James Wadsworth

U.S. Congressperson

1730 – 1816

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Who was James Wadsworth?

James Wadsworth was an American lawyer from Durham, Connecticut. Initially a brigadier general of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War, after the death of David Wooster in 1777 he became the major general of militia and the second-highest ranked militia officer in the state. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784.

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Born
Jul 8, 1730
Died
Sep 22, 1816

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on July 23, 2013

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