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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 ...
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (March 26, 1740 – August 7, 1809) was an American politician and military officer who served as the governor of Connecticut, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and lieutenant governor of Connecticut.
On election day, 9 April 1778, incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull easily won re-election as he ran unopposed. Trumbull was sworn in for his third term on 10 May 1778. Trumbull was sworn in for his third term on 10 May 1778.
1804 Connecticut gubernatorial election ← 1803 April 12, 1804 1805 → Nominee Jonathan Trumbull Jr. William Hart Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 11,108 6,871 Percentage 61.23% 37.88% County results Trumbull: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Governor before election Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Elected Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Elections in Connecticut ...
Starting in 1775, Trumbull himself served in the war, having been appointed second aide-de-camp to Washington. [6] He later resigned from the army in 1777. [7] The study for this painting was begun in London in November, 1786. [8] In the study, Washington enters from the left to order that Rall, upheld by two officers, be cared for respectfully ...
The John Trumbull Birthplace, also known as the Governor Jonathan Trumbull House, is a historic house museum on the Lebanon Green in Lebanon, Connecticut, built in 1735 by Joseph Trumbull as a wedding present for his son Jonathan (1710–1785).
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, John Trumbull, (1786–1820), Yale University Art Gallery. Trumbull painted a smaller version (only 20.875 by 31 inches (53.02 cm × 78.74 cm)) entitled The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 (1786–1820) that is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. [1]
The longest was that of the first governor, Jonathan Trumbull, who served over 14 years, but 7 of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving state governor — with no other position included in the term — was his son, Jonathan Trumbull Jr., who served over 11 years.