Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index William Bristol (June 2, 1779- March 7, 1836) was a mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. He was born in Hamden, Connecticut, and became a lawyer. He was United States District Attorney for Connecticut, 1812, a member of the Connecticut state house of representatives, 1817, a member of Connecticut state senate at-large, 1819, a superior court judge in Connecticut, 1819-26, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, 1827, and a judge of the United States District Court for Connecticut, 1826-36. He died in office in New Haven, Connecticut, and was interred at Grove Street Cemetery. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.