Peter Hitchcock

Peter Marshall Hitchcock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byDavid Clendenin
Succeeded byJohn Sloane
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1812-1815
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1810
Personal details
Born(1781-10-19)October 19, 1781
Cheshire, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1853(1853-03-04) (aged 71)
Painesville, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeWelton Cemetery, Burton, Ohio, U.S.
Political party
Spouse
Nabbe Cook
(m. 1805)
Children10
Alma materYale 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.)

  1. ^ The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Peter Marshall Hitchcock
  2. ^ "Death of the Hon. Peter Hitchcock". The Cleveland Herald. Cleveland, Ohio. 1853-03-04.