Ranulf Compton

1878 - 1974  (95 years)

• Name	Ranulf Compton
  Birth	16 Sep 1878	Poe, Allen County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  	son of William Charles and Alice Emily Compton
  Gender	Male
  Census	Jan 1920	34 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York   [4]
  	Douglas W Mabee, Head, M, W, 72, M, New York, New York, New York, none, owns home free of mortgage Florence L Mabee, Wife, F, W, 53, M, New York, England, England, none C. Ranalf Compton, Son-in-law, M, W, 41, M, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana Florence Compton, Daughter, F, W, 34, M, New York, New York, New York, none William R. Compton, Grandson, M, W, 11, S, New York, New York, New York, in school Douglas W. Compton, Grandson, M, W, 10, S, New York, New York, New York, in school Florence Alice Compton, Granddaughter, F, W, 6, S, New York, New York, New York, in school Margaret W Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 24, S, New York, New York, New York, none
  Anecdote	1925	34 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York   [5]
  	On March 25, 1925 Ranulf Compton, born September 16, 1878 in Poe, Indiana; Florence Compton, born August 16 1887 in New York City; and Alice Compton, born December 8, 1915 in New York City,; all residing at 34 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, sailed from Le Havre, France on the SS Rochambeau, and arrived at the Porrt of New York on April 3 1925
  Census	Apr 1930	2 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York   [6]
  	Florence L Mabee, Head, owns house worth $90,000, F, W, 72, Wd, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, none Ranulf Compton, Son-in-law, M, W, 50, M, age at first marriage 22, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, executive Florence J, Compton, Daughter, F, W, 43, M, age at first marriage 21, New York, New York, Massachusetts Douglas M. Compton, Son, M, W, 19, S, New York, Indiana, New York Alice T. Compton, Daughter, F, W, 16, S, New York, Indiana, New York
  Obituary	C. H. Ranulf Compton, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Poe, Allen County, Ind., September 16, 1878; attended the public schools at Indianapolis, Ind.; was graduated from the Howe Military School, Howe, Ind., in 1899, and attended Harvard University; engaged in banking and finance in New York and Connecticut; served as captain of Infantry, New York National Guard, 1912-1916; captain of Infantry, United States Army, July 1916-March 1918; captain and major in the Tank Corps April 1918-August 1919; went overseas with the A.E.F. on December 12, 1917; decorated with the Purple Heart and the French Legion of Honor; retired from the United States Army on August 8, 1919, with rank of major; military secretary to Gov. Nathan L. Miller of New York in 1920; deputy secretary of state of New York in 1921 and 1922; executive secretary and treasurer of the Hudson River Regulating District, Albany, N.Y., 1923-1929; served as aide-de-camp to Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin of Connecticut in 1940 and 1941; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress; president and owner of South Jersey Broadcasting Company from 1945 until his retirement in 1968; resided in Madison, Conn., until his death there January 26, 1974; interment in West Cemetery.
  WW2 Draft	27 Apr 1942	Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut   [2]
  	retired
  Reference Number	10590
  Death	26 Jan 1974	Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1, 7]
  Person ID	I10536	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Florence Jane Mabee,   b. 16 Aug 1885, Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York d. 6 Feb 1983, 42 Middle Beach Road, Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1907	Saratoga Springs, New York   [3]
  Children	+ 1. William Ranulf Compton,   b. 19 Jul 1908, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York d. 22 Dec 1981, Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Florence Alice Compton,   b. Abt Dec 1909, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Douglass Mabee Compton,   b. 15 Dec 1909, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York d. 2 Aug 1998, Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Alice True Compton,   b. 8 Dec 1913, New York d. 28 Feb 2009, Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925. [S303] 1920 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York; Roll: T625_1261; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 1088. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. [S302] 1930 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, Roll: 1643, Enumeration District: 46, Image: 1016. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012.