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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority |Agency History |
Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
CGS 27-7.

Agency History :

1808, established.

Published Histories/Articles :
History
at Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard Web site.

Agency Documents in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut. Governor’s Horse Guard.

Annual Reports are located in :

1847-1945, The Biennial Report of the Adjutant General. Frequently includes brief information about the Horse Guard, and occasionally includes their annual reports. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc Ad44 r]

1945-2001, Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor, under Military Dept. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002-, the online version

State Archives Record Group : RG 013 (Military Dept.)

List of Commandants :

Name

Years of Service

Russell J. Ellis 1951-1954
Seth W. Darley 1955-1957
Jules Shanbrom 1958-1960
Jack Malkin 1961-1963
Joseph C. Rakiec 1964-1979
John G. UnGrady 1980-1985
John P. Costin, Jr. 1986-1991
Anthony M. Barbaro 1992-1994
Peter E. Moritz 1995-1999
Steven L. deFriesse 2000-2001
William Harris 2002
Janis Arena 2003-2007
Gordon Johnson 2007-Present

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 7/2008.