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Daniel Chipman
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Vermont's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1815 – May 5, 1816
Preceded byWilliam Czar Bradley
Succeeded byOrsamus Cook Merrill
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1798–1808
1812–1814
1818
1821
Personal details
Born(1765-10-22)October 22, 1765
Salisbury, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedApril 23, 1850(1850-04-23) (aged 84)
Ripton, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyFederalist Party (United States)
SpouseEleutheria Hedge Chipman
ChildrenAustin Chipman, Sarah White Chipman, Susan Hedge Chipman and Mary Chipman
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer, Professor

Daniel Chipman (October 22, 1765 – April 23, 1850) was an American politician. He was a United States representative from Vermont.

Biography[edit]

Chipman was born in Salisbury in the Connecticut Colony to Samuel and Hannah Austin Chipman. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1788.[1]Hestudied law and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of lawinRutland, Vermont, and practiced law there from 1790 until 1794. Chipman was a member of the state constitutional conventions in 1793, 1814, 1836, 1843, and 1850.[2] He moved to Middlebury, Vermont, in 1794. Among the law students who became attorneys after studying in Chipman's office was Charles Davis, who later served on the Vermont Supreme Court.[3]

Chipman served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1798 to 1808, 1812 to 1814, 1818, and 1821. He was named a Charter Trustee of Middlebury Collegeand served in that position until his resignation in 1844.[4] He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives during the sessions of 1813 and 1814.[5] From 1806 until 1818 he was a professor of law at Middlebury College. In 1848 he received an honorary LL.D. from Middlebury College.[6] He was a member of the Governor’s council in 1808.[7] In 1812 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[8]

He was elected as a Federalist Party candidate to the Fourteenth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1815, until his resignation on May 5, 1816.[9] In 1824 he was appointed reporter of the superior court.[10] He moved to Ripton, Vermont, in 1828 and continued the practice of law, and engaged in literary pursuits.

Family life[edit]

Chipman married Eleutheria Hedge Chipman in 1796. They had four children together, Austin Chipman, Sarah White Chipman, Susan Hedge Chipman, and Mary Chipman. Chipman's daughter Sarah was the wife of Charles Linsley.[11]

Chipman wrote a biography of his brother Nathaniel Chipman, a United States senator from Vermont, the first federal judge in Vermont, and, during the latter part of Vermont's years as an independent country, Chief Justice of Vermont.[12] His brother Lemuel Chipman served in the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.[13]

Death and legacy[edit]

Chipman died on April 23, 1850, in Ripton, Vermont. He is interred at West Cemetery in Middlebury, Vermont.[14]

Chipman Hill in Middlebury is named for him.[6][15]

Published works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CHIPMAN, Daniel, (1765–1850)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  • ^ United States Congress (817). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005. Government Printing Office. p. 2005. ISBN 9780160731761.
  • ^ Wiley, Edgar J. (1917). Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College. Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College. p. 18.
  • ^ Bauer, Elizabeth Kelley (1999). Commentaries on the Constitution: 1790–1860. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. p. 123. ISBN 9781886363663.
  • ^ Middlebury College (1917). Catalogue of officers and students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont: and of others who have received degrees, 1800–1915. The College.
  • ^ a b "Daniel Chipman". Middlebury History Online. May 22, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  • ^ "Chipman, Daniel (1765–1850)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  • ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter C" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  • ^ "Rep. Daniel Chipman". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  • ^ The Green Bag, Volume 6, p. 187, at Google Books
  • ^ Ellingson, Barbara (1997). "Biographical Sketch, Charles Linsley" (PDF). Charles and Emmeline Linsley Papers, 1827-1892. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  • ^ "CHIPMAN, Nathaniel, (1752–1843)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  • ^ "Chipman, Lemuel (1754–1831)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  • ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (2009). Where They're Buried. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 308. ISBN 9780806348230.
  • ^ Swift, Samuel (1859). History of the Town of Middlebury: In the Country of Addison, Vermont. A. H. Copeland. pp. 231.
  • Further reading[edit]

    External links[edit]


    Political offices
    Preceded by

    Dudley Chase

    Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
    1813–1815
    Succeeded by

    William A. Griswold

    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    William C. Bradley

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Vermont's at-large congressional district

    1815–1816
    Succeeded by

    Orsamus C. Merrill


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