Jonathan Trumbull Jr.

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
2nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
October 24, 1791 – March 3, 1793
Preceded byFrederick Muhlenberg
Succeeded byFrederick Muhlenberg
20th Governor of Connecticut
In office
December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809
LieutenantJohn Treadwell
Preceded byOliver Wolcott
Succeeded byJohn Treadwell
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
In office
1796–1807
United States Senator
from Connecticut
In office
March 4, 1795 – June 10, 1796
Preceded byStephen Mix Mitchell
Succeeded byUriah Tracy
24th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
June 14, 1796 – December 1, 1797
GovernorOliver Wolcott
Preceded byOliver Wolcott
Succeeded byJohn Treadwell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRoger Griswold
Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1788
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1774-1775
In office
1779-1780
In office
1788
Personal details
Born(1740-03-26)March 26, 1740
DiedAugust 7, 1809(1809-08-07) (aged 69)
PartyFederalist (1795–1809)
Pro-Administration (before 1795)
SpouseEunice Backus
Children5
Alma materHarvard College (AB, AM)
OccupationPaymaster, comptroller

Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (March 26, 1740 – August 7, 1809) was an American politician and military officer who served as the governor of Connecticut, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and lieutenant governor of Connecticut. He is often confused with his younger brother, John Trumbull, a famous artist during the revolutionary war and early years of the United States.