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Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (
12 October 1710 –
17 August 1785) (Originally spelled: Jonathan Trumble, was changed for an unknown reason) was one of the few men who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state.
He was born in
Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of Joey Trumble (1678–1755) and his wife
née Hannah Higley. He graduated from
Harvard College with a B.A. in 1727; three years after graduation (during which time he studied theology under the Rev.
Solomon Williams at
Lebanon, and was licensed to preach at
Colchester, Connecticut), this became a Master of Arts degree. He became a merchant with his father in 1731, participating more fully in the business after the death of his brother at sea in 1732. From 1733-1740, he was a delegate to the general assembly, and, in 1739-40, was Speaker of the House. He was appointed lieutenant colonel in Connecticut's militia in 1739.
He served as deputy-governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1766–1769, and, on the death of the governor, became
Governor of Connecticut in 1769, serving in that capacity until 1784. During the American Revolution he was the only colonial governor who supported the American side.
He was a friend and advisor of
General Washington throughout the revolutionary period, dedicating the resources of Connecticut to the fight for independence. He was the only colonial governor to continue in office through the American revolution.
He received an honorary LL.D. from
Yale University in 1775 and from the
University of Edinburgh in 1787;
Trumbull College at Yale is named for him, as is the town of
Trumbull, Connecticut, just north of
Stratford and
Bridgeport.
Trumbull County, Ohio, once part of the
Connecticut Western Reserve, is also named for him.
He married, on
December 9,
1735, Faith Robinson (1718-1780), daughter of Rev. John Robinson. They were the parents of six children including:
Governor Trumbull died in
Lebanon, Connecticut and is buried at the Old Cemetery there. His home in Lebanon, the
Jonathan Trumbull House, was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1965.
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