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Joshua Coit

American politician (1758-1798)
Person human Q1701028

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
October 7, 1758
Date of death
September 5, 1798
Place of birth
New London
Place of death
New London
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
member of the United States House of Representatives, Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives[11][12]
Educated at
Harvard College[13]
Member of political party
Pro-Administration Party[15]
Father
Joseph Coit[8]
Mother
Lydia Lathrop[9]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Coit[16]
Given name
Joshua[17]
Place of burial
Connecticut[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joshua Coit ar جوشوا كويت he ג'ושוע קויט
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
77898147
Library of Congress authority ID
n88647609
A New Nation Votes ID
CJ0025
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/57697
FAST ID
232793
Find a Grave memorial ID
7367820
Freebase ID
/m/08sqhg
Geni.com profile ID
6000000053351599879
Open Library ID
OL7081446A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
111202
Political Graveyard politician ID
cohn-cokayne.html#034.25.81
Prabook ID
1056328
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SAR ancestor ID
135946
SNAC ARK ID
w6zp5k3p
US Congress Bio ID
C000600
United States House of Representatives ID
11202
WikiTree person ID
Coit-65
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdMhBcQRvYfktQFr7hj4q
Yale LUX ID
person/46303ad0-76a8-46d2-9c85-a084b560af81

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
lawyer, politician
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Harvard College
Given name 1
Joshua
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Pro-Administration Party
Place of birth 1
New London
Place of burial 1
Connecticut
Place of death 1
New London
Position held 1
member of the United States House of Representatives
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Joshua Coit was born on October 7, 1758[1], in New London[2]. He died on September 5, 1798[3], in New London[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

FAQs

Where was Joshua Coit born?

Joshua Coit was born in New London[2].

Where did Joshua Coit die?

Joshua Coit died in New London[4].

Who were Joshua Coit's parents?

Joshua Coit's father was Joseph Coit[8]. Joshua Coit's mother was Lydia Lathrop[9].

What did Joshua Coit do for work?

Joshua Coit worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did Joshua Coit go to school?

Joshua Coit was educated at Harvard College[13].

Related Entities

Connecticut lawyer Pro-Administration Party United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825. Retrieved . elections.lib.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Connecticut
    Work location → Washington, D.C.
    Mother → Lydia Lathrop
    Occupation → politician, lawyer
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