The following is a biography of Norwich Rotarian Frank Pullen from A modern history of New London County, Connecticut; by Marshall, Benjamin Tinkham.
FRANK H. PULLEN— In journalistic circles in Norwich, Frank H. Pullen is a prominent figure as editor and owner of the evening daily of this city, the “Norwich Evening Record.” Mr. Pullen has been a resident of Norwich nearly thirty-four years, and during this entire period has been active in the printing and publishing business. A son of Weston and Mary E. (Barnes) Pullen, Frank H. Pullen was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, October 4, 1858. His education was received in the public and high schools of his native city, and as a young man he
entered the employ of the “Lowell Courier,” with which paper he remained for about fifteen years, during a number of those years being active as manager of the business department. Coming to Norwich in 1888, Mr. Pullen, in association with a partner, bought out the old weekly newspaper known as “Cooley’s Weekly,” and the printing plant connected therewith which also handled a job printing business. Under the firm name of Cleworth & Pullen this concern progressed for over seventeen years, or until the death of Mr. Cleworth in 1906, since which time Mr. Pullen has controlled the business, operating under the name of the Pullen Publishing Company. Meanwhile, in 1890, the firm bought the “Evening Record,” which Mr. Pullen still publishes. Mr. Pullen has long been actively identified with various phases of progress in Norwich. A member of the Chamber of Commerce, he is also a director of the Dime Savings Bank. He is a member of the Rotary Club, his religious affiliation is with the Park Congregational Church.
Mr. Pullen married, in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1885, Annie L. Carpenter, of that city, daughter of Benedict O. Carpenter, and of their six children, five are living, as follows: Elizabeth F.; Weston C; Benedict C; Marion L., wife of Clifford M. Story, of Hackensack, New Jersey; and Esther, wife of C. Werter Van Deusen, of Hudson, New York. Both of Mr. Pullen’s sons are residents of Norwich and interested in the business life of the city.