Background
Huntington, Samuel was born on July 3, 1731 in Windham, Connecticut, United States. Son of Nathaniel and Mehetable (Thurston) Huntington.
Huntington, Samuel was born on July 3, 1731 in Windham, Connecticut, United States. Son of Nathaniel and Mehetable (Thurston) Huntington.
Doctor of Laws, Dartmouth, 1785, Yale, 1787.
Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1758. Member Connecticut General Assembly from Norwich, 1765. Appointed king’s attorney for Connecticut, 1765.
Justice of peace, New London, Connecticut, 1765-1775.
Judge Superior Court of Connecticut, 1773-1783. Appointed member committee for defense of Connecticut by General Assembly, 1775.
Member Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1775-1784, president, 1779-1781. Signer Declaration of Independence.
Member commission to meet representatives from Massachusetts, New Hampshire (U.S.), Rhode Island and New York to consult on state of currency Springfield, Massachusetts 1777.
Chief justice Superior Court Connecticut, 1784. Lieutenant governor Connecticut, 1785-1786, governor, 1786-1796.
Member Connecticut General Assembly from Norwich, 1765. Member committee for defense of Connecticut by General Assembly, 1775. Member Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1775-1784, president, 1779-1781.
Member commission to meet representatives from Massachusetts, New Hampshire (U.S.), Rhode Island and New York to consult on state of currency Springfield, Massachusetts 1777.
Married Martha Devotion, 1761.