1. John Treadwell was an American politician and the 21st Governor of Connecticut.
13 Facts About John Treadwell
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John Treadwell then studied law with Judge Titus Hosmer in Middletown, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Farmington.
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John Treadwell served as a member of the General Assembly from 1776 to 1783.
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John Treadwell was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1784,1785, and 1787, but did not attend.
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John Treadwell was a member of Connecticut council of assistants from 1786 to 1798.
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In 1789 John Treadwell became Judge of the Probate Court and the Supreme Court of Errors, serving until 1809.
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John Treadwell was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1805.
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John Treadwell unsuccessfully ran for Connecticut's at-large congressional district at least 5 times between 1788 and 1800, with his best performance coming in the September 1797 special election where he was a distant runner-up to William Edmond.
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In 1798, John Treadwell was elected the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, an office he held until 1809.
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John Treadwell was elected by popular vote on April 9,1810, to the governorship.
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John Treadwell left office on May 9,1811 after an unsuccessful re-election bid.
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John Treadwell was a member of the 1818 Constitutional Convention and served on the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
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John Treadwell was a founder of the Connecticut Missionary Society, the missionary arm of the Connecticut General Association of Congregational ministers.