Samuel Huntington | |
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| 18th Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 | |
| Lieutenant | Oliver Wolcott |
| Preceded by | Matthew Griswold |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Wolcott |
| 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office 1784–1786 | |
| Governor | Matthew Griswold |
| Preceded by | Matthew Griswold |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Wolcott |
| 7th President of the Continental Congress | |
| In office September 28, 1779 – July 10, 1781 | |
| Preceded by | John Jay |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McKean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1731 Windham, Connecticut, British America (now Scotland, Connecticut) |
| Died | January 5, 1796 (aged 64) Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Martha Devotion |
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Samuel Huntington (July 16, 1731 – January 5, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States and a lawyer, jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut.[1] As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781, President of the United States in Congress Assembled in 1781, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1784 to 1785, and the 18th Governor of Connecticut from 1786 until his death. He was the first United States governor to have died while in office.
- ^ Bernstein, Richard B. (2009). "Appendix: The Founding Fathers, A Partial List". The Founding Fathers Reconsidered. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 176–180. ISBN 978-0199832576.