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Samuel Hitchcock
Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit · 1794–1801
Samuel Hitchcock , Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit. 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.
Education
- Harvard College1777
Career
Private practice, Burlington, Vermont, 1786-1787; State's attorney, Chittenden County, Vermont, 1787-1790; Attorney general, State of Vermont, 1790-1793; State representative, Vermont, 1789-1793; Private practice, Vergennes and Burlington, Vermont, 1802-1813
Biography
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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