HOSMER, Titus, a Delegate from
Connecticut; born in what is now West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., in 1736;
was graduated from Yale College in 1757; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1760 and commenced practice in Middletown, Conn.; held several local offices;
member of the State house of representatives 1773-1778, serving as speaker in
1776 and 1778; member of the council of safety in 1776 and 1777; served in the
State senate from May 1778 until his death; Member of the Continental Congress
in 1778; resumed the practice of law; judge of the United States Maritime Court
of Appeals in 1780; died in Middletown, Conn., August 4, 1780; interment in
Mortimer Cemetery - -Biographical
Data courtesy of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.