The student and athlete, then 13 years old, had been in New Orleans playing with a girls' all-star basketball team representing Connecticut.
It has represented Connecticut and, Evrard said, consults quarterly with the school in an attempt to head off any violations.
James Davenport, John's brother, also represented Connecticut in the House as a Federalist.
Dodd's son, Chris, now represents Connecticut in the Senate.
In 1926 he was chosen to represent Connecticut in the Philadelphia Exposition of 1926, where his paintings took first place.
He represented Connecticut on the Republican National Committee and held leading positions in various councils on the state level.
He represented Connecticut in both the U.S. House and Senate.
He represented Connecticut and was for independence.
He said the band is representing not only Connecticut and New England, but the entire Northeast.
There were no entries representing Connecticut, though there have been in the past.