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Encyclopedia > Roger Sherman Baldwin
Roger Sherman Baldwin

In office
1844 – 1846
Lieutenant(s) Reuben Booth
Preceded by Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
Succeeded by Isaac Toucey
Born January 4, 1793(1793-01-04)
New Haven, Connecticut
Died February 19, 1863 (aged 70)
New Haven, Connecticut
Political party Whig

Roger Sherman Baldwin (January 4, 1793–February 19, 1863) was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became governor of Connecticut and United States Senator. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (480x640, 48 KB)[edit] Summary 38 x 45 in its frame, painted by George F. Wright (1828-1881). ... The following is a list of Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day. ... The following is a list of Deputy or Lieutenant Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day. ... Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (February 16, 1799 - June 6, 1887) was a United States Representative and Governor of Connecticut. ... Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792–July 30, 1869) was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General of the United States and Governor of Connecticut. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1793 (MDCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... “New Haven” redirects here. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... “New Haven” redirects here. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1793 (MDCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... Holding The “AFRICANS” are free, and are remanded to be released; Lt. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ...

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Early life

He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, entered Yale College at the age of fourteen, and graduated with high honors in 1811. After leaving Yale he studied law in his father's office in New Haven, and also in the Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1814. Although repeatedly called into public office, he devoted himself through life to the profession of his choice, attaining the highest distinction, especially in the discussion of questions of law. His defense in 1841, of the rights of the Africans of the Amistad (1841), is celebrated both on account of its marked ability, and also because of the peculiar interest which was felt in these unfortunate captives. “New Haven” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... For the US Federal Agent designation, see Special agent. ... The Litchfield Law School was the first law school in the United States, established in 1773 by Tapping Reeve, who would later became the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. ... Holding The “AFRICANS” are free, and are remanded to be released; Lt. ...


Political career

After having been a member of the city government in New Haven, in 1826 and 1828, Mr. Baldwin was elected in 1837 and again in 1838, a member of the Connecticut State Senate. In 1840 and 1841 he represented the town of New Haven in the General Assembly. He was chosen Governor of Connecticut in 1844 and was reelected in 1845. On the death of Hon. J. W. Huntington in 1847, Baldwin was appointed by Governor Clark Bissell to fill the vacancy thus occasioned in the United States Senate, and in December of that year he took his seat as a member of that body. He was elected by the Legislature in the following May to the same position, which he held until 1851. Since that period he has held no public office, except that he was one of the presidential electors in the canvass of 1860, and by appointment of Governor William Alfred Buckingham was a delegate to the Peace Convention which met in Washington, in 1861, by request of the State of Virginia. In all his career as a statesman he was distinguished for the wisdom of his counsels, the purity of his character, and an unswerving devotion to the progress of Liberty The chamber to the Connecticut State Senate within the capitol. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... William Alfred Buckingham (May 28, 1804 - February 5, 1875) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Connecticut. ...


The death of Governor Roger Sherman Baldwin occurred in New Haven, February 19, 1863; at the age of 70 and was interred at Grove Street Cemetery. A biographical discourse was pronounced at his funeral by Rev. Dr. Dutton, which was printed in the New Englander for April, 1863, and was also published as a pamphlet. Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground in New Haven, Connecticut is located in the center of the Yale University campus. ...

He was grandson of Roger Sherman, son of Simeon Baldwin, nephew of Ebenezer Baldwin, husband of Emily Pitkin Perkins, father of Simeon Eben Baldwin, grandfather of New York Supreme Court Justice Edward Baldwin Whitney, and the great-grandfather of the much famed Princeton University mathematics professor Hassler Whitney. Image File history File links Roger_Sherman_Baldwin. ... Image File history File links Roger_Sherman_Baldwin. ... Shermans marble statute in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol. ... Simeon Baldwin (December 14, 1761-May 26, 1851). ... Chaplain Ebenezer Baldwin (July 3, 1745-October 1, 1776) was a noted religious leader in Connecticut in the years preceding the American Revolution. ... Emily Pitkin (Perkins) Baldwin was the wife of Connecticut Governor & US Sentaor Roger Sherman Baldwin. ... Simeon Eben Baldwin (February 5, 1840–January 30, 1927) was a governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... Edward Baldwin Whitney, (1857-1911), graduated from Yale College, 1878; Judge William H. Taft, United States circuit court was one of his classmates. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Hassler Whitney (23 March 1907 – 10 May 1989) was an American mathematician who was one of the founders of singularity theory, PhB, Yale University, 1928; MusB, 1929; ScD (Honorary), 1947; PhD, Harvard University, under G.D. Birkhoff, 1932. ...


Trivia

A simplified version of the events regarding the Amistad case was made into a movie called Amistad in 1997 in which Matthew McConaughey portrayed Roger Sherman Baldwin. This article is about the film dramatization. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. ...


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Preceded by
Jabez W. Huntington		 United States Senator (Class 1) from Connecticut
1847–1851
Served alongside: John M. Niles, Truman Smith		 Succeeded by
Isaac Toucey
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Trumbull Sr • M Griswold • Huntington • Wolcott, Sr. • Trumbull Jr • Treadwall • R Griswold • Smith • Wolcott, Jr. • Tomlinson • Peters • Edwards • Foot • Edwards • Ellsworth • Cleveland • RS Baldwin • Toucey • Bissell • Trumbull • Seymour • Pond • Dutton • Minor • Holley • Buckingham • Hawley • English • Jewell • English • Jewell • Ingersoll • Hubbard • Andrews • Bigelow • Waller • Harrison • P Lounsbury • Bulkeley • Morris • Coffin • Cooke • G Lounsbury • McLean • Chamberlain • Roberts • Woodruff • Lilley • Weeks • S. Baldwin • Holcomb • Lake • Templeton • Bingham • JH Trumbull • Cross • R Baldwin • Hurley • R Baldwin • Snow • McConaughy • Shannon • Bowles • Lodge • Ribicoff • Dempsey • Meskill • Grasso • O'Neill • Weicker • Rowland • Rell
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United States Senators from Connecticut
Class 1: Ellsworth • Hillhouse • Dana • Boardman • Edwards • Foot • N. Smith • Niles • Betts • Huntington • R.S. Baldwin • Toucey • Dixon • Buckingham • Eaton • Hawley • Bulkeley • McLean • Walcott • Maloney • Hart • R.E. Baldwin • Benton • Purtell • T. Dodd • Weicker • Lieberman
Class 3: Johnson • Sherman • Mitchell • Trumbull • Tracy • Goodrich • Daggett • Lanman • Willey • Tomlinson • P. Smith • Niles • T. Smith • Gillette • Foster • Ferry • English • Barnum • Platt • Brandegee • Bingham • Lonergan • Danaher • McMahon • Purtell • Bush • Ribicoff • C. Dodd		 United States Senate

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Baldwin’s father, Simeon, served as the first clerk of the state’s federal courts, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a judge on Connecticut’s highest court.
Baldwin’s namesake and grandfather was Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and framer of the Constitution.
In the Supreme Court Baldwin urged the dismissal of the government’s appeal of the district court’s decision.
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