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  Connecticut's Heritage Gateway
Bulkeley's father, Judge Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley (1803-1872), was president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, a judge of the Hartford Police Court, a commissioner of the Connecticut School Fund, and one of the founders of the Republican party in Connecticut.
Bulkeley's quite obvious preparation for a business career was interrupted by his service in the Civil War, during which he participated in the Peninsular Campaign.
Bulkeley became known as Connecticut's "Crowbar Governor" when he refused to acknowledge the victory of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate who had won a plurality of the votes in the election of 1890.
www.ctheritage.org /encyclopedia/ct1865_1929/bulkeley.htm   (840 words)

  
 Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Richard Bulkeley (1717-1800).
Richard Bulkeley was, as already mentioned an aid-de-camp to Governor Cornwallis; and, indeed, he was to carry on in that capacity for a succession of governors, including Hopson and Lawrence.
Interestingly, Bulkeley was to be the "president of a chess, pencil, and brush club in Halifax from about 1787." He was a churchwarden at St. Paul's and a vestryman until his death; and, was, for a time, its organist and led the choir.
Bulkeley held down numerous governmental positions6 during his lifetime, many at the same time, including: Overseer of Public Works, Paymaster, Provincial Secretary (1757-92), Member of Council (1755-1800), Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court (an office he held beginning in 1769), Master of the Rolls and Registry in Chancery (1789-1800).
www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Bulkeley.htm   (974 words)

  
 The Bulkeley Bridge
But that's not all: Bulkeley was also president of the Hartford Dark Blues, the city's major league baseball team, in 1874 and 1875.
Congestion on city streets and the Bulkeley Bridge led the state to build an expressway bypass route and a new crossing, the Charter Oak Bridge, to the south.
Very little of the Bulkeley's artistic value can be appreciated from the lanes on Interstate 84; and for many, the less time spent on that highway, the better.
www.kurumi.com /roads/ct/br-bulkeley.html   (820 words)

  
 Gov. Morgan Bulkeley of CT
GOVERNOR Bulkeley is a member of one of Connecticut’s most distinguished families, and his ancestors have taken an important part in the affairs of this commonwealth.
Peter Bulkeley was born in England in 1583 and succeeded his father in the ministry at Woodhull, hut was afterwards removed for non-conformity.
During the early seventies Bulkeley was a councilman and alderman from the fourth ward and in 1880 was elected mayor of Hartford.
history.rays-place.com /governors/bulkeley-morgan.htm   (987 words)

  
 Morgan G. Bulkeley | BaseballLibrary.com
Bulkeley was elected to the Hall of Fame because he was the first president of the National League.
It was necessary to equally represent the National League; thus Morgan Bulkeley, seemingly the logical counterpart of Johnson, was inducted.
Bulkeley was elected to the United States Senate in 1904 and served one term, notable for his conflicts with President Theodore Roosevelt.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bulkeley_Morgan_G.stm   (412 words)

  
 Morgan Bulkeley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulkeley, a Republican, served as governor of Connecticut and a United States Senator and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the first president of the National League.
Bulkeley was born in East Haddam, Connecticut to an old local family.
Bulkeley was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937, 15 years after his death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morgan_G._Bulkeley   (866 words)

  
 Bulkeley Bridge main page
In 1926 one of the Bulkeley Bridge's engineers speculated, probably correctly, that it was the last monumental stone bridge that would ever be built.
The Bulkeley Bridge was built to replace Hartford's 1818 covered bridge, which burned in 1895.
Former governor and U. Senator Morgan Bulkeley was an early proponent of the bridge and chairman of the special commission created by the State Legislature to oversee its construction.
www.past-inc.org /historic-bridges/stone-bulkeley-right.html   (274 words)

  
 Morgan Bulkeley (1876)
Morgan Bulkeley served as president of the Hartford Dark Blues of the National Association in 1874 and 1875.
Bulkeley was chosen largely, because of his ties to New York.
Bulkeley died on November 6, 1922 at the age of 84.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /mlb/nl/bulkeley_nn4.html   (233 words)

