In May 1709 , Wolcott was admitted to the bar and began to practice law . In 1711 , during Queen Anne 's War , He accompanied militia forces on an expedition to Quebec as a commissary . On his return he served as Clerk of the House , 1710-1711 and was elected Deputy to the colony 's Lower House in 1709-1714 , 1718 , 1719 , serving as Speaker in October , 1719 . In 1714 he was elected to the Upper House ( also called the Council ) and served as Assistant , 1714-1718 , 1720-1741 , 1754-1760 . He was Commissioner of Connecticut for the Adjustment of Colonial boundaries , 1717 , 1718 , 1723-1726 , 1728 , 1730 , 1737 , 1740 , 1742 , 1750 . Captain of the Trainband of Windsor , 1722 . Captain of Troops raised for active service , 1724 . He was made judge of the Hartford County court in 1723 , serving through 1732 , and of the colony 's Superior Court in 1732 , serving through 1741 . Wolcott was made Colonel of the First regiment , 1739
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Roger Wolcott (Connecticut)