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Roger Sherman

Born: April 19, 1721, in Newton, Massachusetts
Died: July 23, 1793, in New Haven, Connecticut

Signed the Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress, delegate from Connecticut
Constitutional Convention, 1787
- Helped draft New Jersey plan
- Great Compromise, also known as Connecticut Compromise
- Wrote letters in newspapers in support of Connecticut ratifying the Constitution
1789 - 1791 represented Connecticut in first U.S. house of Representatives
Served in Connecticut legislature

Roger Sherman and the Connecticut Compromise
CT Judicial Branch Libraries' guide
SHERMAN, Roger 1721 – 1793
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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