William C. Street Explained

William Camp Street
Office:Warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut
Order:11th
Term Start:1860
Term End:1861[1]
Predecessor:Samuel Lynes
Successor:George R. Cholwell
Office2:Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
Term Start2:1867
Term End2:1869[2]
Predecessor2:Charles Ballard
Successor2:Huested W. R. Hoyt
Office3:Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
Term Start3:1863
Term End3:1865
Predecessor3:Josiah Carter, Ebenezer Hill
Successor3:Chester F. Tolles, F. St. John Lockwood
Alongside3:Joseph H. Jennings, Chester F. Tolles
Birth Date:26 August 1816
Birth Place:Norwalk, Connecticut
Residence:Norwalk, Connecticut
Death Date:[3] [4]
Occupation:hardware merchant
Party:Republican
Spouse:Elizabeth A. Wilcoxson (m. August 11, 1846, Danbury, Connecticut)
Children:Isabel, Helen, Franklin

William Camp Street (August 7, 1816 – April 7, 1893) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1867 to 1869 and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk from 1863 to 1865. He served as Warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut in 1860.

He was the son of William Jarvis Street and Sarah Camp. His father had owned a hardware business in Norwalk, and also served as Warden of the Borough of Norwalk. For some time, he was a business partner with William H. Smith, who also served as warden of Norwalk.

In 1849, he was one of the original incorporators of the Norwalk Savings Society.

In 1860, he was Warden of the Borough of Norwalk.[1]

On October 26, 1876, he was elected to the board of directors of the Norwalk and Danbury Railroad.

In 1878, he was on the board of directors of the Norwalk Fire Insurance Company.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=J-NDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22william+c.+street%22&pg=PA307 Norwalk After Two Hundred & Fifty Years
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ul0EAAAAYAAJ Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
  3. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/r/Thomas-B-Street/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0770.html FTM
  4. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/04/09/109697629.pdf Obituary