Theodore Sedgwick

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Theodore Sedgwick was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 18th century.

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Theodore Sedgwick canonical 8
Theodore Sedgwick Jr. 1

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instanceOf human
jurist
politician
burialPlace Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States
child Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Robert Sedgwick
Theodore Sedgwick Jr.
linked to: Theodore Sedgwick
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1746-05-09
dateOfDeath 1813-01-24
educatedAt Kings College (now Columbia University)
Yale College
era Early national period of the United States
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Sedgwick
givenName Theodore
honoredIn Sedgwick, Maine (named for him)
linked to: Sedgwick, Maine
languageSpoken English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalist Party
linked to: Federalists
notableFor role in early U.S. federal judiciary and legislation
service as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 18th century
notableWork legal advocacy in the Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett) freedom suit
occupation jurist
lawyer
politician
participatedIn American Revolutionary War (as a political figure)
placeOfBirth West Hartford, Connecticut Colony
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
United States Representative
linked to: U.S. Representative

United States Senator
judge
religion Congregationalism
representedInCongress Massachusetts
residence Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States
servedIn First Party System era of U.S. politics
linked to: First Party System
spouse Pamela Dwight
workLocation Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Massachusetts

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Edie Sedgwick relative Theodore Sedgwick
Sedgwick hasNotableBearer Theodore Sedgwick
Sedgwick family hasNotableMember Theodore Sedgwick
Henry Dwight Sedgwick V hasAncestor Theodore Sedgwick
Francis Minturn Sedgwick hasAncestor Theodore Sedgwick
Francis Minturn Sedgwick notableRelative Theodore Sedgwick
Theodore Sedgwick child Theodore Sedgwick Jr.
linked to: Theodore Sedgwick