Samuel Huntington (July 3, 1731-January 5, 1796) was an American jurist, statesman, and revolutionary leader from Connecticut. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence, as Governor of Connecticut, and later as the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, that is, the presiding officer of the Congress of the Confederation, … Wikipedia
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Bibliography Gerlach, Larry R. Connecticut Congressman: Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796 . Hartford: American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, 1977. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000998
The Huntington Homestead is the Birthplace of Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is located in Scotland, Connecticut. huntingtonhomestead.org/index.html
Samuel Huntington was born in Windham, Connecticut, on the 2d day of July, 1732. His ancestors were respectable; they came to America at an early period of the country, and settled in Connecticut. www.colonialhall.com/huntington/huntington.php
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Samuel Huntington. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Huntington_%28statesman%29