Samuel Cook Silliman

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)[1]
New Canaan, Connecticut
Resting placeLakeview Cemetery,
New Canaan, Connecticut
Spouse(s)Elizabeth 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[2]
  • May 1780, October 1780[2]
  • October 1781, May 1782[2]
  • May 1783, October 1783[2]
  • October 1784, May 1785, October 1785[2]
  • October 1786, May 1787, October 1787[2]
  • October 1788, May 1789, October 1789[2]
  • May 1791[2]
  • May 1792, October 1792[2]
  • May 1794, October 1794[2]

Constitutional delegate

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.[3] Connecticut ratified the Constitution on January 8, 1788, making it the fifth state to do so.

References

Preceded by
Thomas Belden
Samuel Comstock
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

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

1792–1793
With: Job Bartram,
Samuel Comstock
Succeeded by
Thomas Belden
Samuel Comstock
Preceded by
Eliphalet Lockwood
Job Bartram
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
Eliphalet Lockwood
Job Bartram
Preceded by
Thaddeus Betts
Hezekiah Rogers
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
Thaddeus Betts
Stephen St. John
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

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

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

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

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

1779
With: Matthew Mead
Succeeded by
Clapp Raymond
James Richards
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