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| Name | Jesse Root |
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Coventry, Connecticut , United States |
| Email | None |
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December 28, 1736
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| Died | March 29, 1822
(85 years)
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Modifed | Ralphie
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| Info | ROOT, Jesse, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Coventry, Tolland County, Conn., December 28, 1736; was graduated from Princeton College in 1756; studied theology in Andover; was ordained as a minister and preached from 1758 to 1763; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1763 and commenced practice in Hartford, Conn.; captain, lieutenant colonel, and adjutant general in the Revolutionary Army; Member of the Continental Congress 1778-1782; State’s attorney 1785-1789; appointed a judge of the superior court in 1789 and served as chief justice from 1796 to 1807, when he resigned; member of the State house of representatives 1807-1809; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1818; died in Coventry, Conn., March 29, 1822; interment in Nathan Hale Cemetery, South Coventry, Tolland County, Conn.
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