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STEPHEN HOPKINS
Born: March 7, 1707
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 69
Occupation: Lawyer, Educator
Public Service: Rhode Island General Assembly, 1732-1752 and 1770-1775; Continental Congress, 1774-76; Governor of Rhode Island, 1755-1756, 1758-1761, 1763-1764 and 1767; Chief Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court, 1773.
Died: July 13, 1785
CONNECTICUT
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON
Born: July 3, 1731
Birthplace: Windham, Connecticut
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 45
Occupation: Lawyer
Public Service: Connecticut Assembly, 1774; Connecticut Superior Court, 1774-1784; Continental Congress, 1776, 1778-1781 and 1783; signed Articles of Confederation, 1778; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1785; Chief Justice, Connecticut Superior Court, 1784-1786; Governor of Connecticut, 1786-1796.
Died: January 5, 1796
ROGER SHERMAN
Born: April 19, 1721
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 55
Occupation: Cobbler, Surveyor, Lawyer
Public Service: Connecticut General Assembly, 1755-1756, 1758- 1761 and 1764-1766; Litchfield County Justice of Peace, 1755-1761; New Haven Justice of Peace, 1765-1766; Connecticut Senate 1766-1785; Connecticut Superior Court 1766-1767 and 1773-1788; Continental Congress 1774-1781 and 1784; signed Articles of Confederation, 1778; U.S. Congress, 1789-1791; U.S. Senate, 1791- 1793.
Died: July 23, 1793
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