HON. CYRUS G. BECKWITH
NEW LONDON: Merchant
Cyrus Grosvenor Beckwith was born at Waterford, Conn., December 3, 1841. In early boyhood he studied in the common schools of his native town, and graduated in 1858 from the Bartlett High school at New London. He gradually became interested in mercantile pursuits, and was a commercial traveler for fourteen years, up to 1880, when he established his present business, the firm now being Beckwith & Keefe. In 1864 he was elected a member of the New London court of common council, and in 1884 elected again for a term of three years. In 1886 he was elected to represent the Ninth senatorial district in the upper house of the state legislature, serving on the democratic side. Mr. Beckwith has membership with the Free Masons, Odd Fellows, and Red Men. He some years ago married Miss Augusta A. Dart, and they now have one child. His business and public career have been such as to entitle him to the respect and gratitude of his fellow-citizens.
Source: Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut - 1891, Compiled and Published by J. A. Spalding, Hartford Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1891
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