Chester, John
soldier, state legislator, was born Jan. 29, 1749, in Wethersfield, Conn. He was a representative in the legislature in 1772, served with distinction as a captain at the battle of Bunker Hill, became a colonel, and continued in the continental army until 1777. Afterward he sat in the Connecticut legislature, in which he was chosen speaker; was a member of the council in 1788- 91 and 1803; supervisor of the district of Connecticut from 1791 to 1801. He died Nov. 4, 1809, in Wethersfield, Conn.