Henry Roberts (governor)

Henry Roberts (January 22, 1853 – May 1, 1929) was an American politician who was the 61st Governor of Connecticut.

[2] After completing his education, Roberts practiced law for several years, then entered his father's manufacturing business, the Hartford Woven Wire Mattress Company, and served as company's president from 1886 to 1907.

Winning the 1904 gubernatorial nomination, Roberts was elected, and became the Governor of Connecticut on January 4, 1905.

Also enacted during Robert's administration was fortification of the public's safety from fraudulent practices, and the non-support of wives was met with jail sentences.

[4] He died of respiratory failure at the age of 76 on May 1, 1929, and was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut.