Thomas Hinckley Bond
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Thomas Hinckley Bond (January 14, 1804 – May 27, 1882) was an American public official and businessman who lived in Oswego, New York, and New Haven, Connecticut.
Bond, younger son of Dr. Solomon and Sally (Hinckley) Bond, was born in Enfield, Conn., January 14, 1804.[citation needed] His father was a physician.[1]
He graduated Yale College in 1825, and studied law at Yale Law School.[1]
Career
Early in his career, Bond invested $60,000 in a manufacturing enterprise in Waterbury, Connecticut.[1] The business failed and he lost his entire investment.[1]
He then settled in the practice of law in Pittsburgh, Pa., but in 1831 moved to Oswego, N. Y., where he resided for twenty-three years engaged in the milling and flouring business, being also for some time collector of the port, and a New York State Senator.[1]
In 1854, having earned back what he had lost, Bond retired from business, spent a year in Europe with his family.[1] In 1855, Bond returned to New Haven, Conn., where he continued to live until his death.[1] He became politically prominent in Connecticut, serving in both branches of the Connecticut State Legislature.[1] He once ran as the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, on a ticket with Thomas H. Seymour.[1]
