Richard Law (March 7, 1733 – January 26, 1806) was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress, and the Congress of the Confederation. He was Mayor of New London, Connecticut, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. In the modern day, he has become infamously known for convicting and sentencing Hannah Ocuish, a 12-year-old Native American girl to death for the murder of a 6-year-old white girl.
Richard Law
Born 1733 in Milford, CT
Died 1806 in New London, CT
FJC ID: 1351
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- New London, ConnecticutMayor · 1784–1806
- New London [Connecticut] Superior CourtJudge · 1784–1789
- ↳chief judge · 1786–1789
- Connecticut General AssemblyAssistant · 1776–1786
- New London County [Connecticut] CourtChief judge · 1773–1784
- Continental CongressDelegate · 1774, 1776, 1777, 1780–1783
- Connecticut General AssemblyMember · 1765–1776
- Connecticut General AssemblyClerk · 1774–1776
- New London, ConnecticutJustice of the peace · 1765–1775
- Private practice, New London, Connecticut1757–1765
- Private practice, Milford, Connecticut1755–1757
Appointments
1789–1806 · Appointed by George WashingtonTerm ended: Death
Education
- Read law1755
- Yale College1751