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Samuel Huntington.
American statesman; 18th Governor of Connecticut (1731-1796)
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About Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington was a Founding Father of the United States and a lawyer, jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. 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 in 1796.
Everything about Samuel Huntington →- Occupation
- lawyer, judge, politician, governor
- Position held
- Governor of Connecticut, President of the Continental Congress, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
- Citizenship
- United States, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- July 16, 1731
- Died
- January 5, 1796