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Preceded by
  
Citizenship
  
United States

Succeeded by
  
Alma mater
  
Resigned
  
September 5, 1798

Name
  
Joshua Coit


Born
  
October 7, 1758New London, Connecticut, U.S. (
1758-10-07
)

Spouse(s)
  
Ann Borradell Hallam Coit

Children
  
Robert Coit, Lydia Coit, Leonard Coit, Fanny Coit, Nancy Coit and Susan Coit

Parents
  
Joseph Coit and Lydia (Lathrop) Coit

Role
  
Former United States Representative

Died
  
September 5, 1798, New London, Connecticut, United States

Education
  
Harvard College, Harvard University

Political party
  
Pro-Administration Party, Federalist Party

Previous office
  
Representative 1793–1798

Joshua Coit (October 7, 1758 – September 5, 1798) was an eighteenth-century American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Connecticut.

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Early life and career

Coit was born in New London, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Coit and Lydia (Lathrop) Coit. He attended the common schools and graduated from Harvard College in 1776. Coit studied law, was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in New London in 1779.

He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1784 to 1785, 1789 to 1790, 1792 and 1793. Coit served as clerk during several terms and as speaker in 1793. He was elected as a Pro-Administration Party candidate to the Third United States Congress, and was reelected as a Federalist candidate to the Fourth United States Congress and the Fifth United States Congress, serving from 1793 until 1798. He was chairman of Committee on Elections in the Fifth Congress. Coit served as US representative from March 4, 1793, until his death in New London. He is interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery in New London.

Personal life

Coit married Ann Borradell Hallam (1765–1844) in 1764. They had six children:

  • Robert Coit (1785–1874), who married Charlotte Coit (1798–1874)
  • Lydia Coit
  • Leonard Coit
  • Fanny Coit (1792–1820)
  • Nancy Coit (1795–1883), who married Edward Learned (1786–1849)
  • Susan Coit
  • References

    Joshua Coit Wikipedia


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