Jonathan Trumbull
Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (October 12, 1710 – August 17, 1785) was an American politician and statesman who served as Governor of Connecticut during the American Revolution. Trumbull and Nicholas Cooke of Rhode Island were the only men to serve as governor of both a British colony and an American state, and he was the only governor to take up the Patriot cause at the start of the Revolutionary War. Trumbull College at Yale University, the town of Trumbull, Connecticut, Trumbull County, Ohio (originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve), and Jonathan the Husky are all named for him.
Jonathan Trumbull Sr. | |
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| 16th Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office October 10, 1776 – May 13, 1784 | |
| Lieutenant | Matthew Griswold |
| Preceded by | Himself (governor of Connecticut Colony) |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Griswold |
| 16th Governor of Connecticut Colony | |
| In office 1769–1776 | |
| Preceded by | William Pitkin |
| Succeeded by | Himself (governor of State of Connecticut) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1710 Lebanon, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | August 17, 1785 (aged 74) Lebanon, Connecticut, United States |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse | Faith Robinson |
| Children | Joseph Trumbull Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Faith Trumbull Mary Trumbull David Trumbull John Trumbull |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
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Trumball was the father of John Trumbull, the noted artist.
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