Prentiss, Samuel

Born March 31, 1782, in Stonington, CT
Died January 15, 1857, in Montpelier, VT

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Nominated by John Tyler on April 8, 1842, to a seat vacated by Elijah Paine. Confirmed by the Senate on April 8, 1842, and received commission on April 8, 1842. Service terminated on January 15, 1857, due to death.

Education:
Read law, 1802

Professional Career:

Private practice, Montpelier, Vermont, 1803-1824
State representative, Vermont, 1824-1825
Judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1825-1830; chief judge, 1829-1830
U.S. senator from Vermont, 1831-1842

Bibliography

Binney, Charles J. F. Memoirs of Judge Samuel Prentiss, of Montpelier, Vt., and His Wife, Lucretia (Houghton) Prentiss. Boston, 1883.

Portraits

Samuel Prentiss, Senator from Vermont; by Charles Fenderich; Print; 1841; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., ref. #: LC-USZ62-58504. No known restrictions on publication.

Additional images:

Judge Samuel Prentiss; by Thomas Waterman Wood; Oil; 1880; Gift of Frederick J. Prentiss, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, ref. #: VHS-A-143.

Judge Samuel Prentiss; by Thomas Waterman Wood; Oil; 1895; Gift of Frederick J. Prentiss, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, ref. #: VHS-A-162.

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