John Benedict

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name=John Benedict

|office=Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk[https://books.google.com/books?id=YCgBAAAAYAAJ&q=%22John+Benedict%22&pg=PA78 An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut]

|term_start=May 1722

|term_end=October 1722

|predecessor=

|alongside=James Lockwood

|successor=Joseph Platt,
Samuel Hanford

|term_start2=May 1725

|term_end2=October 1725

|predecessor2=James Lockwood,
Joseph Platt

|alongside2=

|successor2=Joseph Platt,
Samuel Comstock

|birth_date={{birth date|1649|02|06}}

|birth_place=Southold, Long Island, New Haven Colony[https://books.google.com/books?id=ASJMAAAAYAAJ&q=John+Benedict&pg=PA312 The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut]

|death_date={{death date and age|1729|11|11|1649|02|06}}

|death_place=Norwalk, Connecticut Colony

|restingplace=East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut

|residence=Norwalk, Connecticut Colony

|religion=

|occupation=deacon

|spouse=Phoebe Gregory (daughter of John Gregory, m. November 11, 1670)

|children=Sarah Benedict, Phoebe Benedict, John Benedict, Jr., Jonathan Benedict, Benjamin Benedict, Joseph Benedict, Thomas Benedict, James Benedict

|allegiance=

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}}

John Benedict (February 6, 1649 – November 11, 1729) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the sessions of May 1722 and May 1725.

He was born in 1649, in Southold, Long Island which was part of the New Haven Colony at the time. He was the son of Thomas Benedict and Mary Brigham Benedict. He moved with his family to Norwalk.

He succeeded his father as deacon, and served in that position until old age. He was named a freeman 1680. He served as a selectman in 1689, from 1692 to 94 and in 1699. He was appointed part of committees to recruit a minister and a schoolmaster.

In 1686, he drew home-lot #27 in Norwalk, and in 1678, he bought a 4 acre home lot on Dry Hill.

The church honored him by voting to allow him to sit "in ye seat before ye pulpit" in 1705.