Theodore Sedgwick
| Theodore Sedgwick | |
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Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1808
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| 4th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office December 2, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
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| President | John Adams |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Dayton |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Macon |
| 9th President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office June 27, 1798 – December 5, 1798 |
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| President | John Adams |
| Preceded by | Jacob Read |
| Succeeded by | John Laurance |
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United States Senator from Massachusetts |
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In office June 11, 1796 – March 3, 1799 |
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| Preceded by | Caleb Strong |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Dexter |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts |
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In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
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| Preceded by | Thomson J. Skinner |
| Succeeded by | John Bacon |
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In office March 4, 1789 – June 11, 1796 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Thomson J. Skinner |
| Constituency |
1st district (1795-1796, 1799-1801) 2nd district (1793-1795) 4th district (1789-1793) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 9, 1746 West Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | January 24, 1813 (aged 66) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
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Elizabeth "Eliza" Mason (m. 1767; d. 1771) Pamela Dwight (m. 1774; d. 1807) Penelope Russell (m. 1808–13) |
| Children | 10 |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician and jurist |
| Profession | Law |
| Religion | Unitarianism |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Continental Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746 – January 24, 1813) was an American attorney, politician and jurist, who served in elected state government and as a Delegate to the Continental Congress, a U.S. Representative, and a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He served as the fourth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1802 and served there the rest of his life.
Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, Sedgwick was the son of Benjaman Sedgwick (1716-1755). His paternal immigrant ancestor Major General Robert Sedgwick arrived in 1636 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, as part of the Great Migration.
Sedgwick attended Yale College, where he studied theology and law. He did not graduate, but went on to study law ("read law") under the attorney Mark Hopkins of Great Barrington (He was the grandfather of the Mark Hopkins who later became president of Williams College.)
Sedgwick was admitted to the bar in 1766 and commenced practice in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He moved to Sheffield. During the American Revolutionary War, he served in the Continental Army as a major, and took part in the expedition to Canada and the Battle of White Plains in 1776.
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