Facts: - party: federalist - predecessor: roger griswold roger griswold roger griswold - lieutenant: chauncey goodrich - birth date: 12 february 1765 - parents: cotton mather smith - order: 7th lieutenant governor of connecticut 23rd governor of connecticut - death date: 7 december 1845 - spouse: margaret evertson smith - district: at-large - term end: august 1806 1813 may 8 , 1817 - name: john cotton smith - death place: sharon , connecticut , u.s. - birth place: sharon , connecticut , u.s. - signature: john cotton smith signature.svg - successor: james davenport chauncey goodrich oliver wolcott , jr. . - state: connecticut - occupation: lawyer , judge , politician - alma mater: yale college - term start: november 17 , 1800 1811 october 25 , 1812 - image: john cotton smith engraving.png - governor: roger griswold Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john cotton smith .
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john cotton smith -lrb- february 12 , 1765 -- december 7 , 1845 -rrb- was a nineteenth-century lawyer , judge and politician from connecticut .he served as a member of the united states house of representatives , as the 7th lieutenant governor of connecticut and as the 23rd governor of connecticut .