Politician and military officer who served as the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1793, as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1795 to 1796, and as the state’s twentieth governor until his death.
| When Burke met | 1803 |
| Where Burke met | Lebanon, CT |
| Occupation | Civil Office |
| Interaction with Burke | Gave Burke letters of introduction |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 55 |
Notes
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (March 26, 1740 – August 7, 1809) was an American politician and military officer who was born and resided in Lebanon, Connecticut. The son of Jonathan Trumbull Sr. and Faith Robinson, he married Eunice Backus and had three daughters: Faith, Harriet, and Maria. During the American Revolution, he served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington in 1781 and was later affiliated with the Society of the Cincinnati. Trumbull had a distinguished career in both national and state government, serving as the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1793 and as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1795 to 1796. He resigned from the Senate to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, and after the death of Oliver Wolcott in 1797, Trumbull served as the state’s twentieth governor until his death.
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.