Joshua Coit | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – September 5, 1798 | |
| Preceded by | Amasa Learned |
| Succeeded by | Zephaniah Swift |
| Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1784-1785 1789-1790 1792-1793 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1758-10-07)October 7, 1758 New London, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | September 5, 1798(1798-09-05) (aged 39) New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Pro-Administration Party andFederalist |
| Spouse | Ann Borradell Hallam Coit |
| Relations | Alfred Coit (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Lawyer,Politician |
Joshua Coit (October 7, 1758 – September 5, 1798) was an eighteenth-centuryAmerican lawyer and politician. He served as a United States representative fromConnecticut.
Coit was born inNew London in theConnecticut Colony. He attended thecommon schools and graduated fromHarvard College in 1776. Coit studied law, wasadmitted to the bar and began the practice of law in New London in 1779.[1]
He served in theConnecticut House of Representatives from 1784 to 1785, 1789 to 1790, 1792 and 1793.[2] Coit served as clerk during several terms and as speaker in 1793.[3] He was elected as a Pro-Administration Party candidate to theThird United States Congress, and was reelected as aFederalist candidate to theFourth United States Congress and theFifth United States Congress, serving from 1793 until 1798.[4] He was chairman of Committee on Elections in the Fifth Congress. Coit served as US representative from March 4, 1793, until his death in New London.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's at-large congressional district 1789–1798 | Succeeded by Vacant |
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