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4 unusual facts about Morgan Bulkeley


Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1937

Morgan Bulkeley, the NL's first president (1876), and Byron "Ban" Johnson, the AL's founder and first president (1900-1927); and

Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley

Judge Bulkeley's sons Morgan (the future president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company) and Charles (who would die in the Civil War) worked cleaning the office.

Hartford Dark Blues all-time roster

The team's owner, Morgan Bulkeley, who later became the first president of the NL in 1876, established the franchise in 1874; he gave the on-field captain duties to Lip Pike, who was also the starting center fielder.

Morgan G. Bulkeley Stadium

Originally named Clarkin Field from 1921–1927, the stadium was renamed for former Connecticut governor, Morgan Bulkeley in 1927.


Berkshire Museum

In the 21st-century, acquisitions have focused on artists with national and international reputations who have strong connections to the Berkshires: Gregory Crewdson, Peter Garfield, Helen Febbo, Morgan Bulkeley, Stephen Hannock, and others.


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