  
 Bulkeley Monument, near Beaumaris in Anglesey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Bulkeley Monument sits on the top of Baron Hill, close to the town of Beaumaris on the island of Anglesey, North Wales.
The Bulkeley family owned the large house and estate of which Baron Hill was a part.
There is some suggestion that the monument might have been viewed by the locals as a sign of oppression, since (so it is said) all employees on the estate were instructed to contribute towards the cost of the monument or risk losing their job.
www.odd-stuff.info /follies/bulkeley.htm   (137 words)

  
 Bulkeley Family of Cheadle and Beaumaris, England and Wales, United Kingdom
Humphrey Bulkeley, born 1618, who succeeded his nephew Humphrey to the the Cheadle estates, served in the army of Parliament and buried at Cheadle on 8 Sep 1678.
On the death of Humphrey Bulkeley, the Cheadle estates descended to his sister, Frances Bulkeley of Cheadle, spinster, and on her death in 1688 they reverted to the Beaumaris branch of the family.
In 1702, Richard Bulkeley, afterwards Viscount Bulkeley, on his marriage to Lady Bridget Bertie, acquired for himself and his male heirs the manors of Cheadle Bulkeley, Timperley and Whatcroft and other lands in these and various places in Cheshire, which had been in the possession of Frances Bulkeley.
www.thornber.net /cheshire/htmlfiles/bulkeley.html   (1969 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bulkeley was born in New York City and grew up on a farm in Hackettstown, New Jersey.
Bulkeley charted an interesting course in his early years and was recognized early on by the Navy's leadership.
In the 1960s, Bulkeley commanded the Guantanamo Naval Base, where he met Fidel Castro's threat to sever water supplies by ordering the installation of desalinization equipment to make the base self-sufficient.
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 Fool.com: barnesandnoble.com CEO Jonathan Bulkeley (StockTalk) January 20, 1999
Bulkeley: The quick answer is the structure change because instead of being a wholly owned business it became a 50-50 joint venture and as specified when the deal closed still had the intent of going public and still has the intent of going public.
Bulkeley: Yeah, but when you think about it, Barnes & Noble is the most, I would say the most progressive [traditional] retailer in terms of their electronic presence.
Bulkeley: I certainly will always be looking at ways of expanding, and internal growth is one and acquisitions are certainly another one, and we will look closely at everything that's out there and see if there are good fits culturally, strategically and financially for us.
fool.com /foolaudio/transcripts/1999/stocktalk990120_barnesandnoble.htm   (2179 words)

  
 Morgan Gardner Bulkeley
Morgan Gardner Bulkeley was born on December 26, 1837 in East Haddam, Connecticut, the son of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley and his wife, Lydia Smith (Morgan) Bulkeley.
Because neither Bulkeley nor Morris had received at least fifty percent of the vote, as was then required to be elected Governor, the legislature (mainly Republican) had to decide the outcome.
One of the lesser-know aspects about Bulkeley is that he was founder of the Hartford Dark Blues, one of the original teams of the National League of Base Ball Clubs, and in 1876 was elected as the first president of the League.
www.cslib.org /gov/bulkeleym.htm   (925 words)

  
 Morgan G. Bulkeley | 20th Century American Leaders Database
In 1879, Bulkeley was elected the third president in the history of Aetna Life Insurance, a position he held until his death.
Under Bulkeley's leadership, Aetna's assets grew from $25 million in 1879 to over $200 million in 1922, and the number of employees rose from 29 to 1,500.
Bulkeley also established the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company and the Automobile Insurance Company of Hartford, two subsidiaries of the parent company.
www.hbs.edu /leadership/database/leaders/111   (71 words)

  
 Military.com Content
Bulkeley, suspicious, purloined the ambassador's carefully guarded briefcase and turned it over to Navy intelligence in Washington, D.C. Although he never knew what was inside, Bulkeley was suddenly and swiftly transferred to a transport bound for Shanghai.
In September 1941, Bulkeley, then a lieutenant, was ordered to the Philippines in command of the six vessels of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three.
Bulkeley spent his last years of service as president of the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey.
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 NAVY TO CHRISTEN DESTROYER BULKELEY (DDG 84)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bulkeley was the recipient of the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, and numerous other decorations for heroic actions during World War II.
Bulkeley's daughters, Regina J. Day, Joan I. Stade, and Diana J. Lindsay; daughter-in-law, Carol A. Bulkeley; and U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. Thomas B. Fargo's wife, Sarah, will serve as ship sponsors in the time-honored Navy tradition, when they each break a bottle of champagne across the bow to formally christen Bulkeley.
Bulkeley is the 34th of 58 Arleigh Burke class destroyers currently authorized by Congress, and the 14th of this class to be built by Ingalls Shipbuilding.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/man-sh-ddg84-000623.htm   (563 words)

