Theodore Dwight | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Theodore_Dwight_(lawyer).jpg) Closeup portion of 1817 portrait by Ezra Ames | |
| Members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large congressional district | |
| In office December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | John Cotton Smith |
| Succeeded by | Lewis B. Sturges |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1764 Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Died | June 12, 1846 (aged 81) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist Party |
| Spouse |
Abigail Alsop (m. 1792) |
| Relatives | Timothy Dwight (brother) Aaron Burr (cousin) Jonathan Edwards (grandfather) |
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Theodore Dwight (December 15, 1764 – June 12, 1846) was an American lawyer and journalist. He was a distinguished lawyer, a leader of the Federalist Party, a member of Congress from 1806 to 1807, and secretary of the Hartford Convention in 1814 and 1815.
His talent as a writer made him a brilliant editor at the Hartford Mirror, the Albany Daily Advertiser, and the New York City Daily Advertiser, which he founded in 1817. Among his publications are Life and Character of Thomas Jefferson (1839) and History of the Hartford Convention (1833).