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Samuel Prentiss
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont · 1842
Samuel Prentiss , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Samuel Prentiss (March 31, 1782 – January 15, 1857) was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
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Career
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
Biography
Samuel Prentiss (March 31, 1782 – January 15, 1857) was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
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