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WILLIAM WILLIAMS
Born: April 23, 1731
Birthplace: Lebanon, Connecticut
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 45
Occupation: Merchant, Judge
Public Service: Military expedition to Lake George, New York, 1755; Connecticut House of Representatives 1757-1762, 1763-1776 and 1780-1784; Continental Congress, 1776-1777; Connecticut Council of Safety during Revolution War; Windham County Court Judge, 1776- 1804; Connecticut Convention to ratify U.S. Constitution, 1787. Died: August 2, 1811
OLIVER WOLCOTT
Born: December 1, 1726
Birthplace: Windsor, Connecticut
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 49
Occupation: Judge
Public Service: Sheriff of Litchfield County, 1751; Connecticut Council, 1774-1786; Judge in Court of Common Pleas; Major General, Connecticut militia; Continental Congress, 1776-1778 and 1780- 1783; signed Articles of Confederation, 1778; Commander, 14th Connecticut Regiment sent to defend New York, 1776; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1786-1796; Governor of Connecticut, 1796- 1797 (served until his death).
Died: December 1, 1797
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WILLIAM FLOYD
Born: December 17, 1734
Birthplace: Brookhaven, New York
Age at Signing Declaration of Independence: 41
Occupation: Land Speculator
Public Service: Major General, New York militia; Continental Congress, 1774-1776 and 1779-1783; New York Senate, 1777- 1778, 1784-1788 and 1808; U.S. Congress, 1789-1791; New York Constitutional Convention, 1801.
Died: August 4, 1821
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