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Born in East Haddam, Connecticut on December 26, 1837, Morgan Bulkeley grew up in Hartford then moved to Brooklyn, New York where he achieved business success. During the Civil War, he served with the Thirteeneth New York Regiment. After the war, he returned to Hartford and quickly became one of the most prominent men in the city. Bulkeley served as president of the Hartford Dark Blues base ball team and when the National League was formed, he was elected unanimously as its first president. He entered local politics, becoming Mayor of Hartford in 1880, serving four terms. In 1889, he become governor of Connecticut and went on to become a U.S. Senator.
http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/stone-bulkeley-right.html
Historical information on stone arch bridge crossing the Connecticut River that was named for Morgan Bulkeley.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b001044
Information from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21217
Photos and information from Find A Grave.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Bulkeley
Information from Wikipedia.
http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/mlb/nl/bulkeley_nn4.html
Profile of first National League president.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20A17F8345D1A7A93C5A9178AD95F468285F9
Reprint of article in the New York Times from November 7, 1922.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_G._Bulkeley_Stadium
Information from Wikipedia on the namesake baseball stadium in Hartford, Connecticut.
http://history.rays-place.com/governors/bulkeley-morgan.htm
Reprint of biography from "The Governers of Connecticut" by Frederick Calvin Norton, published in 1905.
http://baseballhall.org/hof/bulkeley-morgan
Photographic portrait, biographical information plus photo of Bulkeley's Hall of Fame Plaque for the man who was inducted in 1937.
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