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Born November 20, 1726 • Windsor • Connecticut • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died December 1, 1797 (aged 71) • Litchfield • Connecticut
Title / Office governor (1796-1797), Connecticut
Notable Family Members son Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Roger Sherman, oil on canvas by Ralph Earl, c. 1775; in the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. 164.1 × 126 cm.
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Charles Carroll.
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