Early Life
He entered Yale in 1797 and graduated in 1801. He immediately studied law with his cousin, William Trumbull Williams. In 1802 he moved to the Connecticut Western Reserve (now Trumbull County, Ohio) and was admitted to the Ohio bar. Shortly thereafter he moved back to Hartford. He was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1803 and established his practice at Hartford. In 1828 he became the president of the Hartford Bank and held that office until he resigned in 1839. He was also president of the Providence, Hartford & Fishkill Railroad Co.
In 1849 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale, his alma mater.
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