Hezekiah Huntington (December 31, 1759 – May 27, 1842)[1] was an American attorney and soldier who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut under four presidents.[2][3]
Hezekiah Huntington | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office 1806–1829 | |
| President | Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | Pierpont Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1759 Tolland, Connecticut |
| Died | May 27, 1842 (aged 82) |
| Spouse | Susannah “Susan” Kent Huntington |
| Relatives | Dora Richards Miller (granddaughter) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Continental Army |
| Battles/wars | Revolutionary War |
Biography
editHuntington was born in Tolland, Connecticut, on December 31, 1759. He was the fourth son of John Huntington and Mehitabel Steel. He was a soldier in the revolutionary war, at one point during the war he helped a ship escape New London by navigating around the British Navy.[4] Afterwards he studied law for one year with Gideon Granger, Esq. of Suffield, (father of the Postmaster General) and two years, with John Trumbull, Esq., of Hartford (afterwards a Judge of the Superior Court). He was admitted to the Bar, at Hartford, in 1789 and settled in the practice of the Law, in Suffield, in the fall of 1790. He was appointed, by President Jefferson,[5] United States Attorney for the district of Connecticut, January 17, 1806, and held that office, through subsequent re-appointments, until January 17, 1829.
He represented the town of Suffield in the Connecticut General Assembly, in May 1802, May 1804, October 1804, May 1805, and Oct. 1805. In 1801, he was appointed one of the commissioners under the bankrupt law of the United States, and held that situation about two years. He moved to Hartford, in April 1813; he was appointed State's Attorney for the county of Hartford, in August 1818, and held that office until January 1822.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Hezekiah Huntington (1759–1842) – Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Legislation, Law &. "LibGuides Home: Judge & Attorney Biographies: Judges & Attorneys – C". libguides.ctstatelibrary.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "About the Office". www.justice.gov. March 18, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Cole, J. R. (1888). History of Tolland County, Connecticut, Including Its Early Settlement and Progress to the Present Time: A Description of Its Historic and Interesting Localities; Sketches of Its Towns and Villages; Portraits of Some of Its Prominent Men, and Biographies, Volume 1. W. W. Preston & Company.
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- ^ Thomas Jefferson Correspondence: Printed from the Originals in the Collections of William K. Bixby.
- ^ Reports of Cases, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut: Prepared and Published in Pursuance of a Statute Law of the State, Volume 13. Banks, Gould & Company. 1854. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.