Joseph Platt (February 17, 1672 – June 12, 1748) was a member of the

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from Norwalk. He was the longest serving representative from Norwalk and served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives between 1705 and 1748, representing Norwalk in 38 sessions.An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
/ref> He was born on February 17, 1672, in Norwalk and is the youngest son of John Platt and Hannah Clark. He received a grant of 10 acres of land from the town of Norwalk for his services in the "swamp fight," on February 21, 1698. Joseph was a town selectman for a period of nine years. On June 3, 1723, he was appointed by a

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as chairman of committee to seat the new meeting-house. On February 18, 1725-6, he was appointed at town meeting to a committee to obtain, and set stones for the entrance to the meeting house. At the same meeting, he was appointed to a committee to regulate the difficulties arising from minister Buckingham. He was the justice of peace for 30 years. He also served as a commissioner to draw the boundary line between Connecticut and

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, in 1720. Joseph was Captain of the North Company, of the Norwalk Trainband.

Notable descendants

* Grandfather of Joseph Platt Cooke (1730–1816), American military officer in the Revolutionary War, and also a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for many years. *

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* Charles Z. Platt *

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References

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