Catlin was born in Addison County, Vermont around 1809 and died in Burlington in 1884 with no family due to having no children with his wife whom he outlived.
[2] Later in the 1850s he became a director and a member of the board of finance for the National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier, Vermont.
[7] In his mayoral address in 1866, he referred to Burlington as the "Queen City of New England", which it had been called as far back as 1848, leading to the popularization of the nickname.
Drew was appointed as the city's first constable on June 7, 1865, and the police made 248 arrests that year, with 90% being liquor-related.
[11] In 1878, he was one of the charterers of a corporation with the purpose to hold real estate for the Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Vermont.