Huntington P. Meech (1877-1963)

Huntington P. Meech (January 17, 1877 - February 20, 1963) was a resident of town.

Meech was born in Norwich, Connecticut on January 17, 1877 and lived in the Hartford area most of his life. He was a member and past president of the Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth Branch, Sons of the American Revolution, and a member of the Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants.

Meech died at his home, 54 Westland Avenue, on February 20, 1963 as a former senator and state representative.

Family
Meech married Nina Robinson. They had no children.

Organizations

 * Elected President of the Men's Union (April 23, 1913)
 * Elected chairman of the First Ecclesiastical Society's committee (March 25, 1914)
 * Hosted Red Cross meetings in 1918, and the Westland Avenue Neighborhood Club in 1919.
 * Nominated at Republican caucus on October 11, 1920.
 * Resigned from the board of finance in February 1921 due to General Assembly obligations.

Real Estate

 * Moved to 18 Westland Avenue in around 1912. He purchased a lot from J. H. Stenger on November 8, 1915 and built a new house at 54 Westland Avenue into the spring of 1916, where he would remain until his death in 1963.

Personal

 * Vacationed in Maine in the summer of 1912 and stayed in New Orleans in the summer of 1913. He stayed in Boston in September 1914.
 * Went on a business trip to Montreal in October 1920; Chicago in November 1920.