Isaac Tichenor | |
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| United States Senator fromVermont | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Horatio Seymour |
| In office October 18, 1796 – October 17, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | Moses Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Chipman |
| 3rd and 5th Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 14, 1808 – October 14, 1809 | |
| Lieutenant | Paul Brigham |
| Preceded by | Israel Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jonas Galusha |
| In office October 16, 1797 – October 9, 1807 | |
| Lieutenant | Paul Brigham |
| Preceded by | Paul Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Israel Smith |
| 7th Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1783–1784 | |
| Preceded by | Increase Moseley |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Niles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1754-02-08)February 8, 1754 Newark, Province of New Jersey, British America |
| Died | December 11, 1838(1838-12-11) (aged 84) Bennington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Profession | Attorney Politician Judge |
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Isaac Tichenor (February 8, 1754 – December 11, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as thethird and fifth governor of Vermont andUnited States Senator from Vermont.
Tichenor was born inNewark in theProvince of New Jersey, the son of Susanna (Guerin) and Daniel Tichenor.[1] He graduated fromPrinceton University in 1775[2] and moved for a short while toSchenectady, New York where he studied law. He was a descendant of Martin Tichenor (1625–1681), an early colonist and original settler of Newark, New Jersey.
In 1777, Tichenor moved toBennington, Vermont and served as an Assistant Commissary General during theAmerican Revolution. He was elected captain and commander of a Bennington militia company, which was activated for service several times in Vermont and upstate New York.[3] He was also appointed a justice of the peace.[4]
He was a member of theVermont House of Representatives from 1781 to 1784[5] and served asSpeaker of the House in 1783.[6] He was an agent from theVermont Republic to theContinental Congress, and presented Vermont's request for admission to theUnion from 1782 to 1789.[7]
After Vermont's admission to the Union in 1791, Tichenor ran unsuccessfully for a seat in theUnited States House of Representatives againstMatthew Lyon andIsrael Smith, receiving 29% of the vote in the first round. He ran for governor in three consecutive elections in1793,1794, and1795, losing each time toThomas Chittenden.[8] He was an associate justice of theVermont Supreme Court from 1791 to 1794, and Chief Justice in 1795 and 1796.[9]
Tichenor was also active in the Vermont militia, and attained the rank ofmajor general as commander of its 2nd Division.[10][11][12]
In 1796 he was elected to fill the unexpired term ofMoses Robinson in theUnited States Senate beginning on October 18, 1796. He was re-elected to a full six-year term to begin on March 4, 1797, but heresigned on October 17, 1797, when he was elected Governor of Vermont.[7]
Tichenor was a member of theFederalist Party; when that party dominated the federal government in the 1790s many leading politicians in Vermont joined theDemocratic-Republican Party and opposed a strong federal government at the national level. Despite dominating the Governor's office for a decade, Tichenor's elections reflected the decline of the Federalist Party as a whole, as he won by increasingly narrow margins. After his last consecutive victory in 1806, he lost in 1807, won narrowly in 1808, and lost in 1809, 1810, and 1817 by increasing margins.
In 1815, Tichenor returned to theUnited States Senate, where he served until 1821. By the end of his term the Federalist Party had ceased to exist.[2]
After completing his Senate term, Tichenor lived in retirement in Bennington. He died in Bennington on December 11, 1838, and was interred at Bennington Village Cemetery.[7] He was the last surviving Governor to have served in the 18th century.
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| First | Federalist nominee forGovernor of Vermont 1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Federalist nominee forGovernor of Vermont 1817 | Succeeded by None |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1797–1807 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1808–1809 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Vermont October 18, 1796 – October 17, 1797 Served alongside:Elijah Paine | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Vermont March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821 Served alongside:Dudley Chase,James Fisk,William A. Palmer | Succeeded by |
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