Judson Canfield
Judson Canfield | |
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Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
In office 1810–1815 | |
Litchfield County court judge | |
In office 1808–1815 | |
Connecticut General Assembly | |
In office 1802–1809 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1759-01-24)January 24, 1759 New Milford, Connecticut |
Died | February 5, 1840(1840-02-05) (aged 81) New York City |
Spouse | Mabel Ruggles Canfield (m. 1786) |
Alma mater | Yale College (1782) |
Judson Canfield (January 24, 1759 – February 5, 1840) was a Connecticut state legislator and state court judge.
Born in New Milford, Connecticut, Canfield graduated from Yale College in 1782,[1] and was admitted to the bar in 1785. He entered into private practice in Sharon, Connecticut.[2] He was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1802, and served until 1809, thereafter serving in the Connecticut State Senate from 1810 to 1815.[1] He simultaneously served as a county court judge for Litchfield County, Connecticut, from 1808 to 1815.[1][2]
Canfield "was one of the purchasers of the school lands in Ohio",[2] and the village of Canfield, Ohio, county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, was named after him, commemorating his role as a land agent.[2][3]
Canfield died in New York City,[2] at the age of 81.
References
- ^ a b c "Litchfield Ledger - Student". www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org.
- ^ a b c d e Dwight Canfield Kilbourn, The Bench and Bar of Litchfield County, Connecticut, 1709-1909 (1909), p. 234.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 23.
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