Jonathan Sturges (August 23, 1740 – October 4, 1819) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Fairfield, Connecticut.
Sturges was born in Fairfield in the Connecticut Colony where his father, Samuel (1712–1771) was a surveyor.
Sturges' entry into public service came when his neighbors in Fairfield sent him to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1772.
[7] When the new United States government was formed, the voters elected him to the U.S. House as a Pro-Administration Party candidate.
[9] Upon returning home, he was appointed an Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, serving from 1793 until 1805.