Joseph Trumbull was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as Governor. Joseph was born to David Trumbull in Lebanon, Connecticut, and was the grandson of Jonathan Trumbull. He graduated from Yale in 1801, after which he read for the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and established his practice at Hartford.

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  • Joseph Trumbull was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as Governor. Joseph was born to David Trumbull in Lebanon, Connecticut, and was the grandson of Jonathan Trumbull. He graduated from Yale in 1801, after which he read for the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and established his practice at Hartford. In 1828 he became the president of the Hartford Bankin and later of the Providence, Hartford & Fishkill Railroad Co. Trumbull began his political career with his election to the state's House of Representatives in 1832. He was sent to the U.S. Congress in December 1834 to complete the term of William W. Ellsworth who had resigned, and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses. Trumbull served as governor of Connecticut in 1849 and 1850. He was active in his support of education, and Yale awarded him an honorary LL.D. degree in 1849. He died in Hartford on August 4, 1861 and was buried in the family plot at the East Cemetery in Lebanon, Connecticut.
  • Joseph Trumbull war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur des US-Bundesstaates Connecticut. Er war Mitglied der Whig Party.
  • Joseph Trumbull, född 7 december 1782, död 4 augusti 1861, var en amerikansk jurist, bankman och politiker från Connecticut. Han representerade Connecticut i och var guvernör i sin hemstat.
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  • Joseph Trumbull was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as Governor. Joseph was born to David Trumbull in Lebanon, Connecticut, and was the grandson of Jonathan Trumbull. He graduated from Yale in 1801, after which he read for the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and established his practice at Hartford.
  • Joseph Trumbull war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur des US-Bundesstaates Connecticut. Er war Mitglied der Whig Party.
  • Joseph Trumbull, född 7 december 1782, död 4 augusti 1861, var en amerikansk jurist, bankman och politiker från Connecticut. Han representerade Connecticut i och var guvernör i sin hemstat.
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  • Joseph Trumbull (governor)
  • Joseph Trumbull
  • Joseph Trumbull
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