  
 John Duncan Bulkeley, Vice Admiral, United States Navy
Bulkeley's leadership during that experience in the Philippines has been immortalized in the movie "They Were Expendable." John Ford directed the film that starred Robert Montgomery as Bulkeley; the cast also includes John Wayne, Ward Bond and Donna Reed.
Bulkeley participated in the 50-Year Memorial of the D-Day invasion off the coast of Normandy where he reminded all in attendance that the true heroes of World War II were the ones who did not return.
Bulkeley is the 34th of 58 Arleigh Burke class destroyers currently authorized by Congress, and the 15th of this class to be built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Miss.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jdbulkel.htm   (2508 words)

  
 Bulkeley Surname Origin & Last Name Meaning with Genealogy & Family History Resources
Derived from the manor of Bulkeley, in the County Palatine of Chester, England.
The origin of the surname Bulkeley may give hints about one line of your family history from many hundreds of years ago such as where your family lived, what they did, or how they looked.
Trace your Bulkeley family in the vast resources of the Mormon LDS genealogy online databases which includes the Ancestral File, transcribed census records, and the International Genealogical Index.
www.searchforancestors.com /surnames/origin/b/bulkeley.php   (890 words)

  
 Admiral Bulkeley
Admiral John Bulkeley was a patriot, a legend, and a hero in the truest sense.
John Bulkeley, with an uncanny propensity to stir things up, often took the opportunity to bait the occupying Japanese soldiers, dashing with his bride to be into no-mans land, chased by Japanese soldiers, and, every once in awhile, shooting them with an air pistol on their backsides "just for fun".
Admiral Bulkeley’s efforts and sacrifices for a better world, a free world, his integrity and honor, and a combat ready fleet, ready to conduct prompt, sustained combat operations are his legacy to our nation.
www.spawar.navy.mil /fleet/insurv/htmlbios/bulkeley.htm   (1739 words)

  
 Sir Richard BULKELEY of Beaumaris
Bulkeley used his influence at court to strengthen his position in Wales, often at the expense of his neighbours.
So powerful was he by 1580 that he took the leading part in the opposition of the Gwynedd gentry to the Earl of Leicester's attempts to extend his rights in the forest of Snowdon into adjoining counties.
Bulkeley's lands in Cheshire, Caernarvonshire and Anglesey brought him £4,300 a year: the Anglesey estates alone were said to be worth £2,500.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/RichardBulkeley2.htm   (527 words)

  
 Gershom Bulkeley
Gershom Bulkeley was an able physician and surgeon, and he left the ministry in 1677 to practice medicine in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Son of the Rev. Peter Bulkeley, the first minister (non-Conformist) of Concord, Massachusetts.
Inscription upon his tombstone in Wethersfield reads: "He was honorable in his descent; of rare abilities, extraordinary industry, excellent learning, master of many languages, exquisite in his skill in divinity, physic and law, and of a most exemplary and Christian life.
pages.cthome.net /firstchurchnl/history/bulkeley.htm   (126 words)

  
 USPACOM Speeches and Transcripts
Some of you have read descriptions of Lieutenant Commander John Bulkeley in World War Two: From the turbulent waters of the western Pacific to the shell-torn beaches of Normandy, he was confident, calm, and tenacious in battle -a tireless and true Patriot.
BULKELEY has already helped hone the skills of deploying battle groups, including those on the front lines right now in Southwest Asia.
She and her crew are the right force at the right time, and they will continue to prove their mettle and readiness to meet all challenges.
www.pacom.mil /speeches/sst2003/030307bulkeleyCOC.shtml   (2418 words)

