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In this interview, Throwe discusses his legal career, his military service in the U.S. and Germany, and South Windsor town politics, including the various key players in the Democratic and Republican parties in South Windsor. He also discusses the process of getting a sewage treatment plant for the town, his experiences of life on Main Street, and his involvement in South Windsor's Roman Catholic churches, among other issues.
Throwe also added three written addenda to the interview transcript.
Orgnaizational or Biographical History
James H. Throwe was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on May 22, 1930 and moved to South Windsor in 1959. He attended the University of Connecticut for his undergraduate education and for law school. Throwe served in the National Guard, including stints on active duty from 1950-1952 and as commander of the 43rd Infantry Brigade in a NATO force in West Germany during the 1980s. He eventually reached the rank of major general. Throwe worked in the military legal field as a member of the JAG Corps and in the civilian legal field as a law clerk for a federal judge in Hartford and later in private practice in East Hartford. Throwe was active in South Windsor Democratic Party politics, including serving as mayor from 1965-1967 and service on the town Planning and Zoning Commission and the town Sewer Commission. With his wife, Virginia Tucker Throwe, he raised three children in South Windsor: sons John F. and James E. Throwe and daughter Meredith Throwe.
Catholic Church Civil War Democratic Party (Conn.) Germany North Atlantic Treaty Organization Republican Party (Conn.) Speakeasies Underground railroad system
