Nathaniel Chipman [SEP] position held
Nathaniel Chipman
Nathaniel Chipman (November 15, 1752 – February 13, 1843) was a Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Vermont, a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and a United States Senator from Vermont.
Education and career.
Born on November 15, 1752, in Salisbury, Connecticut Colony, British America, Chipman was privately tutored and graduated from Yale University in 1777. He served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary
and was the longtime secretary of the board. In 1792, he was one of Vermont's presidential electors, casting his ballots for Washington for President and Adams for Vice President.
Federal judicial service.
Hitchcock received a recess appointment from President George Washington on September 3, 1793, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont vacated by Judge Nathaniel Chipman. He was nominated to the same position by President Washington on December 27, 1793. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on