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Oliver Wolcott

Oliver WolcottBorn: 1-Dec-1726
Birthplace: Windsor, CT
Died: 1-Dec-1797
Location of death: Farmington, CT
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, East Cemetery, Litchfield, CT

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Federalist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Connecticut, 1796-97

Military service: Continental Army (Maj. Gen.)

Father: Roger Wolcott (Colonial Governor of Connecticut)
Wife: Laura Collins
Son: Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (politician, b. 11-Jan-1760, d. 1-Jun-1833)
Daughter: Laura (b. 1761)
Daughter: Mariann (b. 1765)
Son: Frederick (b. 1767)

    University: Yale University (1747)

    Governor of Connecticut (1796-97)
    Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1786-96)
    Delegate to the Continental Congress (1778-84)
    Signatory to the US Declaration of Independence 1776
    Delegate to the Continental Congress (1775)
    Connecticut State Official Sheriff, Litchfield County (1751-71)
    Proxy Baptism: Mormon St. George, UT (21-Aug-1877)


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