John Chester (Connecticut soldier)

John Chester (1749–1809) was a militia officer and public official from Connecticut. Before the American Revolution, he was a militia officer and member of the Connecticut General Assembly. During the American Revolutionary War, he saw action from the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Trenton as part of Connecticut's troops, but he did not join the Continental Army, and left military service after 1776. He served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, among other public offices. His grandson Samuel Chester Reid served in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

References

• Heitman, F.B. (1892). Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783. Press of Nichols, Killam & Maffitt. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
• "Connecticut's Oldest & Largest Historic District | Wethersfield, Connecticut (CT)| Wethersfield Historical Society". wethhist.org. Retrieved 2015-11-10.