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rdfs:label	Samuel Huntington (Confederation)
rdfs:comment	Samuel Huntington (July 16, 1731 – January 5, 1796) 1st President of the United States in Congress Assembled was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1784 to 1785, and the 3rd Governor of Connecticut from 1786 until his death.
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Birth Date	1731-07-16
Period	--03-01 --05-11 --09-28
death place	Norwich, Connecticut
Name	Samuel Huntington
Width	150
Party	None
Birth Place	Windham, Connecticut
death date	1796-01-05
Successor	Thomas McKean (Confederation) Office abolished Oliver Wolcott
Order	7 1.0 3.0
Position	President of the United States in Congress Assembled Governor of Connecticut President of the Continental Congress
Predecessor	John Jay Office instituted Matthew Griswold
abstract	Samuel Huntington (July 16, 1731 – January 5, 1796) 1st President of the United States in Congress Assembled was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1784 to 1785, and the 3rd Governor of Connecticut from 1786 until his death.
is Predecessor of	Thomas McKean (Confederation)