Moses Comstock

Moses Comstock
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
In office
1777  1778[1]
Preceded by Thomas Fitch, V,
Thaddeus Betts
Succeeded by Clapp Raymond,
Stephen St. John
Personal details
Born 1714
Norwalk, Connecticut
Died January 18, 1789(1789-01-18)
New Canaan, Connecticut
Spouse(s) Elizabeth St. John (m. June 30, 1748)
Residence Norwalk, Connecticut

Moses Comstock (1714 – January 18, 1789) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in 1777.

He was the son of Moses Comstock and Abigail Brinsmade.

In 1777, Eli Reed, Asa Hoyt, John Gregory, Jr., Levi Taylor, Nathan Hubbell, and Moses Comstock were appointed a Committee to find the number of soldiers enlisted in the Continental Army, in Norwalk, and report to the Norwalk town meeting.[2][3]

His father, also named Moses, was the owner of the last slave in Connecticut, Onesimus Brown.[4]

He died in New Canaan on January 18, 1789.

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Preceded by
Thomas Fitch, V
Thaddeus Betts
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk

1777–1778
With: Daniel Betts, Jr.
Succeeded by
Clapp Raymond
Stephen St. John
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