Jonathan Trumbull

Patriot and US governor, born in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA, the father of John Trumbull and Jonathan Trumbull. Originally a successful merchant, he was governor of Connecticut (1769–84) and the only colonial governor to adopt a radical stance at the start of the American Revolution. He made Connecticut a principal source of supplies for the Continental army.

Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (12 October 1710 – 17 August 1785) (Originally spelled: Jonathan Trumble, was changed for an unknown reason) was one of the few men who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state.

He was born in Watertown, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Trumbull (1678-1755) and his wife née Hannah Higley.

He served as deputy-governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1766-1769, and, on the death, of the governor became Governor of Connecticut in 1769, serving in that capacity until 1784.

He was a friend and advisor of General Washington throughout the revolutionary period, dedicating the resources of Connecticut to the fight for independence. Trumbull College at Yale is named for him as well as the town of Trumbull, Connecticut, just north of Bridgeport.

He married, on December 9, 1735, Faith Robinson (1718-1780), daughter of Rev. They were the parents of six children including:

Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778), first commissary general of the Continental Army Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809), Governor of Connecticut 1798-1809 Faith Trumbull (1743-1775), who married General Jedidiah Huntington Mary Trumbull (1745-1831), who married William Williams, signer of the Declaration of Independence David Trumbull (1751-1822), commissary of the Colony of Connecticut John Trumbull (1756-1843), "Painter of the American Revolution"

Governor Trumbull died in Lebanon, Connecticut and is buried at the Old Cemetery there.