Joseph Platt

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Joseph Platt
Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk [1]
In office
1705–1748
Personal details
Born(1672-02-17)February 17, 1672 [2] [3]
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [4]
DiedJune 12, 1748(1748-06-12) (aged 75) [4]
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [4]
Resting place East Norwalk Historical Cemetery,
Norwalk, Connecticut
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Marvin (daughter of Matthew Marvin, Jr., m. November 6, 1700, d. 1703), Hannah Hanford (daughter of Reverend Thomas Hanford, m. January 26, 1704) [3] [4]
ChildrenElizabeth Platt Cooke (b. 1701), Hannah Platt Sanford (b. 1704), Joseph Platt, Jr. (b. 1706) [3] [5]
Residence Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Military service
RankCaptain
Unit Norwalk Trainband

Joseph Platt (February 17, 1672 – June 12, 1748) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk.

He was the longest serving representative from Norwalk. He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives between 1705 and 1748 representing Norwalk in 38 sessions. [6]

He was born on February 17, 1672 in Norwalk, the youngest son of John Platt, and Hannah Clark. [3]

He received a grant of 10 acres of land from the town of Norwalk for his services in the "swamp fight", on February 21, 1698. [2] Joseph was a town selectman for nine years.

On June 3, 1723 he was appointed by a town meeting to be chairman of committee to seat the new meeting-house.

On February 18, 1725-6, he was appointed at town meeting to a committee to obtain, and set stones for the entrance to the meeting house. At the same meeting, he was appointed to a committee to regulate the difficulties arising from minister Buckingham. [6]

He was a justice of the peace for 30 years.

He also served as a commissioner to draw the boundary line between Connecticut and New York in 1720.

Joseph was Captain of the North Company, of the Norwalk Trainband.

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