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'''Epaphroditus Champion''' (April 6, 1756 – December 22, 1834) was an American | '''Epaphroditus Champion Sr.''' (April 6, 1756 – December 22, 1834) was an American military officer and politician who lived in [[Connecticut]]. [[Henry Champion (general)|Henry Champion]] was his father. Epaphroditus Champion served in the Connecticut Assembly and as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from Connecticut. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Champion was born in [[Colchester, Connecticut|Colchester]] in the [[Connecticut Colony]], son of | Champion was born in [[Colchester, Connecticut|Colchester]] in the [[Connecticut Colony]], son of [[Colonel Henry Champion]] and Deborah (Brainard) Champion.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://records.ancestry.com/Epaphroditus_Champion_records.ashx?pid=34836973|title = Epaphroditus Champion (1756 - 1834)|publisher= Ancestry.com|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref> He was educated both by private tutors and in the [[common school]]s. | ||
Champion's | One of Champion's brothers, [[Henry Champion (general)|Henry Champion]], was a major in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and served in the Connecticut state house of representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambliss-chancie.html#538.00.23|title = Champion, Henry (1751-1836) |publisher= The Political Graveyard|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{cite book|title=Descendants of the brothers Jeremiah and John Wood|year=1885|publisher=W. S. Wood|pages=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPtfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA11}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite book|title=Descendants of the brothers Jeremiah and John Wood|year=1885|publisher=W. S. Wood|pages=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPtfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA11}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
[[File:Coat of Arms of Epaphroditus Champion.svg|175px|thumb|left|Coat of Arms of Epaphroditus Champion]] | [[File:Coat of Arms of Epaphroditus Champion.svg|175px|thumb|left|Coat of Arms of Epaphroditus Champion]] | ||
During the American Revolutionary War, Connecticut Governor [[Jonathan Trumbull]] directed Champion's father, Connecticut state commissary Colonel Henry Champion, to collect cattle and drive them to [[Valley Forge]]. Champion helped his father gather a herd of 300 cattle at [[Hartford, Connecticut]] and drive them west to King's Ferry, across the Hudson, into New Jersey, across the Delaware to Washington's famished troops west of the [[Schuylkill River|Schuylkill]]. They were devoured in five days prompting Champion to remark that the cattle were so thoroughly eaten that "you might have made a knife out of every bone."<ref>{{cite book|last=Roth|first=David Morris|title=Connecticut's war Governor, Jonathan Trumbull|url=https://archive.org/details/connecticutswarg00roth|url-access=registration|year=1974|publisher=Pequot Press|pages=[https://archive.org/details/connecticutswarg00roth/page/45 45–46]|isbn=9780871061492 }}</ref> Champion was named assistant commissary to Trumbull in 1776, and was the first Commissary General of the Continental Army.<ref>{{cite web|url= | During the American Revolutionary War, Connecticut Governor [[Jonathan Trumbull]] directed Champion's father, Connecticut state commissary Colonel Henry Champion, to collect cattle and drive them to [[Valley Forge]]. Champion helped his father gather a herd of 300 cattle at [[Hartford, Connecticut]] and drive them west to King's Ferry, across the Hudson, into New Jersey, across the Delaware to Washington's famished troops west of the [[Schuylkill River|Schuylkill]]. They were devoured in five days prompting Champion to remark that the cattle were so thoroughly eaten that "you might have made a knife out of every bone."<ref>{{cite book|last=Roth|first=David Morris|title=Connecticut's war Governor, Jonathan Trumbull|url=https://archive.org/details/connecticutswarg00roth|url-access=registration|year=1974|publisher=Pequot Press|pages=[https://archive.org/details/connecticutswarg00roth/page/45 45–46]|isbn=9780871061492 }}</ref> Champion was named assistant commissary to Trumbull in 1776, and was the first Commissary General of the Continental Army.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/2011/07/epaphroditus-champion-1756-1834.html|title = Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834) | ||
|date = July 21, 2011 | |date = July 21, 2011 | ||
|publisher= The Strangest Names in American Political History|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.colchesterhistory.org/colchester-historical-society-exhibits/the-champion-story/|title = The Champion Story: General George Washington and The Champion Family of Colchester|publisher= Colchester Historical Society|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref> | |publisher= The Strangest Names in American Political History|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.colchesterhistory.org/colchester-historical-society-exhibits/the-champion-story/|title = The Champion Story: General George Washington and The Champion Family of Colchester|publisher= Colchester Historical Society|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
[[File:Mrs. Epaphroditus Champion (Lucretia Hubbard) by Anson Dickinson.jpg|thumb|Mrs. Epaphroditus Champion (Lucretia Hubbard) by [[Anson Dickinson]]]] | [[File:Mrs. Epaphroditus Champion (Lucretia Hubbard) by Anson Dickinson.jpg|thumb|Mrs. Epaphroditus Champion (Lucretia Hubbard) by [[Anson Dickinson]]]] | ||
