Nathaniel Chipman

Biography of Nathaniel Chipman

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Chipman
• First Name: Nathaniel
• Date of Birth: November , 15 , 1752
• Place of Birth (POB): Salisbury , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: February , 17 , 1843
• Place of Death (POD): Tinmouth , Vermont (US-VT, VT, 50, Vt.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Nathaniel Chipman Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Vermont
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: George Washington (
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/04/1791
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 1 Stat. 197
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/04/1791
• Commission Date: 03/04/1791
• Date of Termination: 01/01/1793
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Nathaniel Chipman in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Law Degree Year: 1777

Nathaniel Chipman Career Path

Employment:

• Continental Army, 1777-1778
• Private practice, Tinmouth, Vermont, 1779-1784, 1785-1787, 1793-1796, 1804-1806, 1809-1810, 1811-1813, 1817-1843
• State's attorney, Montpelier, Vermont, 1781-1785
• State representative, Vermont, 1784-1785, 1806-1809, 1811
• Judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1787-1789
• Chief judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1790-1791, 1796-1798, 1813-1815
• U.S. senator from Vermont, 1798-1804
• Member, Vermont Council of Censors, 1813
• Professor of law, Middlebury College, 1816-

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