Military officer; born in
East Haddam, Conn., in 1714; served as a lieutenant-colonel in the
French and Indian War, having previously held the office of probate judge.
In 1766 he was
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a member of the governor's council, and in June, 1775, Congress appointed him one of the
brigadier-generals of the
Continental army.
In August, 1776, he was promoted to major-general.
He resigned in June, 1778, and the next year was elected to Congress.
In 1780 he was elected to the
State council, and held that place by annual election, until his death in
East Haddam, Jan. 13, 1789.
