Jesse Root was an American minister, Jurist, and lawyer from Coventry, Connecticut, who served in the American Revolutionary War. As a member of the Continental Congress he was the principle author of the congressional proclamation that established Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday.
- Occupation
- lawyer, politician, judge
- Position held
- Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 28, 1736
- Died
- March 29, 1822
