Samuel Prentiss
Personal
Birthday:
3/31/1782
Birthplace:
Stonington, CT
Date of Death:
1/15/1857
Place of Death:
Montpelier, VT
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Montpelier, Vermont, 1803-1824
State representative, Vermont, 1824-1825
Judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1825-1830; chief judge, 1829-1830
U.S. senator from Vermont, 1831-1842
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1802 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Vermont
Court Name:
Vermont District Court
President Nominating:
John Tyler
Party Affiliation of President:
Whig
Commission Date:
04/08/1842
Termination Date:
01/15/1857
Termination Reason:
Death