Raymond E. Baldwin

Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 - October 4, 1986) was born in Rye, New York, the son of Lucian Earl and Sarah Emily (Tyler) Baldwin. The Baldwin family moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1901. He attended Wesleyan University and Yale Law School. He held the following offices: Stratford Town Court, Prosecutor (1927-1930), Stratford Town Court, Judge (1931-1933), Connecticut General Assembly, House (1930-1935), Governor of Connecticut (1939-1941, 1943-1946), United States Senate (1946-1949), Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, Associate Justice (1949-1959), and Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, Chief Justice (1959-1963).