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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. As a delegate to the Continental Congress , he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation .
Jun 29, 2024 · Samuel Huntington was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, president of the Continental Congress (1779–81), and governor of Connecticut. He served in the Connecticut Assembly in 1765 and was appointed as a judge of the Superior Court in 1775.
Samuel Huntington’s name came first on the list, and the resulting resolution, passed almost unanimously, pledged that Norwich inhabitants would defend the “Liberties and Immunities of British America” and would cooperate with the other colonies in doing so.
Samuel Huntington was one of the several maverick public servants of his era, devoting nearly all of his life to public office. Self-taught, he gained admittance to the Bar of Connecticut at the age of 23, and was soon thereafter appointed King's attorney to the town of Norwich.
Feb 18, 2020 · During his time in Congress, Samuel Huntington signed both the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. On September 28, 1779 he succeeded John Jay as President of Congress. On July 9, 1781, Samuel retired from Congress and returned to Connecticut due to ill health. In 1786, he was elected governor of Connecticut where he ...
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. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.
HUNTINGTON, Samuel, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Windham (now Scotland), Conn., July 3, 1731; attended the common schools; learned the trade of cooper; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1758 and commenced practice in Norwich, Conn.
