Isaac Tichenor
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Horatio Seymour |
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In office October 18, 1796 – October 17, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Moses Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Chipman |
| 3rd and 5th Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 14, 1808 – October 14, 1809 |
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| Lieutenant | Paul Brigham |
| Preceded by | Israel Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jonas Galusha |
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In office October 16, 1797 – October 9, 1807 |
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| Lieutenant | Paul Brigham |
| Preceded by | Paul Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Israel Smith |
| 7th Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1783–1784 |
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| Preceded by | Increase Moseley |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Niles |
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February 8, 1754 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | December 11, 1838 (aged 84) Bennington, Vermont |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth |
| Profession | Jurist and a United States Senator |
Isaac Tichenor (February 8, 1754 – December 11, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the third and fifth Governor of Vermont and United States Senator from Vermont.
Tichenor was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton University in 1775 and moved for a short while to Schenectady, New York where he studied law. He is a descendant of Martin Tichenor (1625 - 1681) an early colonist and original settler of Newark, New Jersey.
In 1777, Tichenor moved to Bennington, Vermont and served as an Assistant Commissary General during the American Revolution. He was elected captain and commander of a Bennington militia company, which was activated for service several times in Vermont and upstate New York. He was also appointed a justice of the peace.
He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1781 to 1784 and served as Speaker of the House in 1783. He was an agent from the Vermont Republic to the Continental Congress, and presented Vermont's request for admission to the Union from 1782 to 1789.
After Vermont's admission to the Union in 1791, Tichenor ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives against Matthew Lyon and Israel Smith, receiving 29% of the vote in the first round. He was an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1791 to 1794, and Chief Justice in 1795 and 1796.
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