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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—ConnecticutHUNTINGTON, Samuel
(1731—1796)
HUNTINGTON, Samuel, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Windham (now Scotland), Conn., July 3, 1731; attended the common schools; learned the trade of cooper; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1758 and commenced practice in Norwich, Conn., in 1758; executive councilor in 1763; member of the colonial assembly in 1764; appointed Crown attorney in 1765; judge of the superior court from 1774 to 1784 and served as chief justice in the last-named year; Member of the Continental Congress in 1776, 1778-1781 and 1783, and served as President from September 28, 1779, to July 6, 1781, when he retired, receiving the thanks of the Congress, but was returned again for a short period in 1783; a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Lieutenant Governor of the State in 1785, and Governor from 1786 until his death in Norwich, Conn., January 5, 1796; interment in Old Colony Cemetery.
Bibliography
Gerlach, Larry R. Connecticut Congressman: Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796
. Hartford: American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, 1977.
Dreher, George Kelsey. Longer Than Expected: A Narrative Essay on the Letters of Samuel Huntington, 1779-1781.
Midland, TX: Iron Horse Free Press, 1996.
———. Samuel Huntington, President of Congress Longer Than Expected: A Narrative Essay on the Letters of Samuel Huntington, 1779-1781
. Midland, TX: Iron Horse Free Press, 1995.
Gerlach, Larry R. Connecticut Congressman: Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796
. Hartford: American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, 1977.
Waugh, Albert E. (Albert Edmund). Samuel Huntington and His Family
. Stonington, Conn.: Pequot Press, [1968].
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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