Please answer the following question: Facts: - party: federalist - predecessor: nathaniel smith - birth date: 12 october 1758 - parents: abraham davenport and elizabeth -lrb- huntington -rrb- davenport - relations: james davenport and john davenport - death date: 3 august 1797 - spouse: abigail fitch davenport and mehitable coggshall davenport - district: at-large - term end: august 3 , 1797 - name: james davenport - death place: stamford , connecticut , u.s. - birth place: stamford , connecticut , u.s. - successor: samuel w. dana - state: connecticut - alma mater: yale college - occupation: lawyer , judge , politician - children: elizabeth ann davenport and frances louise davenport coggshall davenport , abigail fitch davenport , mary - term start: december 5 , 1796 - religion: congregationalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james davenport -lrb- connecticut congressman -rrb- .
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james davenport -lrb- october 12 , 1758 -- august 3 , 1797 -rrb- was an eighteenth-century american lawyer , politician and judge .he served as a u.s. representative from connecticut .