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Samuel Hitchcock

Samuel Hitchcock

Born 1755 in Brimfield, MA

Died 1813 in Burlington, VT

FJC ID: 1055

Samuel Hitchcock (March 23, 1755 – November 30, 1813) was the 1st Attorney General of Vermont, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit. He was the son-in-law of Ethan Allen and the father of Ethan A. Hitchcock and Henry Hitchcock.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Vergennes and Burlington, Vermont
    1802–1813
  2. State of Vermont
    Attorney general · 1790–1793
  3. Vermont
    Vermont
    State representative · 1789–1793
  4. Chittenden County, Vermont
    State's attorney · 1787–1790
  5. Private practice, Burlington, Vermont
    1786–1787

Appointments

  1. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    1801–1802
    Term ended: abolished
  2. U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit
    1801–1802 · Appointed by John Adams (Federalist)
    Term ended: Abolition of Court
  3. Vermont District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
    1794–1801 · Appointed by George Washington
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. Harvard College
    1777