. A genealogical memoir of the Huntington family in this country: embracing all the known descendants of Simon and Margaret Huntington, who have retained the family name . dangers. In 1775 hewas appointed, by the legislature of his native State, on the committee ofsafety, appointed to advise with the Governor of the State during the recessof the legislature. Only the ablest men and truest patriots of that trying day,would have been put upon that important committee. Again, in 1778, on therecommendation of AVashington, he was appointed by the legislature, one ofthat convention to be held in New
. A genealogical memoir of the Huntington family in this country: embracing all the known descendants of Simon and Margaret Huntington, who have retained the family name . dangers. In 1775 hewas appointed, by the legislature of his native State, on the committee ofsafety, appointed to advise with the Governor of the State during the recessof the legislature. Only the ablest men and truest patriots of that trying day,would have been put upon that important committee. Again, in 1778, on therecommendation of AVashington, he was appointed by the legislature, one ofthat convention to be held in New Haven, for the regulation of the 1780 to 84, and again in 87 and 88, he was a member of the Continen-tal Congress; and when the new government went into operation, in 1780, hewas chosen to represent Connecticut in the First Congress of the United States. From 1781 to 1790, and also from 1791 to 93 he was also a member of theupper house of the Connecticut Legislature. On the incorporation of Nor-wich city, in 1784, he was chosen, for an indefinite period, its first Mayor, inwhich office he served until his formal resignation, in 1796. He was also ap- •^. ^?0 V ^t^ ^^fi-SE. Origina: icinia!^^^ ..^ ^ MEMBEH or CCarGBESS ITROM COSH: 1789.
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