American soldier and politician (1749–1809)
Coat of Arms of John Chester John Chester (1749–1809) was a militia officer and public official from Connecticut . Before the American Revolution , he was a militia officer and member of the Connecticut General Assembly . During the American Revolutionary War , he saw action from the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Trenton as part of Connecticut's troops, but he did not join the Continental Army , and left military service after 1776. He served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives , among other public offices, and was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati .[ 1] Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors from 1788 to 1792 and from 1803 to 1807.[ 2] Samuel Chester Reid served in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 .
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^ Metcalf, Bryce (1938). Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies . Strasburg, Va. p. 83. {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ Day, Thomas (1809). Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors, of the State of Connecticut, in the years 1805, 1806, and 1807
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