Samuel Huntington (Connecticut politician)

Samuel Huntington
3rd Governor of Connecticut
In office 1786–1796
Lieutenant	Oliver Wolcott
Preceded by	Matthew Griswold
Succeeded by	Oliver Wolcott
1st President of the United States in Congress Assembled
In office March 1, 1781 – July 9, 1781
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Thomas McKean
8th President of the Continental Congress 5th President of the Second Continental Congress
In office September 28, 1779 – March 1, 1781
Preceded by	John Jay
Succeeded by	None
Personal details
Born	July 3, 1731 Windham, Connecticut
Died	January 5, 1796(1796-01-05) (aged 64) Norwich, Connecticut
Political party	Federalist
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Samuel Huntington (July 16, 1731 - January 5, 1796) was an American jurist, statesman, and revolutionary leader from Connecticut. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence, as Governor of Connecticut, and later as the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, that is, the presiding officer of the Congress of the Confederation, the sole governing body of the first central government of the United States of America. His office was not that of today's President of the United States, which is a federal chief executive position created under the later United States Constitution.