John Chester (Connecticut soldier)

American soldier and politician (1749–1809)

John Chester
Portrait by Joseph Steward

Born	1749
Died	1809 (aged 59–60)
Alma mater	Yale University
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Huntington Chester
Children	John Chester
Parent(s)	John Chester Sarah Noyes Chester
Position held	Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives

John Chester (1749–1809) was a militia officer and public official from Connecticut. Before the American Revolution, he was a militia officer and member of the Connecticut General Assembly. During the American Revolutionary War, he saw action from the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Trenton as part of Connecticut's troops, but he did not join the Continental Army, and left military service after 1776. He served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, among other public offices, and was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He was a judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors from 1788 to 1792 and from 1803 to 1807. His grandson Samuel Chester Reid served in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

References

Metcalf, Bryce (1938). Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies. Strasburg, Va. p. 83.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Day, Thomas (1809). Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors, of the State of Connecticut, in the years 1805, 1806, and 1807. Vol. 2. p. xii-xiii.

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