Samuel Hitchcock
| Samuel Hitchcock | |
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| Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit | |
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In office February 20, 1801 – July 1, 1802 |
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| Appointed by | John Adams |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
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In office September 3, 1793 – February 20, 1801 |
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| Appointed by | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Chipman |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Paine |
| Attorney General of Vermont | |
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In office October 1790 – September 3, 1793 |
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| Governor | Thomas Chittenden |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Buck |
| Personal details | |
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March 23, 1755 Brimfield, Massachusetts, British America |
| Died |
November 20, 1813 (aged 58) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Samuel Hitchcock (March 23, 1755 – November 20, 1813) was an attorney and judge in Vermont. He was the son-in-law of Ethan Allen, and the father of Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Samuel Hitchcock, the son of Noah and Mary Hitchcock, was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard College in 1777. He studied law with Jedediah Foster in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, attained admission to the bar, and practiced in Worcester, Massachusetts.
He moved to Manchester, Vermont in 1785 and Burlington, Vermont in 1786, where he continued to practice law. He was state's attorney for Chittenden County, Vermont from 1787 to 1790, when he became the first Attorney General of Vermont, serving from 1790 to 1793. He served simultaneously, from 1789 to 1793, as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. Hitchcock also served as a Justice of the Peace and heard cases in Burlington.
In 1791, Hitchcock was a delegate to the Vermont convention which ratified the United States Constitution and enabled Vermont to join the Union as the 14th state.
Hitchcock drafted the charter for the University of Vermont, was an original member of its board of trustees, and was the longtime secretary of the board.
In 1792, he was one of Vermont's presidential electors, casting his ballots for Washington for President and Adams for Vice President.
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