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John Chester (Connecticut)

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John Chester (1749–1809) was a militia officer and public official from Connecticut. Before the American Revolution, he was a militia officer and member of the Connecticut General Assembly. During the American Revolutionary War, he saw action from the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Trenton as part of Connecticut's troops, but he did not join the Continental Army, and left military service after 1776. He served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, among other public offices.

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{{cite book|title=Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783|author=Heitman, F.B.|date=1892|publisher=Press of Nichols, Killam & Maffitt|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_GwsAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-11-10}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.wethhist.org/services/burying_ground/biographies#Chester|title=Connecticut's Oldest & Largest Historic District | Wethersfield, Connecticut (CT)| Wethersfield Historical Society|publisher=wethhist.org|accessdate=2015-11-10}}

5 : 1749 births|1809 deaths|Connecticut militiamen in the American Revolution|Speakers of the Connecticut House of Representatives|Military personnel from Connecticut

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