Isaac Tichenor
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| In office 1797 – 1807 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Paul Brigham |
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| Preceded by | Paul Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Israel Smith |
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| Born | February 8, 1754 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | December 11, 1838 Bennington, Vermont |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Profession | jurist and a United States Senator |
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| In office 1808 – 1809 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Paul Brigham |
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| Preceded by | Israel Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jonas Galusha |
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| Political party | Federalist |
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Isaac Tichenor (February 8, 1754–December 11, 1838) was an early Governor of Vermont and also served as a jurist and a United States Senator.
Tichenor was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton University in 1775 and moved for a short while to Schenectady, New York.
In 1777, Tichenor moved to Bennington, Vermont and served in legislative, advisory, and judicial offices in Vermont for two decades. In 1789, he received a law degree from Dartmouth College. In 1791 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives against Matthew Lyon and Israel Smith, receiving 29% of the vote in the first round.He was elected to the United States Senate in 1796. He served there only briefly, as he was elected Governor of Vermont in 1797, remaining until he was defeated for reelection by Israel Smith in 1807. He defeated Smith in 1808 and remained governor until he was succeeded by Jonas Galusha in 1809.
In 1815, Tichenor returned to the Senate, where he served until 1821. He died in Bennington. Tichenor was a member of the United States Federalist Party though even when that party dominated the federal government in the 1790s, most other leading politicians in Vermont opposed it.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
[edit] Sources
- Crockett, Walter H., "Isaac Tichenor", Vermonters: A Book of Biographies , Brattleboro: Stephen Daye Press, 1931, pp. 220-223.
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| Preceded by: Moses Robinson |
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Vermont 1796—1797 |
Succeeded by: Nathaniel Chipman |
| Preceded by: Jonathan Robinson |
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Vermont 1815—1821 |
Succeeded by: Horatio Seymour |
| Governors of Vermont |  |
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| T. Chittenden • Brigham • Tichenor • I. Smith • Tichenor • Galusha • M. Chittenden • Galusha • Skinner • Van Ness • Butler • Crafts • Palmer • Jennison • Paine • Mattocks • Slade • Eaton • Coolidge • Williams • E. Fairbanks • Robinson • Royce • Fletcher • Hall • E. Fairbanks • Holbrook • G. Smith • Dillingham • Page • Washburn • Hendee • Stewart • Converse • Peck • H. Fairbanks • Proctor • Farnham • Barstow • Pingree • Ormsbee • Dillingham • Page • Fuller • Woodbury • Grout • E. Smith • Stickney • McCullough • Bell • F. Proctor • Prouty • Mead • Fletcher • Gates • Graham • Clement • Hartness • Proctor Jr. • Billings • Weeks • Wilson • C. Smith • Aiken • Wills • M. Proctor • Gibson • Arthur • Emerson • Johnson • Stafford • Keyser • Hoff • Davis • Salmon • Snelling • Kunin • Snelling • Dean • Douglas |
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