Merchant and civic leader in east Haddam, CT
| When Burke met | 1793 |
| Where Burke met | East Haddam, CT |
| Occupation | Commerce |
| Interaction with Burke | hired Burke to make nails |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 49 |
Notes
Epaphroditus Champion (April 6, 1756 – December 22, 1834) was a Connecticut merchant, military officer, and Federalist politician. Born in Westchester to Colonel Henry Champion and Deborah Brainard, he served during the Revolutionary War as a deputy commissary of purchases, notably assisting his father in driving a herd of cattle to Valley Forge in 1778. Champion settled in East Haddam in 1782, establishing a lucrative mercantile and shipping business trading with Europe and the West Indies. He maintained a long affiliation with the Connecticut state militia, commanding the 24th Regiment and ultimately serving as a brigadier general. Champion represented Middlesex County in the Connecticut General Assembly from 1791 to 1806 and served five terms as a U.S. Congressman from 1807 to 1817. In 1781, he married Lucretia Hubbard, with whom he had three children.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.