He assumed the Governorship on the death of Samuel Huntington in 1796 , and was reelected to the position , holding the office until his death at the age of seventy-one .
He served again as an Indian Commissioner , and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1786 , assuming the Governorship on the death of Samuel Huntington in 1796 , and was reelected to the position , dying in office at the age of seventy-one in Farmington , Connecticut .