James Lockwood (Connecticut politician)
| James Lockwood | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk [1] | |
| In office May 1721 – October 1721 Serving with Joseph Platt | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, James Brown |
| In office May 1722 – October 1722 Serving with John Benedict | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| In office October 1723 – May 1724 Serving with Samuel Comstock | |
| Succeeded by | Eliphalet Lockwood, Matthew Gregory |
| In office October 1724 – May 1725 Serving with Joseph Platt | |
| Preceded by | Eliphalet Lockwood, Matthew Gregory |
| Succeeded by | John Benedict |
| In office May 1726 – October 1726 Serving with Thomas Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| In office May 1727 – October 1727 Serving with Thomas Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| In office May 1729 – October 1729 Serving with Thomas Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| In office May 1732 – October 1733 Serving with Joseph Platt | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, John Betts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| In office May 1735 – May 1736 Serving with Samuel Hanford | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Daniel Hoyt |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hanford, Samuel Fitch |
| In office May 1738 – October 1738 Serving with John Marvin | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Joseph Comstock |
| In office October 1739 – May 1741 Serving with Samuel Cluckston, Thomas Benedict | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, John Betts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Betts, Jr., John Belding, Jr. |
| In office October 1742 – May 1743 Serving with Samuel Fitch | |
| Preceded by | John Betts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Fitch, John Betts, Jr. |
| In office May 1746 – October 1746 Serving with Samuel Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Fitch |
| In office October 1748 – May 1749 Serving with Joseph Platt, Jr. | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Fitch, Elnathan Hanford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Jr., Nehemiah Mead |
| In office October 1749 – May 1750 Serving with Joseph Platt, Jr. | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Jr., Nehemiah Mead |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Fitch, Joseph Platt, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1683 [2][3] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [2][3] |
| Died | May 5, 1769 (aged 86)[4] |
| Resting place | Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut [4] |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Smith (daughter of Samuel Smith) (m. October 23, 1707) [2][3] |
| Children | Lydia Lockwood (died in infancy), Hannah Lockwood Rogers, Reverend James Lockwood, Lydia Lockwood Keeler, Job Lockwood, John Lockwood, Reverend Samuel Lockwood[2][3] |
| Residence | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel[4] |
| Unit | North Company of the Norwalk Trainband[2] |
James Lockwood (April 21, 1683 – May 5, 1769) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the sessions of May 1721, May 1722, October 1723, October 1724, May 1726, May 1727, May 1729, May and October 1732, May 1733, May and October 1735, May 1738, October 1739, May and October 1740, October 1742, May 1746, October 1748, October 1749, and October 1751.
He was the youngest son of Ephraim Lockwood and Mercy St. John and the brother of Eliphalet Lockwood.[2][3]
He was appointed a justice of the peace by the General Assembly from 1744 to1756.[2]
References
- ↑ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Colonial and revolutionary history of the Lockwood family in America
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Norwalk: v. 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Colonel James Lockwood at Find a Grave