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Peter Marshall Hitchcock | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | David Clendenin |
| Succeeded by | John Sloane |
| Member of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office 1812-1815 | |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office 1810 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1781 Cheshire, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1853 (aged 71) Painesville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Welton Cemetery, Burton, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Spouse |
Nabbe Cook (m. 1805) |
| Children | 10 |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Peter Marshall Hitchcock[1] (October 19, 1781 – March 4, 1853[2]) was an attorney, teacher, farmer, soldier, legislator, and jurist. His judicial career included 28 years service on the Ohio Supreme Court, 21 years of them as Chief Justice. (Some sources erroneously give his date of death as March 4, 1854.)
- ^ The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Peter Marshall Hitchcock
- ^ "Death of the Hon. Peter Hitchcock". The Cleveland Herald. Cleveland, Ohio. 1853-03-04.