George Cowles, was the Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut from 1823 to 1834. He also served as a representative in the Connecticut General Assembly and was an unsuccessful merchant in his ho
The home in which General Cowles resided still stands today
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American politician and judge. He was the second United States secretary of the treasury, a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, and the 24th gove
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1820
Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Wolcott as Secretary of the Treasury