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Chipman, Nathaniel, 1752-1843

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Personal name headingChipman, Nathaniel, 1752-1843
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Birth date1752-11-15
Death date1843-02-13
Place of birthSalisbury (Conn.)
Place of deathTinmouth (Vt.)
AffiliationYale College (1718-1887)
Federal Party (U.S.)
Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives
United States. Congress. Senate
Profession or occupationLegislators
Lawyers
Judges
Found inHis Sketches of the principles of government, 1793: t.p. (Nathaniel Chipman, judge of the Court of the United States for the District of Vermont)
LC in RLIN, 5/16/85 (hdg.: Chipman, Nathaniel, 1752-1843)
Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, January 13, 2016 (Chipman, Nathaniel, (brother of Daniel Chipman and grandfather of John Logan Chipman), a Senator from Vermont; born in Salisbury, Conn., November 15, 1752; privately tutored; received his degree from Yale College in 1777 while in the Army; served as a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1779 and commenced practice in Tinmouth, Vt.; member, State house of representatives 1784-1785; elected as judge of the State supreme court in 1786 and chosen chief justice in 1789; judge of the United States District Court 1791-1794; again elected chief justice of the State supreme court in 1796; elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Isaac Tichenor and served from October 17, 1797, until March 3, 1803; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; member, State house of representatives 1806-1811; chief justice of Vermont 1813-1815; died in Tinmouth, Vt., February 13, 1843; interment in the Tinmouth Cemetery.)
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