John Cotton Smith Politician

John Cotton Smith (February 12, 1765 – December 7, 1845) was a nineteenth-century lawyer, judge and politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and as the 22nd Governor of Connecticut.

Personal facts

John Cotton Smith
Birth dateFebruary 12, 1765
Birth place
Connecticut , Sharon Connecticut , United States
Date of deathDecember 07, 1845
Place of death
Connecticut , Sharon Connecticut , United States
Education
Yale College

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Office holder

party
Federalist Party
region
Connecticut's at-large congressional district
successor
James Davenport (Connecticut congressman)

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External resources

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000570
  2. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html
  3. http://www.americanbiblehistory.com/john_cotton_smith.html
  4. http://www.cslib.org/memorials/smithjcbio.htm
  5. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12669162
  6. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/john_smith/410052
  7. http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_smith_john.html