Talk:Benjamin Huntington

Information taken directly from other source
In editing this article, I found that there was almost a full paragraph that reads exactly the same as a source listed in external links. In addition the paragraph is written more as a editorial than as a factual article with very descriptive words. I edited the article so it no longer reads exactly the same as the source and found other references to support the information. The paragraph read the same as Biography of Benjamin Huntington by the Huntington Family Association. I also removed a few sentences that were descriptive only, "Thus, for more than twenty years, during the most eventful period of United States history, he was continually serving his constituents in offices always onerous, and often hazardous. How well he discharged these trusts, their own recurrence will unequivocally evince. A word on this point, however, is due both to his memory and to the truth of American revolutionary history." Thank you.--BuzyBody (talk) 20:59, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

General Benjamin Huntington served during the Revolutionary war/ allegation with no source
I challenge the claim inserted by user (68.82.32.9) on Jan 9, 2007 alleging Benjamin Huntington served during the Revolutionary war in any capacity whatsoever. Benjamin Huntington had a personal belief that studying law would aid a new country more at this time. Benjamin Huntington claimed this higher purpose made legal studies warrant inaction.

I am a conscientious objector to war and can say this rational would not be allowed today. I believe this allegation to be wholly false unless supported by written facts. This potential FRAUD reduces the core value of Wikipedia as a valid source for fact. Who served under Huntington in battle? They are all dead but the should be thousands for a general. Who made this man a general? I allege it was done politically and no soldier ever served under him in battle. This bare claim should now be sourced or removed. A claim by a descendant will only amplify my challenge to this being a fraud to present undeserved honor for a career lawyer who introduced the 1710 Statute of Anne from England with no moral human right for an artist in 1790. This human right was ALREADY protected in England by the 1734 Engraver's Act and extended to the artists spouse in 1766 Hogarth's Act. Please source this allegation or remove it. I am not able due to a direct personal legal involvement.

Benjamin Huntington introduced the 1790 Copy[rite] Act but used a term coined by Sir William Blackstone in 1766 in Commentaries on the Laws of England Volume II in the 26th chapter on p406 with footnotes L, M  referring to past usage of "copy-right" in English rulings. [sic]"Copyright" was not yet in any dictionary on Earth. I believe the rational for objecting to fight in the revolution turned out to be honorable in the end but this attempt to distort history is dishonorable.

Removed Revolutionary War General claim +
Added the fact that he signed the Declaration of Independence. "Ben" was a conscientious objector to war and felt any dispute humanity had could be solved by honorable litigation including the Revolutionary War. "Ben" also felt the human right to control original speech or drawings would be protected adequately by the Copy[rite] Act of 1790 and other honorable litigation.

"Ben" was honorable and would defend himself or his family with force as necessary but felt violence was demonstration of refusal to honorably litigate. "Ben" was one of the geniuses that began the United States but would not wish to be recalled as having so little intellect he would fight in any war or one of the worst examples of humanity.

His biography states he never attended Yale and was awarded degree(s) honorarily. This only recognized he was beyond the best instructors at law on earth. As the only conscientious objector to war with a good conduct medal and discharge as a USMC Corporal in history, I salute Benjamin Huntington. He was NOT too scared to fight, he was to smart to resort to this dishonorable human mistake CurtisNeeley (talk) 04:03, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

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Grandson?
In 1860, a Benjamin N. Huntington, from Rome NY, was president of the New York State Agricultural Society. Grandson, perhaps? -- RoySmith (talk) 19:26, 20 September 2020 (UTC)


 * According to The Huntington family in America (Simon Huntington, 1915), this was Benjamin Nicoll Huntington (May 5, 1816 – November 10, 1882), son of Henry Huntington (May 28, 1766 – October, 1846), the son of this Benjamin Huntington. Thurstan (talk) 05:10, 21 September 2020 (UTC)