Martin Chittenden
| Martin Chittenden | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
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| Succeeded by | Charles Rich |
| 7th Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 23, 1813 – October 14, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | Jonas Galusha |
| Succeeded by | Jonas Galusha |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1790–1796 |
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March 12, 1763 Salisbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1840 (aged 77) Williston, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Bentley |
| Profession | Politician, Judge |
Martin Chittenden (March 12, 1763 – September 5, 1840) was an American politician from Vermont. He served as a United States Representative from 1803 to 1813 and as the seventh Governor of Vermont from 1813 to 1815, during a crucial portion of the War of 1812.
Chittenden was born in Salisbury, Connecticut to Thomas Chittenden and Elizabeth Meigs Chittenden. He moved to Vermont in 1776 in the wake of the founding of the town of Williston by his father Thomas Chittenden. Martin Chittenden attended Mares School and in 1789 graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
After graduating from Dartmouth College, Chittenden moved to Jericho, Vermont and was involved in agricultural and mercantile pursuits. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in October 1789, and in 1791 he served as a delegate to the state convention that ratified the United States Constitution. He served as aide-de-camp to Lieutenant Governor Peter Olcott in 1790, and from 1790 until 1793 he served as clerk of the county court of Chittenden County, Vermont.
Chittenden served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1790 until 1796. He was judge of the Chittenden County Court from 1793 until 1795, and served as Chief Justice of the Chittenden County Court from 1796 until 1813. He was the first census collector for Chittenden County.
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