Sulloway, Cyrus A. (1839-1917)
- Name:
- Sulloway, Cyrus A. (1839-1917)
- Other Names:
- Cy Sulloway
- Born:
- 06/08/1839
- Birthplace:
- Grafton, NH
- Died:
- 1917
- Death Location:
- Washington, DC
- Residence:
- Manchester, NH, c. 1864
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Lawyer; state and national legislator
Established the law firm Lord & Sulloway with Samuel D. Lord in Manchester, c. 1863-1873.
Law firm Sulloway & Topliff with E.M. Topliff, 1873
Deputy collector of internal revenue, 1873-1878
NH legislator 1872, 1873, 1879, 1891, and 1893
Member of the US House of Representatives for eleven terms (1895-1913; 1915-1917)
Supporter of injured Civil War veterans' pensions, although Sulloway was unable to serve due to physical disabilities.
Supporter of the 1898 Spanish-American War and independence for Cuba. - Father:
- Sulloway, Greeley
- Mother:
- Sulloway, Betsey L.
- Spouse:
- Sulloway, Helen M. Fifield (d. 1892; of Franklin, NH); m. 05/31/1864
Sulloway, Martha J. Webster (of Haverhill, MA) m. 05/31/1894 - Children:
- Sulloway, Belle H. (b. 1868)
- Notes:
- Sulloway was very tall: "standing 6' 6" tall in his stocking feet and with broad shoulders and a physique to match."
See: NH Division of Historical Resources Website
See: George F. Willey. "Willey's Semi-Centennial Book of Manchester" (Manchester, 1896), 107-108.
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