Daniel Chipman

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Field	Value
name	Daniel Chipman
image name	Daniel Chipman.jpg
term_end	S
order1	Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Vermont's 1st district
term_start1	March 4, 1815
term_end1	May 5, 1816
predecessor1	William Czar Bradley
successor1	Orsamus Cook Merrill
office4	Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
term4	1798–1808
1812–1814
1818
1821
birth_date
birth_place	Salisbury, Connecticut Colony, British America
death_date
death_place	Ripton, Vermont, U.S.
state	Vermont
spouse	Eleutheria Hedge Chipman
children	Austin Chipman, Sarah White Chipman, Susan Hedge Chipman and Mary Chipman
profession	Politician, Lawyer, Professor
party	Federalist Party (United States)
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| name= Daniel Chipman | image name= Daniel Chipman.jpg | jr/sr= | term_start= | term_end=S | preceded= | succeeded= | order1= Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district | term_start1= March 4, 1815 | term_end1= May 5, 1816 | predecessor1= William Czar Bradley | successor1= Orsamus Cook Merrill | office4= Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | term4= 1798–1808 1812–1814 1818 1821 | birth_date= | birth_place =Salisbury, Connecticut Colony, British America | | death_date= | death_place= Ripton, Vermont, U.S. | | state= Vermont | spouse= Eleutheria Hedge Chipman | children = Austin Chipman, Sarah White Chipman, Susan Hedge Chipman and Mary Chipman | profession= Politician, Lawyer, Professor | party = Federalist Party (United States) Daniel Chipman (October 22, 1765April 23, 1850) was an American politician. He was a United States representative from Vermont.

Biography

Chipman was born in Salisbury in the Connecticut Colony to Samuel and Hannah Austin Chipman. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1788. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in Rutland, 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. 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.

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 College and served in that position until his resignation in 1844. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives during the sessions of 1813 and 1814. From 1806 until 1818 he was a professor of law at Middlebury College. In 1848 he received an honorary LL.D. from Middlebury College. He was a member of the Governor’s council in 1808. In 1812 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Chipman 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. This was his sixth campaign for Congress; he previously ran in 1796, 1798, 1800, 1802, and 1812. In 1824 he was appointed reporter of the superior court. He moved to Ripton, Vermont, in 1828 and continued the practice of law, and engaged in literary pursuits.

Family life

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.

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. His brother Lemuel Chipman served in the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.{{cite web|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chipman.html#210.99.70|title=Chipman, Lemuel (1754–1831) |publisher= The Political Graveyard |accessdate= November 18, 2012}}

Death and legacy

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

Chipman Hill in Middlebury is named for him.

Published works

• “Life of Nathaniel Chipman”
• “Memoirs of Thomas Chittenden, First Governor of Vermont”
• "Essay of Law of Contracts"
• "Memoirs of Col. Seth Warner"

References

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References

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16. Ellingson, Barbara. (1997). "Biographical Sketch, Charles Linsley". Vermont Historical Society.
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