CALVIN GODDARD

Goddard, Calvin (1768-1842), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Mass., July 17, 1768; attended Plainfield (Conn.) Academy, where he pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1786; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1790 and commenced practice in Plainfield, Conn.; member of the State house of representatives 1795-1801; elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Elizur Goodrich; reelected to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses and served from May 14, 1801, until his resignation in 1805 before the convening of the Ninth Congress; again elected to the State house of representatives in 1807 and served as a speaker; moved to Norwich, Conn., in 1807 and resumed the practice of his profession; member of the executive council 1808-1815; presidential elector on the ticket of Clinton and Ingersoll in 1812; delegate to the Hartford Convention in 1814; judge of the superior court in 1815 and 1818; mayor of Norwich 1814-1834; died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., May 2, 1842; interment in the City Cemetery.
Parents: Daniel Goddard, Mary Willard
Spouse: Alice Cogswell Hart
Born: 23 Aug 1772 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
Died: 3 May 1832 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Marriage: 27 Nov 1794 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
Children Sex Birth
Levi Hart Goddard M Oct 1809

Sources:
Vital Records
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell