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Jonathan Law (August 6, 1674 – November 6, 1750) was the 27th Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, serving in that office from 1741 to 1750. Biography Law was born in Milford in what was then Connecticut Colony to Jonathan and Sarah (Clark) Law. He studied law at Harvard College. Known as talented, amiable, and even-tempered, he graduated in 1695. He married five times and had a number of children, seven of whom were sons. On December 20, 1698, he married Anne Eliot; on February 14, 1704, Abigail Arnold; on August 1, 1706, Abigail Andrew; in 1725, widow Sarah Burr; and in 1730, Eunice (Hall) Andrew. Some of his children and grandchildren went on to serve in Congress and other national political offices. His daughter Anne became the aunt of Founding Father Lyman Hall. Career In 1698, Law established a law office in Milford. A Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum for New Haven County in May 1709, he was then named Judge of the County Court of New Haven County and Assistant Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court. Elected Deputy to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1706, Law served several terms until 1717. He was then chosen an assistant and served as such, with the exception of one year, until 1724. In October 1724, he became Deputy Governor and, in May 1725, Chief Judge of the Superior Court, holding these two offices at the same time, which was possible under the government of that era.By the time that Law came to the governorship in October 1741, following the death of Governor Joseph Talcott, Law was 67 years old and had been active in the colonial government for 35 years. He had an extensive farm and was one of the first to plant mulberry trees and introduce raising silk worms to Connecticut. He advocated the industry and advertised by wearing a coat and stockings made of Connecticut silk at a public appearance in 1747. Death and legacy Law died while in office on November 6, 1750, in Milford, Connecticut, and is interred at Milford Cemetery.Jonathan Law High School in Milford Connecticut was named in his honor. References External links Connecticut State Library: Jonathan Law Hume Family Home Page: Family Tree: Jonathan LawJonathan Law at Find a Grave. Discover the Jonathan Law popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jonathan Law books.

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  • Obsession synopsis, comments

    Obsession

    John E. Douglas

    In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion...

  • Jonathan Chapman v. City Houston and University Houston synopsis, comments

    Jonathan Chapman v. City Houston and University Houston

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    This is an appeal of summary judgments granted in favor of City of Houston and The University of Houston, appellees. Appellant, Jonathan Chapman, sued appellees for personal injuri...

  • The Proper Study Of Mankind synopsis, comments

    The Proper Study Of Mankind

    Isaiah Berlin

    ‘He becomes everyman’s guide to everything exciting in the history of ideas’ New York Review of BooksIsaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the twentieth century, and one...

  • The Cossacks and Other Stories synopsis, comments

    The Cossacks and Other Stories

    Leo Tolstoy & David McDuff

    In 1851, at the age of twentytwo, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his li...

  • Jeffrey Jonathan Demars v. State Minnesota synopsis, comments

    Jeffrey Jonathan Demars v. State Minnesota

    Supreme Court of Minnesota

    The evidence was sufficient to support the trial court's determination that defendant knew the nature of his act and that it was wrong so that he was not relieved of criminal liabi...

  • The Rule of Law synopsis, comments

    The Rule of Law

    Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG PC FBA Tom Bingham

    'A gem of a book ... Inspiring and timely. Everyone should read it' Independent'The Rule of Law' is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the found...

  • George Beach, Plaintiff in Error v. Jonathan Viles Et Al. Defendants in Error synopsis, comments

    George Beach, Plaintiff in Error v. Jonathan Viles Et Al. Defendants in Error

    United States Supreme Court

    The present being a suit upon a local statute, giving a particular remedy in the nature of a foreign attachment against garishees, who possess goods, effects or credits of the prin...

  • Heller v. Jonathan Investments synopsis, comments

    Heller v. Jonathan Investments

    Supreme Court of Illinois

    The circuit court of Du Page County entered judgment on an arbitration award for $7,375 in favor of plaintiff, Ann Marie Yanan, on a personalinjury action filed against defendant E...

  • People State Michigan v. Michael Jonathan synopsis, comments

    People State Michigan v. Michael Jonathan

    Supreme Court of Michigan

    Order By order of July 31, 1990, the application for leave to appeal was held in abeyance pending the decision in People v. Preuss (Docket No. 83218). On order of the Court, the de...

  • Commonwealth v. Jonathan v. Trowbridge synopsis, comments

    Commonwealth v. Jonathan v. Trowbridge

    Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

    Supreme Judicial Court, Further appellate review. Indecent Assault and Battery. Child Abuse. Evidence, Exculpatory, Grand jury proceedings, Competency, Sexual conduct, Expert opini...

