Samuel Huntington

Samuel Huntington (July 16, 1731 [O.S. July 5, 1731] – January 5, 1796) is a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut.

As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signs the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.

He also serves as President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781, President of the United States in Congress Assembled in 1781, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1784 to 1785, and the 18th Governor of Connecticut from 1786 until his death.

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