John Cotton Smith
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February 12, 1765(1765-02-12) |
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December 7, 1845(1845-12-07) (aged 80) |
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John Cotton Smith (February 12, 1765 – December 7, 1845) was the 23rd Governor of Connecticut. He was a Federalist, serving as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1800, 1806–1807, 1807–1809), as a Congressman for Connecticut from 1800–1806, the seventh Lieutenant Governor (1811–1812), and finally as the last Federalist Governor of Connecticut from 1812 to 1817.
He was born and died in Sharon, Connecticut. John Cotton Smith's father was Cotton Mather Smith, a Puritan minister who moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut. John Smith studied at Yale, graduating in 1783. He was proud of his Puritan background and was active in religious organizations. He served as president of the American Bible Society from 1831 until his death in 1845. 5
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Smith, John Cotton |
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American politician |
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February 12, 1765 |
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December 7, 1845 |
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