Daniel Chipman

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. 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. 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.