1848 in Connecticut

none October 2025 1848 1848 The following is a list of events of the year 1848 in Connecticut. Incumbents Governor: Clark Bissell Events June 12 – "An Act to Prevent Slavery" became law, which abolished slavery in ConnecticutThe Nutmeg Navigator - LibGuides Home at Connecticut State Library. https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/blogs/hg/home/16032/an-act-to-prevent-slavery-may-1848 2026-07-11 libguides.ctstatelibrary.orgConnecticut Slavery Legislation Timeline https://slaveryinguilford.org/new-page 2026-07-11 Witness to History: Slavery in Guilford en-US Births January 23 – Lewis Sperry, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (d. 1922)SPERRY, Lewis https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000732 2026-07-11 bioguide.congress.gov May 24 – Horatio J. Homer, first African-American police officer in Boston (d. 1923)Neal Anthony W. February 4, 2016 Sergeant Horatio J. Homer: Boston's first black police officer http://baystatebanner.com/news/2016/feb/04/sergeant-horatio-j-homer-bostons-first-black-polic/ July 10, 2026 The Bay State Banner 1 August 24 – George Bartholomew (inventor), inventor of concrete pavement (d. 1933)Janczewski Paul 1983-03-06 Concrete network vision of founder of ghost town https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-concrete-network-vision-of/174553657/ 2025-06-15 The Lima News 41 Newspapers.com Deaths August 16 – Alfred Gurdon Gulley, American horticulturist and educator1917-08-18 Prof. A. G. Gulley Beautified Grounds at Conn. Agr. College The Hartford Courant 3 556494463 October 12 – Arthur C. Butts, lawyer, judge, and politician from New York13 October 1913 Magistrate Butts Dies https://archive.org/details/sim_new-york-times_1913-10-13_62_20351/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater The New York Times New York, N.Y. 9 Internet Archive LXIII 20351 References Category:1848 in Connecticut Category:1840s in Connecticut Category:1848 in the United States by state or territory Category:Years of the 19th century in Connecticut