John Betts Jr. | |
Office: | Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk[1] |
Term Start: | October 1731 |
Term End: | May 1732 |
Predecessor: | Joseph Platt |
Alongside: | Joseph Platt |
Term Start2: | October 1736 |
Term End2: | May 1737 |
Predecessor2: | Samuel Hanford, Samuel Fitch |
Alongside2: | Samuel Hanford |
Successor2: | Samuel Hanford, Thomas Benedict |
Term Start3: | May 1739 |
Term End3: | October 1739 |
Predecessor3: | Joseph Platt, Joseph Comstock |
Alongside3: | Joseph Platt |
Successor3: | James Lockwood, Samuel Cluckston |
Term Start4: | May 1741 |
Term End4: | October 1742 |
Predecessor4: | James Lockwood, Thomas Benedict |
Alongside4: | John Belding Jr., Samuel Fitch |
Successor4: | James Lockwood, Samuel Fitch |
Term Start5: | May 1743 |
Term End5: | October 1743 |
Predecessor5: | James Lockwood, Samuel Fitch |
Alongside5: | Samuel Fitch |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1692[2] |
Birth Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
Death Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
Residence: | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
Spouse: | Damaris Lockwood (daughter of daughter of Eliphalet Lockwood) (m. April 17, 1722) |
Children: | Thaddeus Betts, Mary Betts, Hannah Betts, John Betts, Peter Betts |
John Betts Jr. (November 17, 1692 – June 27, 1767) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1731, October 1736, May 1739, May and October 1741, May 1742, and May 1743
He was the son of John Betts.
He was appointed to be an auditor of the accounts of the treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut on May 10, 1739.[2]
He was a justice of the peace from 1746 to 1748.[2]