  
 "The books are wrong!"
Bulkeley and his Washington board were on the tail end of one of their patented ship inspections in Subic Bay, Philippines...
Armed with piercingly accurate memories and poignant accounts, Bulkeley, with twelve of his men, boarded a navy helo at 12:38 P.M. for what was to become a trip of emotion, reverence, and gratitude...
Bulkeley seemed anxious to move out (from Malinta Tunnel), as he and the bus driver knew the next stop, even though the two of them had not spoken since the initial greetings of the afternoon.
corregidor.org /chs_mac/bulkeley.htm   (1602 words)

  
 Wethersfield Post - Bulkeley edges Wethersfield in final minute
It was Bulkeley's Joel Robles throwing a medium-depth "go" route that repeatedly burned Wethersfield, and did so for the final time with 56 seconds left in the game that propelled Bulkeley to a hard-fought 28-20 win over the Eagles.
The key plays were a 15-yard penalty on Bulkeley and Sanzaro's 17-yard run to put the ball at the five.
Bulkeley responded with a 7-play, 77-yard drive to re-take the lead when Robles hit Trinidad for an 8-yard score on an out pattern.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10187028&BRD=1662&PAG=461&dept_id=11227&rfi=6   (624 words)

  
 USS Bulkeley (DDG 84)
The inverted star at the base of the shield recalls the Medal of Honor presented to Admiral Bulkeley by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his dynamic forcefulness and daring during the defense of the Phillipines.
The red chevron, from the family coat of arms, is emblematic of the valor and sacrifice displayed by Admiral Bulkeley while leading a flotilla of PT boats and minesweepers along Utah Beach before assualt troops stormed ashore at Normandy.
A WW II PT Boat surrounded by the Philippine sun serves to honor Admiral Bulkeley's role in the Pacific including his daring rescue of General MacArthur and President Quezon of the Philippines from Corregidor.
navysite.de /dd/ddg84.htm   (370 words)

  
 DefenseLink Speech: Commissioning of USS Bulkeley
Over the past couple of years, since the christening, the men and women of the Bulkeley have strengthened this partnership with their sweat and their meticulous care, guiding their ship through her first sea trials, taking her from a concept to a living, breathing ship of the fleet.
The commissioning crew of the Bulkeley will retain those honors and prestige throughout their lives and each plank owner is owed a clear, free, open and unencumbered title to one plank of the deck upon the ship's decommissioning.
With Corregidor under siege and Japanese forces closing in, Bulkeley's PT boats spirited General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and the President of the Philippines through 600 miles of seas infested with enemy warships.
www.defenselink.mil /speeches/2001/s20011208-depsecdef.html   (2235 words)

  
 Amazon.com: An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming: Books: Kelly Bulkeley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I am a current student in dream studies and An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming by Kelly Bulkeley was introduced to me as part of the curriculum for the Institute for Dream Studies in Charleston, SC headed by director and dream specialist, Justina Lasley.
Bulkeley notes these psychological debates in three main areas of Form, Function and Interpretation (how are dreams created, what's their significance and, finally, what does it all mean?) are clearly and thankfully ongoing.
Bulkeley wirtes so that someone with no prior knowledge or who has been studying dreams for years can understand and really learn from what he has to say.
www.amazon.com /Introduction-Psychology-Dreaming-Kelly-Bulkeley/dp/0275958892   (1678 words)

  
 Bulkeley (DDG 84) christened Saturday at Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding
Bulkeley was a PT boat pioneer who used his four-boat Squadron to evacuate General Douglas MacArthur and Philippine President Quezon from Corregidor and Bataan, Philippine Islands, in 1942.
Bulkeley remained in the Navy after the war, rising to the rank of Rear Admiral in June 1963 and was named Commander, Navy Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Hilda Alice Bulkeley, widow of Vice Admiral Bulkeley, and Carla Fargo, of Coronado, California, sister-in-law of Mrs.
www.ss.northropgrumman.com /press/news/00_06_18.html   (1658 words)

  
 Morgan Bulkeley - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Bulkeley, Morgan (1837-1922), American financier, politician, and baseball executive who, by an accident of history, became the first president of...
Morgan Horse, breed of horse developed in the U.S. in the early 19th century.
The breed is compact and usually reddish, but its coat may be brown or...
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