Asahel Peck | |
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| 35th Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 8, 1874 – October 5, 1876 | |
| Lieutenant | Lyman G. Hinckley |
| Preceded by | Julius Converse |
| Succeeded by | Horace Fairbanks |
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1861–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac F. Redfield |
| Succeeded by | H. Henry Powers |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County | |
| In office October 11, 1860 – January 14, 1861 Serving with John H. Woodward, Elmer Beecher | |
| Preceded by | Lucius E. Chittenden, E. D. Mason, Josiah Tuttle |
| Succeeded by | John H. Woodward, Elmer Beecher, George F. Edmunds |
| Judge of the Vermont Circuit Court | |
| In office 1851–1857 | |
| Preceded by | None (position created) |
| Succeeded by | None (position eliminated) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1803 Royalston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 18, 1879 (aged 75) Jericho, Vermont |
| Resting place | Hinesburg Village Cemetery, Hinesburg, Vermont |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1855) Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Vermont |
| Profession | Attorney Judge |
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Asahel Peck (September 1803 – May 18, 1879) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He is most notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1859–1874) and the 35th governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876.
A native of Royalston, Massachusetts, Peck was raised and educated in Montpelier, Vermont. He attended the University of Vermont, studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1832. Peck practiced in Burlington, Montpelier, and Jericho, and gained a reputation as a skilled trial attorney.
Initially a Democrat, and later a Republican, Peck served as a Judge of the Vermont Circuit Court from 1851 to 1857. In 1860 he was elected to the Vermont Senate, where he served from October 1860 to January 1861. He resigned to accept appointment an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, and he served until 1874. In 1874, Peck was the successful Republican candidate for governor, and he served two years, 1874 to 1876.
After leaving the governorship, Peck retired to a home in Hinesburg, where he had moved to live closer to members of his family. He died in Jericho in 1879, and was buried at Hinesburg Village Cemetery in Hinesburg.