Jonathan Brace
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Jonathan Brace was a United States Representative from Connecticut
. He was born in Harwinton, Connecticut
. He was graduated from Yale College
in 1779. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in Bennington, Vermont in 1779 and commenced practice in Pawlet, Vermont
. He moved to Manchester, Vermont in 1782 and continued the practice of law. He was a member of the council of censors to revise the constitution as well as a prosecuting attorney for Bennington County 1784-1785. He then moved to Glastonbury, Connecticut
in January 1786 but was not admitted to the Connecticut bar until 1790.
Brace was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly
from 1788 and 1791–1794 and was chosen assistant in the council in May 1798. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut
in 1794 and was a judge of the city court from 1797 until 1815, with the exception of two years. He was elected as a Federalist
to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joshua Coit
and was reelected to the Sixth Congress and served from December 3, 1798, until his resignation in 1800. He served as an assistant in the council of the State 1802-1818 and was appointed prosecuting attorney for Hartford County in December 1807 and served until May 1809, when he resigned. He was appointed judge of the county court and of probate in May 1809 and continued as judge of the county court until 1821 and as judge of probate until 1824. He was the mayor of Hartford 1815-1824 and also a member of the state senate in 1819 and 1820. He died in Hartford on August 26, 1837 and was buried in the Old North Cemetery.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. He was born in Harwinton, Connecticut
Harwinton, Connecticut
Harwinton is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,283 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is a portmanteau of Hartford and Windsor, which is where its settlers came from.-Geography:...
. He was graduated from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1779. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in Bennington, Vermont in 1779 and commenced practice in Pawlet, Vermont
Pawlet, Vermont
Pawlet is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,477 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which 0.02% is water.Pawlet is a rural farming town...
. He moved to Manchester, Vermont in 1782 and continued the practice of law. He was a member of the council of censors to revise the constitution as well as a prosecuting attorney for Bennington County 1784-1785. He then moved to Glastonbury, Connecticut
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1693. The population was 31,876 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England. Glastonbury is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles southeast of Hartford. The town...
in January 1786 but was not admitted to the Connecticut bar until 1790.
Brace was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly
Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. There are no term limits for either chamber.During...
from 1788 and 1791–1794 and was chosen assistant in the council in May 1798. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
in 1794 and was a judge of the city court from 1797 until 1815, with the exception of two years. He was elected as a Federalist
Federalist
The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation...
to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joshua Coit
Joshua Coit
Joshua Coit was an American lawyer and politician from New London, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and graduated from Harvard College in 1776. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New London. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving...
and was reelected to the Sixth Congress and served from December 3, 1798, until his resignation in 1800. He served as an assistant in the council of the State 1802-1818 and was appointed prosecuting attorney for Hartford County in December 1807 and served until May 1809, when he resigned. He was appointed judge of the county court and of probate in May 1809 and continued as judge of the county court until 1821 and as judge of probate until 1824. He was the mayor of Hartford 1815-1824 and also a member of the state senate in 1819 and 1820. He died in Hartford on August 26, 1837 and was buried in the Old North Cemetery.