About Thomas Benedict
Lived 1682 – 1763 (aged 80–81). Thomas Benedict was an American politician.
Thomas Benedict (1682 – July 5, 1763) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1737, October 1740, and October 1744. He was chosen as selectman at least seven times, and was moderator of the town meetings not less than ten times.
He was the son of John Benedict and Phoebe Gregory.
He held a military position for most of his life, and was named a captain in 1746. It is recorded that his voice could be heard and understood at the distance of more than a mile.
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Connecticut politician
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Thomas Benedict was born in 1682 in Norwalk.
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Thomas Benedict died on 5 July 1763 in Norwalk.
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Thomas Benedict was a politician.
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Thomas Benedict was American.
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