| John Platt | |
| Office: | Deputy of General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk[1] |
| Term Start: | October 1678 |
| Term End: | May 1679 |
| Predecessor: | Walter Hoyt, John Bowton |
| Alongside: | Mark Sension |
| Successor: | Richard Olmsted, John Gregory |
| Term Start2: | October 1680 |
| Term End2: | May 1681 |
| Predecessor2: | Daniel Kellogg, John Bowton |
| Alongside2: | John Gregory |
| Successor2: | John Gregory, John Bowton |
| Term Start3: | October 1681 |
| Term End3: | May 1687 |
| Predecessor3: | John Gregory, John Bowton |
| Alongside3: | Walter Hoyt, John Bowton, Mark Sension, Samuel Hayes, Christopher Comstock |
| Successor3: | Samuel Hayes |
| Term Start4: | May 1691 |
| Term End4: | October 1691 |
| Alongside4: | Samuel Smith, Andrew Messenger |
| Successor4: | John Belding, James Olmsted |
| Term Start5: | October 1692 |
| Term End5: | May 1693 |
| Predecessor5: | Samuel Hayes, Thomas Betts |
| Alongside5: | James Olmsted |
| Successor5: | Samuel Betts, Samuel Hayes |
| Term Start6: | October 1694 |
| Term End6: | May 1695 |
| Predecessor6: | Samuel Hayes, Matthew Marvin, Jr. |
| Alongside6: | Thomas Betts |
| Successor6: | Samuel Hayes, Jakin Gregory |
| Birth Date: | January 11, 1632[2] [3] |
| Birth Place: | Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
| Death Date: | November 6, 1705 |
| Death Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Residence: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Spouse: | Hannah Clark |
| Children: | John Platt, Josiah Platt, Samuel Platt, Joseph Platt, Hannah Platt Marvin (m. Samuel Marvin), Sarah Platt Kellogg (m. Samuel Kellogg), Mary Platt Benedict, and Nancy Platt |
| Occupation: | deacon, husbandman |
| Rank: | sergeant |
| Unit: | Norwalk Trainband |
John Platt (January 11, 1632 – November 6, 1705) was an early settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He was a member of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in several sessions between 1678 and 1694.
Platt was the son of Richard Platt and Mary Wood.[2] [3] He moved from Milford, Connecticut to Norwalk, and received grants of land there in 1660, 1663 and 1672.[3] He was a deacon of the church at Norwalk and sergeant of the Norwalk Train Band.[3]
In 1680, Platt was one of the three commissioners appointed to lay out the plantation north of Stamford.[3] In 1687, he was appointed one of the three commissioners chosen to lay out Danbury.[3]