Coit, Joshua, 1758-1798
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Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative, of New London, Conn.
Joshua Coit, 1758-1798, was born at New London, CT. He graduated from Harvard College in 1776 then studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in New London in 1779. A member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1784, 1785, 1789, 1790, 1792, and 1793, Coit served as clerk during several terms and as speaker in 1793. He was then elected as a Federalist to the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1793 until he died in New London, September 5, 1798.
Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative (1793-1798), of New London, Conn.
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