David Daggett

Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1764, David Daggett graduated from Yale College in 1783, studied law, and built his career in New Haven, Connecticut. He became known as a prominent lawyer and public servant at a time when the new United States was still shaping its institutions.

Daggett served in Connecticut state politics and later represented the state in the U.S. Senate. He was also closely tied to Yale for many years, serving as a professor of law and then as acting president of the college. Alongside his academic work, he held important judicial roles in Connecticut, including service as chief justice of the state supreme court.

He died in 1851, remembered as a powerful influence in Connecticut's legal, political, and educational life. For listeners interested in the early republic, his story sits at the crossroads of law, government, and higher learning.