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7 unusual facts about Lakeville


Henry Sloane Coffin

Henry Sloane Coffin (January 5, 1877 in New York City – November 25, 1954 in Lakeville, Connecticut) was president of the Union Theological Seminary, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, and one of the most famous ministers in the U.S.

Keiko Orrall

Before being elected to the Massachusetts legislature, Orrall previously worked as a public school teacher and had served on the Lakeville, Massachusetts Finance Committee.

Lakeville, Massachusetts

On the state level, Lakeville is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of two districts, the Ninth and Twelfth Bristol Districts.

Maigret et l'homme du banc

The book was written by Simenon while staying in Shadow Rock Farm in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Robert A. Oden

Oden then served in administrative positions, first as headmaster of The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut from 1989 to 1995, and afterwards as president of Kenyon College from 1995 to 2002, when he accepted the presidency at Carleton College.

Susan Kinsolving

She is currently in her second year as Poet in Residence at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Wanda Landowska

She settled in Lakeville, Connecticut in 1949, and re-established herself as a performer and teacher in the United States, touring extensively.


Lakeville Elementary School

In 2006, Lakeville alumnus, Seth Swirsky (1966–72) made a short film entitled, "Elementary School Revisited," about Lakeville.

Lakeville Miss

Lakeville Miss (foaled 1975 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred and raced by Great Neck, New York businessman Randolph Weinsier who in 1979 received the P.A.B. Widener Trophy for outstanding achievements in breeding.

Lakeville Swamp

Several types of wildflowers can be seen at the Lakeville Swamp, such as marsh marigolds, Twinflower, and Clintonia.

Stephen Canessa

Prior to being elected to the house in 2004, he was a member of the Lakeville School Committee from 2001 - 2004.

Zeno Payne Metcalf

Zeno Payne Metcalf (1885, Lakeville, Ohio -1956 Raleigh, North Carolina) was an American entomologist specialising in Homoptera.


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