Morgan Bulkeley
| Birthdate | 12/26/1837 |
| Death Date | 11/2/1922 |
| Debut Year | 1876 |
| Year of Induction | 1937 |
| Teams | MLB, National League |
| Positions | Executive, League President |
The 1st National League President, Morgan Bulkeley was also a Civil War veteran, Mayor of Hartford, Governor of Connecticut & US Senator.
In the collection:
Civil War veteran and Senator Morgan Bulkeley writes about pensions for Civil War soldiers and sailors
Civil War veteran and Senator Morgan Bulkeley writes about pensions for Civil War soldiers and sailors
Morgan Bulkeley lived a colorful and meaningful life. He served in the US Civil War, was a mayor, a governor, and a senator in addition to being the first president of the National League. In the collection is the letter above written in his capacity of US Senator.
In the letter Bulkeley writes, “I enclose to you…a copy of Private Act 34, approved but the president on March 23rd, 1906, being an Act grating pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War…”
One must imagine it was a cause near and dear to Bulkeley’s heart.
1965 National League president Warren Giles responds to autograph request of Bulkeley, the first NL president
1965 National League president Warren Giles responds to autograph request of Bulkeley, the first NL president
Collectors of Hall of Fame autographs search far and wide for signatures. In this letter National League President Warren Giles responds to a fan’s request about obtaining the autograph of the league’s first president, Morgan Bulkeley. In his letter dated May 7, 1965 Giles informs the autograph hunter that, “Mr. Bulkeley was president about 90 years ago and there is nothing at all in our files with his signature.”
Giles would eventually gain induction in his own right in 1979.
