Excerpt from Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens; Compiled With the Assistance of a Capable Corps of Advisers and Contributors There are men upon whom the world looks as individuals. There are men whose breadth of character reaches out only to the little circle about them. Then there are men to whom all the world is brother, who in heart and deed, as well as in the spoken word, extend the hand of fellowship to every man be be king or laborer. This was the man which those who knew him best saw in George Ed ward Lounsbury, fortieth Governor of the State of Connecticut. This was not an attitude with him. It was the sincere ex pression of a great soul, attuned to catch the harmony of life through whatever turmoil might arise. He saw good in everything, read faith and high aspira tion in every human character. De scended from a long line of ancestors. Who had held positions of honor in public life, and who had been successful in a material way, he was still a man of simple, whole some tastes, while at the same time he filled with dignity and grace every pub lic duty which devolved upon him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.