The following is a list of events of the year 1848 in Connecticut.
Incumbents Governor: Clark Bissell
Events June 12 – "An Act to Prevent Slavery" became law, which abolished slavery in Connecticut
Births January 23 – Lewis Sperry, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (d. 1922) May 24 – Horatio J. Homer, first African-American police officer in Boston (d. 1923) August 24 – George Bartholomew (inventor), inventor of concrete pavement (d. 1933)
Deaths August 16 – Alfred Gurdon Gulley, American horticulturist and educator October 12 – Arthur C. Butts, lawyer, judge, and politician from New York
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