Charles A. Templeton

Charles Augustus Templeton (March 3, 1871 – August 15, 1955) was an American politician and the 68th governor of the state of Connecticut.

Biography Templeton was born in Sharon, Connecticut on March 3, 1871, the son of Union Army veteran Theodore Templeton and Ella Middlebrooks Templeton. The family moved to Winsted when the future governor was a young boy. He received some education in local schools, but went to work at the age of eight as an errand boy earning 25 cents a day. He was the 77th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1921 to 1923.

After completing his term as governor, Templeton returned to the hardware business in Waterbury. He also became a trustee of the St. Marguerite School for Girls. He also was the director of Waterbury's YMCA.

Death Templeton died on August 15, 1955, aged 84. He is interred at Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut.