Hezekiah Huntington (1759-1842)

Biography
The Huntington family in America says:
 * 1.2. 6. 3. 1. 8. Hezekiah Huntington, born December 30, 1759, in Tolland, Conn. He married October 5, 1788, Susan, daughter of Major Elihu and Susanna (Lyman) Kent, who was born September 20, 1768. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was captured by the British, and confined on the prison ship "Jersey."


 * He studied law with Gideon Granger, of Suffield, and with John Trumbull, afterward judge of the superior court, and was admitted to the bar at Hartford, in 1789. He established himself in the practice of law at Suffield, in 1790, and soon attained eminence in his profession. In 1806 he was appointed, by Jefferson, attorney for Connecticut, and held this office until 1829. While residing in Suffield he represented this town in the general assembly of the state, in several sessions of the legislature, from May, 1802, to October, 1805. In 1801 he was appointed one of the commissioners under the bankrupt law of the United States, and held the office about two years. In 1813 he removed to Hartford, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred in Middletown, Conn., May 27, 1842.

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