to pursue a business opportunity in real estate. Lilley served in the State House of Representatives from 1901-1903. Running as a Republican, he served in the US Senate from 1903 through 1909. He chose not to run for re-election to Congress in 1908, because he was a candidate for Governor of Connecticut. He served as Governor from January 5 through April 21, 1909, when he passed away in office.
The George L. Lilley Papers document Lilley's career as a politician in Waterbury, and representing Connecticut as a whole. The collection spans 1899 through 1909, and is largely composed of correspondence. In addition to documents relating to Lilley's Congressional and Gubernatorial sessions, there is a small amount of personal items including bills, dealings as a landlord, and scrapbooks relating to his death. A scrapbook of clippings about Lilley was kept until 1934, probably by his wife. The collection is arranged into 2 series Professional Files and Personal Files.
Boxes 11 and 12 are oversized newspaper boxes. Items 8, 9, and 10 are ledgers/scrapbooks and are housed separately.
Boxes 11 and 12 are oversized newspaper boxes. Items 8, 9, and 10 are ledgers/scrapbooks and are housed separately.
The collection is arranged into 2 series Professional Files and Personal Files.
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