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Huntington, Samuel Thematic map of the eastern United States showing the results of the 1789 presidential election. States are shaded in orange, each labeled with the number of electoral votes. An inset table lists the candidates and their electoral vote totals, with George Washington receiving votes from all participating states. A note explains that before the 12th Amendment, electors cast votes for two candidates, with the highest vote-getter becoming president and the runner-up becoming vice president.
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Samuel Huntington

American politician
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Samuel Huntington (born July 3, 1731, Windham, Conn.—died Jan. 5, 1796, Norwich, Conn., U.S.) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, president of the Continental Congress (1779–81), and governor of Connecticut. He served in the Connecticut Assembly in 1765 and was appointed as a judge of the Superior Court in 1775. He was a member of the governor’s council (1775–83) concurrently with his service in the Continental Congress. Huntington returned in 1783 to Connecticut,...

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