Samuel Cook Silliman (also Samuel Cook Syllyman) (November 12, 1742 – February 14, 1795) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk. He served several non-consecutive terms starting in 1779 and ending in 1794.

Samuel Cook Silliman
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
Personal details
Born(1742-11-12)November 12, 1742
DiedFebruary 14, 1795(1795-02-14) (aged 53)[2]
New Canaan, Connecticut
Resting placeLakeview Cemetery,
New Canaan, Connecticut
SpouseElizabeth Stratton (m. Nov. 26, 1765) Dinah Comstock (m. June 28, 1792)
Military service
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in all of the following sessions:

  • May 1779[3]
  • May 1780, October 1780[3]
  • October 1781, May 1782[3]
  • May 1783, October 1783[3]
  • October 1784, May 1785, October 1785[3]
  • October 1786, May 1787, October 1787[3]
  • October 1788, May 1789, October 1789[3]
  • May 1791[3]
  • May 1792, October 1792[3]
  • May 1794, October 1794[3]

Constitutional delegate

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On November 12, 1787, the inhabitants of the town of Norwalk had a town meeting with Colonel Thomas Fitch as moderator. Silliman and Hezekiah Rogers were chosen as delegates to meet in a convention at Hartford, following January to ratify the United States Constitution.[4] Connecticut ratified the Constitution on January 8, 1788, making it the fifth state to do so.

References

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  1. ^ Public records of the state of Connecticut
  2. ^ Find A Grave
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
  4. ^ "Connecticut Elects 168 delegates for State Conventioin". teachingamericanhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12.
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1794–1795
With: Taylor Sherman,
Eliphalet Lockwood
Succeeded by
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Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1792–1793
With: Job Bartram,
Samuel Comstock
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1791
With: Eliphalet Lockwood
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1788–1790
With: Thomas Belden,
Thaddeus Betts
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1786–1788
With: Eliphalet Lockwood,
Thomas Belden,
Hezekiah Rogers
Succeeded by
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Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1784–1786
With: Stephen St. John,
Thaddeus Betts
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1783–1784
With: Stephen St. John,
Clapp Raymond
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1781–1782
With: Stephen St. John,
Eliphalet Lockwood
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1780–1781
With: Stephen St. John
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1779
With: Matthew Mead
Succeeded by