Nathaniel Chipman
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Nathaniel Chipman (November 15, 1752 - February 13, 1843) was a United States Senator from Vermont. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he was privately tutored. He received his degree from Yale College in 1777 while in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. From 1777 to 1778 he served as a lieutenant in 2nd Connecticut Regiment.
After his military service, Chipman studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1779, commencing practice in Tinmouth, Vermont. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1784 and 1785, and was elected as judge of the Vermont Supreme Court in 1786 and chosen chief justice in 1789. He was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont from 1791 to 1794 and was again elected chief justice of the State supreme court in 1796.
Chipman was elected as a Federalist to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Isaac Tichenor and served from October 17, 1797, until March 3, 1803; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. From 1806 to 1811 he was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives and was again chief justice of Vermont from 1813 to 1815.
He died in Tinmouth in 1843; interment was in the Tinmouth Cemetery.
Nathaniel Chipman was a brother of Daniel Chipman and grandfather of John Logan Chipman, U.S. Representatives from Vermont and Michigan, respectively.
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- Nathaniel Chipman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Service record from Francis B. Heitman's Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army
| Preceded by Isaac Tichenor |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Vermont 1797–1803 Served alongside: Elijah Paine, Stephen R. Bradley |
Succeeded by Israel Smith |
| Preceded by Samuel Smith |
Oldest living U.S. Senator April 22, 1839-February 13, 1843 |
Succeeded by Asher Robbins |
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