Samuel Huntington (Connecticut politician)

Samuel Huntington
18th Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796
LieutenantOliver Wolcott
Preceded byMatthew Griswold
Succeeded byOliver Wolcott
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
1784–1786
GovernorMatthew Griswold
Preceded byMatthew Griswold
Succeeded byOliver Wolcott
7th President of the Continental Congress
In office
September 28, 1779 – July 10, 1781
Preceded byJohn Jay
Succeeded byThomas McKean
Personal details
BornJuly 16, 1731
Windham, Connecticut, British America (now Scotland, Connecticut)
DiedJanuary 5, 1796(1796-01-05) (aged 64)
Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeOld Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich
Political partyFederalist
SpouseMartha 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.

  1. ^ 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.