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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—ConnecticutJeremiah WADSWORTH
(1743-1804)
WADSWORTH, Jeremiah, a
Delegate and a Representative from Connecticut; born in Hartford,
Conn., July 12, 1743; attended the common schools; went to sea in
1761; became first mate of a vessel and subsequently master; served
as deputy and commissary general 1775-1778 during the Revolution;
Member of the Continental Congress in 1788; member of the
Connecticut ratification convention in 1788; elected to the First,
Second, and Third Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1795); was not
a candidate for reelection; member of the State house of
representatives in 1795 and of the State executive council
1795-1801; engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Hartford,
Conn., April 30, 1804; interment in Ancient Burying Ground.
Bibliography
Platt, John D.R. “Jeremiah Wadsworth: Federalist
Entrepreneur.” Ph.D. diss., Columbia University, 1955.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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