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The 1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1853.[1][2][3] Incumbent governor and Democratic Party nominee Thomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator and Whig nominee Henry Dutton and former state legislator and Free Soil nominee Francis Gillette with 51.01% of the vote.
Seymour would resign on October 13, 1853, to become Minister to Russia, and Lieutenant Governor Charles H. Pond served as acting governor until the following May.
- ^ "Whigs of Litchfield County!". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. March 31, 1853. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Connecticut". The daily union. Washington, D.C. April 3, 1853. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Connecticut". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. April 4, 1853. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2022.