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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—VermontCHIPMAN, Daniel
(1765—1850)
CHIPMAN, Daniel, (brother of Nathaniel Chipman), a Representative from Vermont; born in Salisbury, Conn., on October 22, 1765; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1788; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Rutland, Vt., 1790-1794; was a member of the State constitutional conventions in 1793, 1814, 1836, 1843, and 1850; moved to Middlebury, Vt., in 1794; member of the State house of representatives 1798-1808, 1812-1814, 1818, and 1821, and served as speaker during the sessions of 1813 and 1814; professor of law at Middlebury College 1806-1818; member of the Governor’s council in 1808; elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1815, to May 5, 1816, when he resigned; appointed reporter of the superior court in 1824; moved to Ripton, Vt., in 1828 and continued the practice of law; engaged in literary pursuits; died in Ripton, Addison County, Vt., April 23, 1850; interment in West Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
Chipman, Daniel. An essay on the law of contracts, for the payment of specific articles. With a supplement, by D.B. Eaton
. Middlebury, [Vt.]: The author, 1822. Reprint, Burlington, Vt.: C. Goodrich, 1852.
———. The life of Col. Seth Warner, with an account of the controversy between New York and Vermont, from 1763 to 1775
. Burlington, [Vt.]: C. Goodrich & Company, 1858.
———. The life of Hon. Nathaniel Chipman
. Boston: C. C. Little and J. Brown, 1846.
———. Memoir of Colonel Seth Warner, to which is added, the life of Ethan Allen, by Jared Sparks
. Middlebury, [Vt.]: L. W. Clark, 1848. Reprint, Panton, Vt.: Essence of Vermont, 2000.
———. A memoir of Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor of Vermont
. Middlebury, [Vt.]: Printed for the author, 1849.
Young, Alexander. Young against Chipman: Narrative of the case, and a concise statement of the trial at the Circuit Court, before judges Smith Thompson and Elijah Paine: On the fourth October 1826 at Rutland: Verdict for the plaintiff, damages $8,927.51
. Vergennes, Vermont: Published by the plaintiff, 1827.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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