Samuel Fitch
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Samuel Fitch (July 1701 – 1787) was a member of the
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from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1736, October 1741, May and October 1742, May 1743, May and October 1744, May and October 1745, May and October 1746, May and October 1747, May 1748, May and October 1750, May 1751, May and October 1752, October 1753, May 1754, October 1760, May 1761. He was the son of Thomas Fitch III (1675–1731), and brother of Governor Thomas Fitch.Norwalk After Two Hundred & Fifty Years
/ref> He was a New England King's Commissioner, and a large land proprietor. He inherited the tract of land which adjoins the harbor to the east of Gregory Point. On May 27, 1743, he was named auditor of the colonial treasury.Norwalk vol.1
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitch, Samuel 1701 births 1787 deaths Connecticut Comptrollers Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Politicians from Norwalk, Connecticut People of colonial Connecticut 18th-century American politicians