In 1781, Champion married Lucretia Hubbard (1760–1836). Together, they had three children:<ref name="Geni">{{cite web|url= | In 1781, Champion married Lucretia Hubbard (1760–1836). Together, they had three children:<ref name="Geni">{{cite web|url= https://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/2011/07/epaphroditus-champion-1756-1834.html|title = Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834)| date=July 21, 2011 |publisher= The Strangest Names in American Political History|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/137|title = Lucretia Champion Bacon |publisher= Litchfield Historical Society|accessdate= December 27, 2012}}</ref> | ||
* Lucretia Champion (1783–1882)<ref name="Geni"/> | * Lucretia Champion (1783–1882)<ref name="Geni"/> | ||
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* {{Find a Grave|6921232}} | * {{Find a Grave|6921232}} | ||
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/epaphroditus_champion/402430 Govtrack.us: Epaphroditus Champion] | * [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/epaphroditus_champion/402430 Govtrack.us: Epaphroditus Champion] | ||
* [ | * [https://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/2011/07/epaphroditus-champion-1756-1834.html The Strangest Names in American Political History: Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834)] | ||
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/nautical.html The Political Graveyard: Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834)] | * [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/nautical.html The Political Graveyard: Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834)] | ||
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=C000288 Biographical Directory of The United States Congress: Guide to Research Collections] | * [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=C000288 Biographical Directory of The United States Congress: Guide to Research Collections] | ||
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Epaphroditus Champion Sr. (April 6, 1756 – December 22, 1834) was an American military officer and politician who lived in Connecticut. Henry Champion was his father. Epaphroditus Champion served in the Connecticut Assembly and as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
Early life
Champion was born in Colchester in the Connecticut Colony, son of Colonel Henry Champion and Deborah (Brainard) Champion.[1] He was educated both by private tutors and in the common schools.
One of Champion's brothers, Henry Champion, was a major in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and served in the Connecticut state house of representatives.[2] [3]
Career
During the American Revolutionary War, Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull directed Champion's father, Connecticut state commissary Colonel Henry Champion, to collect cattle and drive them to Valley Forge. Champion helped his father gather a herd of 300 cattle at Hartford, Connecticut and drive them west to King's Ferry, across the Hudson, into New Jersey, across the Delaware to Washington's famished troops west of the Schuylkill. They were devoured in five days prompting Champion to remark that the cattle were so thoroughly eaten that "you might have made a knife out of every bone."[4] Champion was named assistant commissary to Trumbull in 1776, and was the first Commissary General of the Continental Army.[5][6]
Champion moved to East Haddam, Connecticut in 1782. He served as a captain in the Twenty-fourth Regiment of the Connecticut State militia from 1784 to 1792, as major from 1793 to 1794, as lieutenant colonel from 1795 to 1798, and as brigadier general of the Seventh Brigade from 1800 to 1803.[7][8]
He worked as a merchant, shipowner, exporter and importer. He was successful in conducting trade in the West Indies.[9] Champion was a member of the Connecticut state assembly from 1791 to 1806.[10] He was elected as a Federalist candidate to the Tenth United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1817.[11] After serving in Congress, he resumed his former business activities. Champion served as commissary general of provisions for army pensioners in 1832.[12]
Personal life
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In 1781, Champion married Lucretia Hubbard (1760–1836). Together, they had three children:[13][14]
- Lucretia Champion (1783–1882)[13]
- Clarissa Champion (1785–1801)[13]
- Epaphroditus Champion Jr. (1786–1841).[13]
Champion died on December 22, 1834, in East Haddam, Connecticut. He is interred in Riverview Cemetery in East Haddam. His epitaph reads, "Talents, benevolence and integrity characterized his spotless life."[8]
Legacy
Champion's home in East Haddam is included in the East Haddam Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is named the General Epaphroditus Champion House and was built in a late-Georgian style.[15]
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External links
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: CHAMPION, Epaphroditus, (1756 - 1834)
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- Govtrack.us: Epaphroditus Champion
- The Strangest Names in American Political History: Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834)
- The Political Graveyard: Epaphroditus Champion (1756-1834)
- Biographical Directory of The United States Congress: Guide to Research Collections
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- 1756 births
- 1834 deaths
- People from Colchester, Connecticut
- Federalist Party United States representatives from Connecticut
- People of Connecticut in the American Revolution
- 19th-century United States representatives
- 18th-century Connecticut politicians
- Members of the Connecticut General Assembly