He served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and State Supreme Court Judge .
Zephaniah Swift ( February 27 , 1759 -- September 27 , 1823 ) was an eighteenth - century American author , judge , lawyer , law professor , diplomat and politician from Windham , Connecticut .
Zephaniah Swift served as a American Representative from Connecticut and State Supreme Court Judge .
Zephaniah Swift ( February 27 , 1759 -- September 27 , 1823 ) was an eighteenth - century American author , judge , lawyer , law professor , diplomat and politician from Windham , Connecticut .