Samuel Hitchcock

Samuel Hitchcock
Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit
In office
February 20, 1801 – July 1, 1802
Appointed byJohn Adams
Preceded bySeat established by 2 Stat. 89
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
September 3, 1793 – February 20, 1801
Appointed byGeorge Washington
Preceded byNathaniel Chipman
Succeeded byElijah Paine
1st Attorney General of Vermont
In office
October 1790 – September 3, 1793
GovernorThomas Chittenden
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byDaniel Buck
Personal details
Born(1755-03-23)March 23, 1755
Brimfield,
Province of Massachusetts Bay,
British America
DiedNovember 30, 1813(1813-11-30) (aged 58)
Burlington, Vermont
Resting placeElmwood Cemetery
Burlington, Vermont
Political partyFederalist[1]
SpouseLucy Caroline Allen (m. 1789-1813, his death)
RelationsEthan Allen (father-in-law)
Children6 (including Henry Hitchcock and Ethan A. Hitchcock)
EducationHarvard University
OccupationAttorney

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.

  1. ^ Ragsdale, Bruce A. (2005). "The Sedition Act Trials" (PDF). Federal Judicial Center. Washington, DC: Federal Judicial History Office. p. 35. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

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