Geil Orcutt

Geil Orcutt
Orcutt in 1976
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 98th district
In office
1975–1983
Preceded byMary Griswold
Succeeded byFrancis X. O'Neill Jr.
Personal details
BornGeil Harriet Duffendack
(1916-11-03)November 3, 1916
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 2001(2001-12-25) (aged 85)
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1941)​
Children4, including Alice Nakamura and Harriet Orcutt Duleep
RelativesEmi Nakamura (granddaughter)
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Chicago Theological Seminary

Geil Harriet Orcutt (November 3, 1916 – December 25, 2001) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, representing the 98th district as a Democrat.

Personal life

Geil Harriet Duffendack was born on November 3, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois, to Ora and Cora Duffendack. She graduated from the University of Michigan, and from the Chicago Theological Seminary, where she earned a master's degree in religious education. She married Guy Orcutt on June 24, 1941. Guy became an econometrician and professor, and they later moved to New Haven, Connecticut, when he took a teaching position at Yale University. They had four children: Guy, James, and economists Alice Nakamura and Harriet Orcutt Duleep. Economist Emi Nakamura is their granddaughter.

Political career

Orcutt was first elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1974, and she served four terms representing the 98th district as a Democrat. She did not run for reelection in 1982.

Death

Orcutt died on December 25, 2001, at age 85.

References

  1. ↑ "Geil Harriet Duffendack's Betrothal To Guy H. Orcutt Is Revealed By Parents". The Ann Arbor News. December 20, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Miss Geil Harriet Duffendack Marries Guy H. Orcutt in Candlelight Ceremony". The Ann Arbor News. June 25, 1941. p. 8. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Geil Harriet Duffendack". Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953. FamilySearch. November 3, 1916. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ Watts, H. W. (1991). "Distinguished Fellow: An Appreciation of Guy Orcutt". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 5 (1). doi:10.1257/jep.5.1.171.
  5. ↑ New Haven, Connecticut, City Directory, 1978. New Haven, Connecticut: The Price & Lee Co. 1978. p. 598.
  6. ↑ Ramirez, Jennifer (March 2022). "Emi Nakamura UC Berkeley Economics". Berkeley Economics. University of California Berkeley. Archived from the original on October 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ Collier, Irwin (April 13, 2019). "Michigan, Johns Hopkins and Harvard. Three Generations of Economics PhDs. Orcutt-Nakamura(s)". Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Guy Orcutt Obituary". The Oregonian. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2026. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ "House District 98 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  10. ↑ Waters, Martin J. (January 31, 1981). "Higher education study approved by panel". The News-Times. Associated Press. p. 20. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ Howard, Susan (March 14, 1977). "Library Bill Dies; Aimed at Moving Middlesex Center". Hartford Courant. p. 8. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ Social Security Administration (2015), "Geil D Orcutt", U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File – via FamilySearch