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Roger Wolcott (other)
Roger Wolcott is the name of: *Roger Wolcott (Connecticut politician) Roger Wolcott (January 4, 1679 – May 17, 1767) was an American weaver, statesman, and politician from Windsor, Connecticut. He served as colonial governor of Connecticut from 1751 to 1754. Biography Wolcott was born the son of Simon Wolcott ... (1679–1767), Colonial Governor of Connecticut * Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts politician) (1847–1900), Governor of Massachusetts 1896–1900 {{hndis, Wolcott, Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wolcott (Connecticut Politician)
Roger Wolcott (January 4, 1679 – May 17, 1767) was an American weaver, statesman, and politician from Windsor, Connecticut. He served as colonial governor of Connecticut from 1751 to 1754. Biography Wolcott was born the son of Simon Wolcott and Martha Pitkin Wolcott in Windsor, Connecticut. His formal education was severely limited by the nature of the frontier village, so at age twelve he was apprenticed to a weaver, and at the age of twenty-one entered that business on his own. He married Sarah Drake on December 3, 1702, and they had fifteen children before her death in 1748. Their son Oliver Wolcott Sr. signed the Declaration of Independence and went on to become governor of Connecticut. Another son, Erastus Wolcott, became a state legislator and supreme court judge. Career In May 1709, Wolcott was admitted to the bar and began to practice law. In 1711, during Queen Anne's War, He accompanied militia forces on an expedition to Quebec as a commissary. On his return he se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
