Asahel Peck

Asahel Peck
35th Governor of Vermont
In office October 8, 1874 – October 5, 1876
Lieutenant	Lyman G. Hinckley
Preceded by	Julius Converse
Succeeded by	Horace Fairbanks
Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
In office 1861–1874
Preceded by	Isaac F. Redfield
Succeeded by	H. Henry Powers
Member of the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County
In office October 11, 1860 – January 14, 1861 Serving with John H. Woodward, Elmer Beecher
Preceded by	Lucius E. Chittenden, E. D. Mason, Josiah Tuttle
Succeeded by	John H. Woodward, Elmer Beecher, George F. Edmunds
Judge of the Vermont Circuit Court
In office 1851–1857
Preceded by	None (position created)
Succeeded by	None (position eliminated)
Personal details
Born	September 1803 (1803-09) Royalston, Massachusetts
Died	May 18, 1879 (1879-05-19) (aged 75) Jericho, Vermont
Resting place	Hinesburg Village Cemetery, Hinesburg, Vermont
Political party	Democratic (before 1855) Republican
Alma mater	University of Vermont
Profession	Attorney Judge
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Asahel Peck (September 1803 – May 18, 1879) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He is most notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1859–1874) and the 35th governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876.

A native of Royalston, Massachusetts, Peck was raised and educated in Montpelier, Vermont. He attended the University of Vermont, studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1832. Peck practiced in Burlington, Montpelier, and Jericho, and gained a reputation as a skilled trial attorney.

Initially a Democrat, and later a Republican, Peck served as a Judge of the Vermont Circuit Court from 1851 to 1857. In 1860 he was elected to the Vermont Senate, where he served from October 1860 to January 1861. He resigned to accept appointment an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, and he served until 1874. In 1874, Peck was the successful Republican candidate for governor, and he served two years, 1874 to 1876.

After leaving the governorship, Peck retired to a home in Hinesburg, where he had moved to live closer to members of his family. He died in Jericho in 1879, and was buried at Hinesburg Village Cemetery in Hinesburg.