Zephaniah Swift

Zephaniah Swift
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large district
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797
Preceded by	Joshua Coit
Succeeded by	Uriah Tracy
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office 1787–1793
Personal details
Born	(1759-02-27)February 27, 1759 Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	September 27, 1823(1823-09-27) (aged 64) Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Pro-Administration Party and Federalist
Spouse(s)	Jerusha Watrous Swift and Lucretia Webb Swift
Alma mater	Yale College
Occupation	Lawyer, Author, Politician, Judge

Zephaniah Swift (February 27, 1759 – September 27, 1823) was an eighteenth-century American writer, judge, lawyer, chief justice, congressman, law professor, diplomat and politician from Windham, Connecticut. He served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and State Supreme Court Judge. He wrote the first legal treatise published in America.^[1]

He was also appointed secretary to Founding Father Oliver Ellsworth by President John Adams at the Treaty of Mortefontaine, in negotiations with King Joseph Bonaparte.