Roger Sherman Baldwin

Roger Sherman Baldwin
32nd Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 1, 1844 – May 6, 1846
LieutenantReuben Booth
Preceded byChauncey Fitch Cleveland
Succeeded byIsaac Toucey
United States Senator
from Connecticut
In office
November 11, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byJabez W. Huntington
Succeeded byIsaac Toucey
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1837-1838
Personal details
Born(1793-01-04)January 4, 1793
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedFebruary 19, 1863(1863-02-19) (aged 70)
New Haven, Connecticut
Political partyWhig
Republican
Spouse
(m. 1820)
Children9, incl. Simeon E. Baldwin
Alma materYale College
Litchfield Law School

Roger Sherman Baldwin (January 4, 1793 – February 19, 1863) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Connecticut from 1844 to 1846 and a United States senator from 1847 to 1851. As a lawyer, his career was most notable for his participation in the 1841 Amistad case.