Calvin Goddard (July 17, 1768 – May 2, 1842) was a United States representative from Connecticut.

Biography

He was born in

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, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He attended Plainfield Academy where he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1786. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1790 and commenced practice in Plainfield, Connecticut. Goddard was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1795 to 1801. He was elected as a

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to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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. He was re-elected to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses and served from May 14, 1801, until his resignation in 1805 before the convening of the Ninth Congress. He was succeeded by

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. He was again elected to the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1807 and served as a speaker. He moved to

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in 1807 and resumed the practice of law. He was a presidential elector on the ticket of Clinton and Ingersoll in 1812, a delegate to the Hartford Convention in 1814–15, a judge of the superior court in 1815 and 1818, and mayor of Norwich from 1814 to 1834. He died in Norwich on May 2, 1842, and was buried in the city cemetery. His son-in law and former student

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had a son Calvin Goddard Child whom he named after him. He also taught his son

Charles Backus Goddard Charles Backus Goddard (October 6, 1796 – February 1, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the son of Hon. Calvin and Alice (Hart) Goddard, and was born in Plainfield, Connecticut, October 6, 1796. He graduated from Yale Co ...

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at The Political Graveyard * 1768 births 1842 deaths Connecticut lawyers Dartmouth College alumni Mayors of Norwich, Connecticut Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Council of Assistants (1662–1818) Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives People from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut 19th-century American lawyers Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court {{Connecticut-state-judge-stub