CITY

Official Website:
http://www.new-britain.net/

Population:
71538 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1754 (parish)

County:
Hartford County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Charter Oak State College	1973
Central Connecticut State University	1849

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Stanley Works	1920

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elihu Burritt	Activist	8-Dec-1810	6-Mar-1879	Organized Friends of Peace
Walter Camp	Football	7-Apr-1859	14-Mar-1925	Father of American football
Anna Eshoo	Politician	13-Dec-1942		Congresswoman, California 14th
Penn Kimball	Journalist	12-Oct-1915	8-Nov-2013	Persecuted by US Government
David E. Koskoff	Author	1939		Joseph P. Kennedy: A Life and Times
Paul Manafort	Lobbyist	1-Apr-1949		Trump Campaign Manager, Lobbyist
Thomas J. Meskill	Politician	30-Jan-1928	29-Oct-2007	Governor of Connecticut, 1971-75
Abraham Ribicoff	Politician	9-Apr-1910	22-Feb-1998	Senator and Governor from Connecticut
Frederick Trent Stanley	Business	12-Aug-1802	2-Aug-1883	Founder of Stanley Works
Tom Thibodeau	Basketball	17-Jan-1958		Head Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves
Christine S. Vertefeuille	Judge	10-Dec-1950		Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
Philip D. Winn	Criminal	1-Feb-1925		HUD scandal figure pardoned by Clinton

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elihu Burritt	Activist	8-Dec-1810	6-Mar-1879	Organized Friends of Peace
Frederick Trent Stanley	Business	12-Aug-1802	2-Aug-1883	Founder of Stanley Works

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