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Theodore Sedgwick
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1808
4th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 2, 1799 – March 3, 1801
Preceded byJonathan Dayton
Succeeded byNathaniel Macon
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
June 27, 1798 – December 5, 1798
Preceded byJacob Read
Succeeded byJohn Laurance
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
June 11, 1796 – March 3, 1799
Preceded byCaleb Strong
Succeeded bySamuel Dexter
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1789 – June 11, 1796
Preceded bynew seat
Succeeded byThomson J. Skinner
Constituency4th district (1789–93)
2nd district (1793–95)
1st district (1795–96)
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
Preceded byThomson J. Skinner
Succeeded byJohn Bacon
Constituency1st district
Personal details
Born(1746-05-09)May 9, 1746
West Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedJanuary 24, 1813(1813-01-24) (aged 66)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyFederalist (1795–1813)
Pro-Administration (before 1795)
Spouses
Elizabeth "Eliza" Mason
(m. 1767; died 1771)
Pamela Dwight
(m. 1774; died 1807)
Penelope Russell
(m. 1808)
Children10
Alma materYale College
OccupationAttorney, politician, and jurist
ProfessionLaw
Military service
Branch/serviceContinental Army
RankMajor
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746 – January 24, 1813) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served in elected state government and as a delegate to the Continental Congress, a U.S. representative, and a senator from Massachusetts. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate from June to December 1798. He also served as the fourth speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1802 and served there for the rest of his life.

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