James Lockwood (April 21, 1683 – May 5, 1769) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony. He was the youngest son of Ephraim Lockwood and Mercy St. John and the brother of Eliphalet Lockwood.[2][3]
James Lockwood | |
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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office May 1721 – October 1721 Serving with Joseph Platt | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, James Brown |
| In office May 1722 – October 1722 Serving with John Benedict | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| In office October 1723 – May 1724 Serving with Samuel Comstock | |
| Succeeded by | Eliphalet Lockwood, Matthew Gregory |
| In office October 1724 – May 1725 Serving with Joseph Platt | |
| Preceded by | Eliphalet Lockwood, Matthew Gregory |
| Succeeded by | John Benedict |
| In office May 1726 – October 1726 Serving with Thomas Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| In office May 1727 – October 1727 Serving with Thomas Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| In office May 1729 – October 1729 Serving with Thomas Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| In office May 1732 – October 1733 Serving with Joseph Platt | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, John Betts Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| In office May 1735 – May 1736 Serving with Samuel Hanford | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Daniel Hoyt |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hanford, Samuel Fitch |
| In office May 1738 – October 1738 Serving with John Marvin | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Joseph Comstock |
| In office October 1739 – May 1741 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, John Betts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Betts, Jr., John Belding, Jr. |
| In office October 1742 – May 1743 Serving with Samuel Fitch | |
| Preceded by | John Betts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Fitch, John Betts, Jr. |
| In office May 1746 – October 1746 Serving with Samuel Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Fitch |
| In office October 1748 – May 1749 Serving with Joseph Platt, Jr. | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Fitch, Elnathan Hanford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Jr., Nehemiah Mead |
| In office October 1749 – May 1750 Serving with Joseph Platt, Jr. | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Jr., Nehemiah Mead |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Fitch, Joseph Platt, Jr. |
| In office October 1751 – May 1752 Serving with David Lambert | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Jr., Samuel Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Jr., Samuel Fitch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1683 [2][3] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2][3] |
| Died | May 5, 1769 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Lydia Smith (daughter of Samuel Smith) (m. October 23, 1707) [2][3] |
| Children | Lydia Lockwood (died in infancy), Hannah Lockwood Rogers, Reverend James Lockwood, Lydia Lockwood Keeler, Job Lockwood, John Lockwood, Reverend Samuel Lockwood[2][3] |
| Residence(s) | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | North Company of the Norwalk Trainband[2] |
Lockwood served in the following sessions of the House:
- May 1721
- May 1722
- October 1723
- October 1724
- May 1726
- May 1727
- May 1729
- May and October 1732
- May 1733
- May and October 1735
- May 1738
- October 1739
- May and October 1740
- October 1742
- May 1746
- October 1748
- October 1749
- October 1751
He was appointed a justice of the peace by the General Assembly from 1744 to 1756.[2]