Huntington, General Samuel (First President of Congress)

Born into a moderately prosperous Puritan family, Samuel Huntington

undoubtedly grew up working on the family farm. A self-taught youth, he was

encouraged by the local minister, the Reverend Ebenezer Devotion (1714 -

1771), whose daughter Martha he later married, to use his library. Although

nothing is known about his legal training, he was admitted to the bar in

March 1754, at first practicing in Windham but soon moving to the larger

and wealthier town of Norwich with its more numerous economic and political

opportunities.

Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution http://www.connecticutsar.org/patriots/huntington_samuel_2.htm

Connecticut History.org: Video (5:43): Connecticut's Cultural Treasures: Samuel Huntington http://connecticuthistory.org/video-connecticuts-cultural-treasures-samuel-huntington/

Connecticut State Library http://www.cslib.org/gov/HuntingtonS.htm

Huntington Homestead http://www.huntingtonhomestead.org/about_samuel.html

Historic Buildings of CT http://historicbuildingsct.com/?p=1817