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Abraham Davenport : ウィキペディア英語版 | Abraham Davenport
Abraham Davenport (1715 – November 20, 1789) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut Governor's Council during the American Revolution, and as a colonel in the Connecticut state militia. He is famous for his response to his colleagues during New England's Dark Day, which many feared was a sign that the Last Judgment was approaching. His response had been: "I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought." John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about the famous incident, "Abraham Davenport" first published in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' (May 1866). ==External links==
* ("Abraham Davenport 1715–1789" at The Stamford Historical Society ) * * ("Abraham Davenport & The Dark Day" at The Stamford Historical Society ) *
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