Jabez Huntington (colonist), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jabez Huntington (colonist)

American businessman

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1719

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1786

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jabez Huntington (7 August 1719 – 5 October 1786) was a merchant and politician from Connecticut Colony. Jabez Huntington graduated from Yale in 1741, engaged in the West India trade, and amassed a fortune.
After 1759 he was frequently a member of the legislature, speaker for several years, and also a member of the council.
At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he owned a large amount of shipping, and lost heavily by the capture of his vessels.
He was among the most active on the committee of safety during the war; and in the September 1776 session of the Connecticut assembly he and David Wooster were appointed Major Generals.
On the death of Wooster in 1777 Jabez was placed in charge of the entire Connecticut militia.
His great exertions in the patriot cause and his heavy losses impaired his physical and mental powers, and he was thus compelled to resign his employments in 1779.