  • The Conquest of Gaul synopsis, comments

    The Conquest of Gaul

    Julius Caesar, Jane Gardner & S. Handford

    Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns.Caesar's narrat...

  • Counsel for Couples synopsis, comments

    Counsel for Couples

    Jonathan D. Holmes

    Many pastors feel illequipped to handle the challenges that arise when a couple is going through marital difficulties.If you are or have been in this situation before, this book sh...

  • Jonathan W. Hall v. Amica Mutual Insurance synopsis, comments

    Jonathan W. Hall v. Amica Mutual Insurance

    Western Section, at Jackson Court of Appeals of Tennessee

    This case involves questions regarding the scope of review of statutory arbitration awards, public policy affecting territorial limitations on Pennsylvania automobile insurance cov...

  • Nidia De Luca Et Al. v. Jonathan Kameros synopsis, comments

    Nidia De Luca Et Al. v. Jonathan Kameros

    Supreme Court of New York

    [130 A.D.2d 705 Page 705] In a dental malpractice action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County ...

  • State V. Jonathan M. synopsis, comments

    State V. Jonathan M.

    New Mexico Supreme Court

    We granted the State's petition for a writ of certiorari to clarify whether NMSA 1978, Section 32127(F) (Repl. Pamp. 1989) prohibits the admission of statements made by a child und...

  • People State New York v. Jonathan Nathan synopsis, comments

    People State New York v. Jonathan Nathan

    Supreme Court of New York

    Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Stolarik, J.), rendered November 27, 1981, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (three counts)...

  • It Could Happen Here synopsis, comments

    It Could Happen Here

    Jonathan Greenblatt

    "Refreshingly candid  . . . Get off Instagram and read this book."Sacha Baron Cohen  From the dynamic head of ADL, an impassioned argument about the terrifying path that ...

  • Matter Nicole Lake v. Jonathan Lake synopsis, comments

    Matter Nicole Lake v. Jonathan Lake

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

    Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Delaware County (Estes, J.), entered December 24, 1991, which, inter alia, granted respondents cross petition, in a proceeding pursuant ...

  • In Re Jonathan B. synopsis, comments

    In Re Jonathan B.

    Fourth Appellate District, Division Three Court of Appeal of California

    Sherry B. appeals from an order declaring her son, Jonathan B., a dependent of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (b), (c), and (i). S...

  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl synopsis, comments

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Harriet Ann Jacobs

    After hiding in her grandmother’s attic for seven years, Harriet Ann Jacobs was finally able to escape servitudeand her master’s sexual abusewhen she fled to the North. Once there,...

  • Jonathan Jackson, Et Ux. v. American Insurance Company synopsis, comments

    Jonathan Jackson, Et Ux. v. American Insurance Company

    Supreme Court Of Louisiana

    SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA 1981.LA.1703 On Writ of Certiorari or Review to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Parish of Caddo.

  • Gangbuster synopsis, comments

    Gangbuster

    Alan Prendergast

    A gripping and exhaustively researched, firsttime account of a feared gangbuster’s groundbreaking battles with organized crime, the KKK, and corruption at the highest levels of gov...

  • Dennis Jonathan Winegarner v. State Texas synopsis, comments

    Dennis Jonathan Winegarner v. State Texas

    Supreme Court of Texas

    The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Appellant was convicted as a principal for the murder of Sophia Giovanni about 4:30 A.M. on July 2, 1971, in the robbery with Bob...

  • Deep Sea Research Inc. v. Jonathan synopsis, comments

    Deep Sea Research Inc. v. Jonathan

    Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

    FOR PUBLICATION D.C. No. CV9103899LCB ORDER On Remand from the United States Supreme Court ORDER The judgment of this court, 102 F.3d 379, is vacated in all respects except for the...

  • Aaron Dwayne Proctor and Jonathan L. Lemell v. State Texas synopsis, comments

    Aaron Dwayne Proctor and Jonathan L. Lemell v. State Texas

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas NOS. 477-91 & 478-91

    Order ON STATE'S MOTIONS FOR REHEARING The appellants were jointly tried and convicted of aggravated robbery. The jury assessed Proctor's punishment at life and Lemell's...

  • John D. Clements, Appellant v. Jonathan R. Warner synopsis, comments

    John D. Clements, Appellant v. Jonathan R. Warner

    United States Supreme Court

    The appellee filed this bill in chancery in the Circuit Court to quiet his title to a portion of section thirtythree, in township seventeen north, of range eight east, of the third...

