John Cotton (1765-1845) Popular Culture Henry Russell dedicated the song My Mother's Bible to Gov. Smith. 1765 births 1845 deaths Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Council of Assistants (1662–1818) People from Sharon, Connecticut Governors of Connecticut Yale College alumni Speakers of the Connecticut House of Representatives Federalist Party state governors of the United States Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut Members of the American Antiquarian Society Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court