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and there he has continued to make his
home. His father was Patrick I leak,
horn in Counts C.alway, Ireland, S0I1 of
John Ilealv. The former eame to Anu-r-
ica when lie was a young man, ahout
seventeen years old. Patrick Healy en-
tered the employ of the predecessor of the
\\'ind>or Taper Company, continuing one
of their most valued employees until his
death. Mr. Healy was a member of tin-
Democratic party, taking more than a
passive interest in its affairs; although
desirous of political preferment, he served
as one of the town assessors for a number
of years. He married, in Windsor Locks,
Anne Mullen, who was horn in the neighborhood
of Belfast, Ireland. Six of their
children grew to maturity, as follows:
n P., deceased :
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deceased: Joseph 11.. deceased; Frank
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Frank E. Ilealv was a student of the
town schools of Windsor Locks, and in
due course of time entered the high school
of that town. For a time subsequent to
finishing his course there he received private
instruction, and in 1S91 entered Yale
Law School, graduating in 1893. The
student gave promise of the man even in
the days when he was attending high
school, and his aptitude for the solving of
civic and public matters was apparent in
many ways. Mr. Healy was admitted to
the bar in 1893, and immediately engaged
in general practice. Despite the many
outside demands which have been made
upon his time, Hr. Healy has continued
his profession, maintaining an ofifice in
Hartford.
Early identifying himself with the in-
terests of the Republican party. Mr.
Healy was appointed chairman of the
Town Committee of Windsor Locks in
1895 and has held the office to the present
time. For eighteen years he has been a
3^7
member of the Republican State Central
mmittee, representing the seventh dis-
trict. He has been much SOUghl a
servant of the public, and on three differ-
ent occasions has represented In- town
in the State Legislature, 1013-15-17. In
[897, Mr. Ilealv was assistant clerk of the
House; clerk in [899; clerk of the Sen-
ate. [901; clerk of bills, 1903; engross-
ing clerk, (905. In [913 he was chairman
of the House Committee on Judiciary, and
in the [915 7 sessions, was Speaker
of the House. He ha- the distinction of
being the only man who has held the
Speakership twice since the adoption of
the biennial sessions. He served as tax
commissioner under Governor Henry
Rol erts. In 191 5 he was appointed chairman
of the Statute Revision Commission
by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, and
the same year was a candidate for the
nomination of Governor of Connecticut,
Mr. Healy has proved himself to be a faith-
ful and efficient legislator, and has been
instrumental in the passage of various
important legislative measures, among
them being the Workmen's Compensa-
tion Act, referred to in an earlier para-
graph. Since the time he became a voter,
Mr. Healy has been a delegate to every
State Convention of his party. He is
president of the Windsor Locks Building
and Loan Association, and a director of
the Windsor Locks Trust and Safe Deposit
Company. Mr. Healy is a member
1 if F.uclid Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons,
of Windsor Locks, and Washington
Commandery, Knights Templar, of Hart-
ford.
Mr. Healy married, in 191 1, Florence
M. Hragg. daughter of Frederick Bragg,
of Brooklyn, New York. They are the
parents of a daughter, Anne Healy, who
was born December 5, 1913. and a son,
Frank E., Jr., born June 3, 191 5.