Samuel Huntington

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Samuel Huntington was an American statesman, jurist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who played a key leadership role in the early United States government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
human
jurist
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
burialPlace Norwich, Connecticut
surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
countryOfCitizenship Connecticut Colony
surface form: Colony of Connecticut

United States of America
dateOfBirth 1731-07-16
dateOfDeath 1796-01-05
educatedAt self-taught in law
era American Revolutionary era
familyName Huntington
givenName Samuel
honorificTitle His Excellency
judicialBody Connecticut Supreme Court
surface form: Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
legalTraining apprenticeship in law
memberOf Second Continental Congress
surface form: Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Contribution to the governance of the United States under the Articles of Confederation
occupation judge
jurist
lawyer
politician
statesman
partOf Framers of the United States Constitution
surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
placeOfBirth Windham, Connecticut Colony
placeOfDeath Norwich, Connecticut
surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
politicalAffiliation Patriot cause in the American Revolution
positionHeld Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Delegate to the Continental Congress
Governor of Connecticut
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
President of the Continental Congress
religion Congregationalism
represented Connecticut
residence Norwich, Connecticut
surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
servedIn Connecticut Colony
surface form: Connecticut colonial government

Connecticut
surface form: State government of Connecticut
sexOrGender male
signature Signature of Samuel Huntington on the Declaration of Independence
significantEvent Articles of Confederation
surface form: Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

American Declaration of Independence
surface form: Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
spouse Martha Devotion Huntington
workLocation Norwich, Connecticut
Windham, Connecticut

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