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

Preceded by
Joseph Platt
James Brown
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1721 – October 1721
With: Joseph Platt
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1722 – October 1722
With: John Benedict
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Hanford
Preceded by
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

October 1723 – May 1724
With: Samuel Comstock
Succeeded by
Eliphalet Lockwood
Matthew Gregory
Preceded by
Eliphalet Lockwood
Matthew Gregory
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

October 1724 – May 1725
With: Joseph Platt
Succeeded by
John Benedict
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Comstock
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1726 – October 1726
With: Thomas Fitch
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Comstock
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Comstock
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1727 – October 1727
With: Thomas Fitch
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Comstock
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Comstock
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1729 – October 1729
With: Thomas Fitch
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Comstock
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
John Betts, Jr.
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1732 – October 1733
With: Joseph Platt
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Hanford
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
Daniel Hoyt
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1735 – May 1736
With: Samuel Hanford
Succeeded by
Samuel Hanford
Samuel Fitch
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Hanford
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1738 – October 1738
With: John Marvin
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt
Joseph Comstock
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
John Betts, Jr.
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

October 1739 – May 1741
With: Samuel Cluckston
Thomas Benedict
Succeeded by
John Betts, Jr.
John Belding, Jr.
Preceded by
John Betts, Jr.
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

October 1742 – May 1743
With: Samuel Fitch
Succeeded by
John Betts, Jr.
Samuel Fitch
Preceded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Fitch
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

May 1746 – October 1746
With: Samuel Fitch
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt
Samuel Fitch
Preceded by
Samuel Fitch
Elnathan Hanford
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

October 1748 – May 1749
With: Joseph Platt, Jr.
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt, Jr.
Nehemiah Mead
Preceded by
Joseph Platt, Jr.
Nehemiah Mead
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

October 1749 – May 1750
With: Joseph Platt, Jr.
Succeeded by
Samuel Fitch
Joseph Platt, Jr.
Preceded by
Joseph Platt, Jr.
Samuel Fitch
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

October 1751 – May 1752
With: David Lambert
Succeeded by
Joseph Platt, Jr.
Samuel Fitch