He was elected mayor of Hartford in 1878 in a race against Morgan Bulkeley , who would succeed Sumner as mayor and later become governor of Connecticut .
Elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1867 , Sumner served as representative for Bolton .
Sumner was elected mayor of Hartford in 1878 in a race against Morgan Bulkeley , who would succeed Sumner as mayor and later become governor of Connecticut .
Elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1867 , Sumner served as representative for Bolton .