Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813
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Name (Latin)
Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813
Date of birth
1746-05-09
Date of death
1813-01-24
Occupation
Judges
Lawyers
Legislators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, May 3, 2016(Sedgwick, Theodore, a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in West Hartford, Conn., May 9, 1746; attended Yale College; studied theology and law; admitted to the bar in 1766 and commenced practice in Great Barrington, Mass.; moved to Sheffield, Mass.; during the Revolutionary War served in the expedition against Canada in 1776; member, State house of representatives 1780, 1782-1783; member, State senate 1784-1785; Member of the Continental Congress 1785, 1786, and 1788; member, State house of representatives 1787-1788, and served as speaker; delegate to the State convention that adopted the Federal Constitution in 1788; elected to the First and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1789, until his resignation in June 1796; elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Caleb Strong and served from June 11, 1796, to March 3, 1799; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Fifth Congress; elected to the Sixth Congress (March 4, 1799-March 3, 1801); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sixth Congress; judge of the supreme court of Massachusetts 1802-1813; died in Boston, Mass., January 24, 1813; interment in the family cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.)
- DAB(Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813; legislator & jurist; practiced law, Gt. Barrington, Mass.; volunteer aid, Bourgoyne campaign; defended Elizabeth Freeman, Negro slave; Federalist; memb. Cont'l Cong., 1785-88; served as rep. 2-4 Cong., pres. Senate; m. 1: Eliza Mason; 2: Pamela Dwight (dau. Gen'l Joseph Dwight); 3: Penelope Russell (dau. Dr. Charles Russell of Boston))
- NUCMC data from NJ Hist. Soc. for Kinney family. Papers, 1783-1900(Theodore Sedgwick [I])
- DAB(Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813; legislator & jurist; practiced law, Gt. Barrington, Mass.; volunteer aid, Bourgoyne campaign; defended Elizabeth Freeman, Negro slave; Federalist; memb. Cont'l Cong., 1785-88; served as rep. 2-4 Cong., pres.Senate; m. 1: Eliza Mason; 2: Pamela Dwight (dau. Gen'l Joseph Dwight); 3: Penelope Russell (dau. Dr. Charles Russell of Boston))
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Theodore Sedgwick
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Wikipedia description:
Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746 – January 24, 1813) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served in elected state government and as a delegate to the Continental Congress, a U.S. representative, and a senator from Massachusetts. He served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate from June to December 1798. He also served as the fourth speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1802 and served there for the rest of his life.
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