Samuel Hanford
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
In office
October 1705 – May 1706[1]
Serving with Thomas Betts
Preceded byJohn Belding,
Joseph Platt
Succeeded bySamuel Keeler,
John Copp
In office
May 1707 – October 1707
Serving with Thomas Betts
Preceded byJoseph Platt
Succeeded byJoseph Platt
In office
May 1708 – October 1708
Preceded byJoseph Platt
Succeeded byJoseph Platt,
John Betts
In office
May 1711 – October 1711
Preceded byJohn Betts
Succeeded byJoseph Platt,
Samuel Comstock
In office
May 1714 – October 1714
Serving with Samuel Kellogg
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
Matthew Seymour
Succeeded byJoseph Platt,
Samuel Comstock
In office
October 1717 – May 1718
Serving with John Read
Succeeded byJohn Bartlett ,
Samuel Marvin
In office
October 1719 – October 1720
Preceded byJohn Copp,
Joseph Platt
Succeeded byJames Brown,
Joseph Platt
In office
October 1722 – May 1723
Serving with Joseph Platt
Preceded byJohn Benedict
In office
October 1733 – May 1734
Serving with Joseph Platt
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
James Lockwood
Succeeded byJoseph Birchard,
John Marvin
In office
May 1735 – May 1738
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
Daniel Hoyt
Succeeded byJames Lockwood,
John Marvin
Town Clerk of the Town of Norwalk
In office
1707–1708
Preceded byJames Olmsted
Succeeded byJohn Copp
Personal details
Born(1674-04-22)April 22, 1674[2]
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2]
DiedFebruary 2, 1751(1751-02-02) (aged 76) [2]
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2]
Resting placeEast Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
SpouseIsabell Haynes[2]
ChildrenSamuel Hanford, Jr., William Hanford, Thaddeus Hanford, Haynes Hanford, Hezekiah Hanford, Hanford Isabell Hall[2]
Residence(s)S.W corner of East Avenue and Fort Point Street,
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[3]
Military service
RankCaptain[4] (October 1719)
UnitNorwalk Trainband

Samuel Hanford (April 22, 1674 – February 2, 1751) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1705, May 1707, May 1708, May 1711, May 1714, October 1717, October 1719, May 1720, October 1722, October 1733, May and October 1735, May and October 1736, and May and October 1737. He also served as Norwalk town clerk from 1707 to 1708. He served as a justice of the peace for Norwalk in 1711, 1723, 1724, and from 1735 until his death in 1751. He served as a selectman for seven years.

He was the son of Reverend Thomas Hanford and Mary Miles.

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