George Smith Catlin (August 24, 1808 – December 26, 1851) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

George S. Catlin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 3rd district
In office
1843–1845
Preceded byThomas Wheeler Williams
Succeeded byJohn A. Rockwell
Personal details
Born
George Smith Catlin

(1808-08-24)August 24, 1808
Harwinton, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1851(1851-12-26) (aged 43)
Windham, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Born in Harwinton, Connecticut, Catlin attended the common schools, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, and the Litchfield (Connecticut) Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and practiced in Windham, Connecticut, from 1829 to 1851. He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1831 and again in 1846, and was also secretary to the Governor from 1831 to 1833. From 1842 to 1843, he served as prosecuting attorney for Windham County.

Catlin was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Connecticut in 1848, but served in the Connecticut State Senate in 1850, and as judge of the Windham County Court in 1850 and 1851.

He died in Windham, Connecticut, on December 26, 1851, and was interred in Windham Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "George S. Catlin (id: C000251)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Isaac Whittlesey
Democratic nominee for Governor of Connecticut
1848
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

1843–1845
Succeeded by