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