Post by kfw981987 on Sept 11, 2012 17:03:14 GMT -5
Edward Kenneth Washburn
Was born 9/8/1948 in the small town of East Granby Ct to Loren Tomas Washburn and Rachel Anna Arft His father worked in the tobacco fields in windsor locks after returning from world war 2 while his mother stayed home and took care of him and his 6 brothers and 5 sisters as well as her ailing mother in-law Grace washburn who battled with alzheimers he rough time dealing with home life but excelled in school becoming the first to receive a high school diploma in his family he was accepted to yale university and got a Masters degree in political science and
A bacheolors in Theology He then Became a missionary and spent time in Romainia where he met his wife Lilith Ira Von Vichstein
they returned to ct and were married in east granby Holy Cross Catholic Church he decided in 1974 to run for first selectman of his home town East Granby suprisingly He became the first irish Catholic To Become first Selectman now years later he follows the footsteps of his rolemodel JFK as a Democratitic Irish Catholic Senator
State represented : Connecticut
Party affiliation : Democrat
Current Residence : Washburns Child Hood Home in East Granby
He Has Held most recently His Sixty Fourth B-day
Was born 9/8/1948 in the small town of East Granby Ct to Loren Tomas Washburn and Rachel Anna Arft His father worked in the tobacco fields in windsor locks after returning from world war 2 while his mother stayed home and took care of him and his 6 brothers and 5 sisters as well as her ailing mother in-law Grace washburn who battled with alzheimers he rough time dealing with home life but excelled in school becoming the first to receive a high school diploma in his family he was accepted to yale university and got a Masters degree in political science and
A bacheolors in Theology He then Became a missionary and spent time in Romainia where he met his wife Lilith Ira Von Vichstein
they returned to ct and were married in east granby Holy Cross Catholic Church he decided in 1974 to run for first selectman of his home town East Granby suprisingly He became the first irish Catholic To Become first Selectman now years later he follows the footsteps of his rolemodel JFK as a Democratitic Irish Catholic Senator
State represented : Connecticut
Party affiliation : Democrat
Current Residence : Washburns Child Hood Home in East Granby
He Has Held most recently His Sixty Fourth B-day