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Jesse Root

American politician

Died when: 85 years 91 days (1023 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Jesse Root

Jesse Root (December 28, 1736 – March 29, 1822) was an American minister and lawyer from Coventry, Connecticut.During the American Revolution he served on the Connecticut Council of Safety and in the .

Originally appointed as a lieutenant colonel in Peekskill in 1777, he rose to the rank of Adjutant-General of the Connecticut Line.

He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Connecticut from 1778 until 1782, and sat as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1796 to 1807 as well as a state court judge.

He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives and served in the Connecticut Constitutional Convention.He was also a member of the First Company, Governor's Foot Guard, serving as its commandant between May 1798 and October 1802.

His grandson was Austin Cornelius Dunham.


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