Zephaniah Swift
Zephaniah Swift | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Coit |
| Succeeded by | Uriah Tracy |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1787–1793 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1759 Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | September 27, 1823 (aged 64) Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Pro-Administration Party and Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Jerusha Watrous Swift and Lucretia Webb Swift |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Author, Politician, Judge |
Zephaniah Swift (February 27, 1759 – September 27, 1823) was an eighteenth-century American writer, judge, lawyer, chief justice, congressman, law professor, diplomat and politician from Windham, Connecticut. He served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and State Supreme Court Judge. He wrote the first legal treatise published in America.
He was also appointed secretary to Founding Father Oliver Ellsworth by President John Adams at the Treaty of Mortefontaine, in negotiations with King Joseph Bonaparte.