John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut)

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John Cotton Smith was an early 19th-century American lawyer, Federalist politician, and the last Federalist governor of Connecticut, known for his conservative leadership during the post-War of 1812 era.

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John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of Connecticut
human
admittedToBar Connecticut Bar
surface form: Connecticut bar
burialPlace Hillside Cemetery, Sharon, Connecticut
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1765-02-12
dateOfDeath 1845-12-07
educatedAt Yale College
endTime 1817-05-08
endTimeAsUSRepresentative 1806
ethnicGroup Yankee
familyName Smith
father Cotton Mather Smith
gender male
givenName John
ideology conservatism
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
middleName Cotton
mother Temperance Worthington
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the last Federalist governor of Connecticut
conservative leadership in the post–War of 1812 era
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested Governor of Connecticut
participatedIn political debates over the War of 1812
placeOfBirth Sharon, Connecticut NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sharon, Connecticut NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment New England Federalism
surface form: New England Federalist
positionHeld Governor of Connecticut
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
precededBy Roger Griswold
religion Congregationalism
representedInCongress Connecticut at-large congressional district
residence Sharon, Connecticut NERFINISHED
servedIn Connecticut House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
spouse Margaret Evertson
startTime 1812-10-25
startTimeAsUSRepresentative 1800
stateRepresented Connecticut
succeededBy Oliver Wolcott Jr.
termEndAsGovernorOfConnecticut 1817
termStartAsGovernorOfConnecticut 1812

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Subject: John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut)
Description of subject: John Cotton Smith was an early 19th-century American lawyer, Federalist politician, and the last Federalist governor of Connecticut, known for his conservative leadership during the post-War of 1812 era.

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Oliver Wolcott Jr. precededBy John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut)