Samuel Huntington

Self-educated lawyer Samuel Huntington represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Because he was President of the United States in Congress Assembled, some historians consider him to be the first President of the United States, though that office was created in 1787.

1. 1776: Signed Declaration of Independence
2. 1779-1781: President of the Continental Congress
3. 1781: 1st President of the United States in Congress Assembled
4. 1786-1796: 3rd governor of Connecticut
5. 1788: Oversaw convention to ratify the Constitution in Connecticut

• July 3, 1731: Born in Scotland, Connecticut

• 1758: Admitted to the Bar, starts law practice

• 1764: Elected to the Connecticut Assembly

• 1765: Appointed King's Attorney for the Colony of Connecticut

• 1775: Chosen as a delegate to the Continental Congress

• July 4, 1776: Signed the Declaration of Independence

• 1779-1781: President of the Continental Congress

• March 1, 1781: Articles of Confederation ratified

• 1786 - 1796: Governor of Connecticut

• January 5, 1796: Died in Norwich, Connecticut

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