  • Jonathan Pecht and Adam Pecht synopsis, comments

    Jonathan Pecht and Adam Pecht

    Sixth District, Texarkana Court of Appeals of Texas

    Opinion by Justice Bleil Gerard Pecht appeals from an order modifying his child support obligation. The primary issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its dis...

  • People State New York v. Jonathan Wharton synopsis, comments

    People State New York v. Jonathan Wharton

    Court of Appeals of New York

    On this appeal, the People urge us to reverse a finding of Nassau County Court, affirmed by the Appellate Division, that the police lacked probable cause to arrest defendant Jonath...

  • Jonathan Little and Hannah Little v. synopsis, comments

    Jonathan Little and Hannah Little v.

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    WILKINS, Justice: Plaintiffs brought this action against the State Division of Family Services and the individual defendants alleging negligence in connection with placement, super...

  • Jonathan Robert Weber v. Springville City synopsis, comments

    Jonathan Robert Weber v. Springville City

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    Donald and Winona Weber ("plaintiffs"), individually and on behalf of their minor child Jonathan, sued Thomas W. Biesinger for negligence and breach of contract and Springville Cit...

  • Lessee of William L. Brown and Wife, Plaintiff in Error v. Joseph Clements and Jonathan Hunt synopsis, comments

    Lessee of William L. Brown and Wife, Plaintiff in Error v. Joseph Clements and Jonathan Hunt

    United States Supreme Court

    THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, under the twentyfifth section of the Judiciary Act, from the Supreme Court of the state of Alabama. It was an ejectment, brought by the ...

  • The Assault on American Excellence synopsis, comments

    The Assault on American Excellence

    Anthony T. Kronman

    “I want to call it a cry of the heart, but it’s more like a cry of the brain, a calm and erudite one.” Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street JournalThe former dean of Yale Law School argue...

  • Jonathan C. Jeffries v. Wayne Stewart and synopsis, comments

    Jonathan C. Jeffries v. Wayne Stewart and

    Third District Court of Appeals of Indiana

    In August, 1968, Jonathan Jeffries was injured as he attempted to jump on a dump truck driven by Wayne Stewart, an uninsured motorist. Jeffries incurred medical expenses in excess ...

  • Gardner V. Jonathan Club synopsis, comments

    Gardner V. Jonathan Club

    Supreme Court Of California

    Plaintiff, as assignee of Lambert H. Polderman, brought this action to recover $5,500 allegedly contained in an envelope delivered to defendant for safekeeping and not returned on ...

  • The Persian Expedition synopsis, comments

    The Persian Expedition

    Xenophon & Rex Warner

    In The Persian Expedition, Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides an enthralling eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army the ...

  • On Sparta synopsis, comments

    On Sparta

    Plutarch

    Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek citystate between the...

  • Jonathan V. Doyon Drilling synopsis, comments

    Jonathan V. Doyon Drilling

    Alaska Supreme Court

    Keith Jonathan was severely injured in the course of his employment with Doyon Drilling, Inc. on February 12, 1988. Doyon, through its insurer, Alaska National Insurance Company (c...

  • Jonathan Mack Lafon v. State Idaho synopsis, comments

    Jonathan Mack Lafon v. State Idaho

    Court of Appeals of Idaho

    In 1978, LaFon pled guilty to a charge of first degree murder, and he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of life in prison. On November 16, 1987, LaFon filed, pro se, an applic...

  • Jonathan Little and Hanna Little v. Utah synopsis, comments

    Jonathan Little and Hanna Little v. Utah

    Court of Appeals of Utah

    On March 16, 1977, a warrant and order of temporary placement directed to Jennifer Little, 21/2 year old daughter of plaintiffs, was issued by the juvenile court as the result of a...

  • The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 synopsis, comments

    The Best American Crime Reporting 2008

    Jonathan Kellerman, Otto Penzler & Thomas H. Cook

    Thieves, liars, killers, and conspiratorsit's a criminal world out there, and someone has got to write about it. An eclectic collection of the year's best reportage, The Best Ameri...

  • State Florida v. Jonathan Hill synopsis, comments

    State Florida v. Jonathan Hill

    Supreme Court of Florida

    By petition for writ of certiorari, Sheppard & White, P.A. seeks review of an order requiring respondent, the City of Jacksonville, to pay $29,864.05 in legal fees and costs fo...

  • State Utah v. Jonathan Kaytso synopsis, comments

    State Utah v. Jonathan Kaytso

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    PER CURIAM: This case is before us on appeal from defendants conviction by jury trial of rape upon a nineyearold Indian girl. At the time, the victim was living with her elder sist...