Samuel Prentiss | |
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| United States district judge for the District of Vermont | |
| In office April 8, 1842 – January 15, 1857 | |
| Appointed by | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Elijah Paine |
| Succeeded by | David Allen Smalley |
| United States Senator from Vermont | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – April 11, 1842 | |
| Preceded by | Dudley Chase |
| Succeeded by | Samuel C. Crafts |
| Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1829–1830 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Titus Hutchinson |
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1825–1829 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Doolittle |
| Succeeded by | Titus Hutchinson |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Montpelier district | |
| In office 1824–1825 | |
| Preceded by | Araunah Waterman |
| Succeeded by | William Upham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Prentiss March 31, 1782 Stonington, Connecticut |
| Died | January 15, 1857 (aged 74) Montpelier, Vermont |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery Montpelier, Vermont |
| Political party | Federalist National Republican Whig |
| Spouse |
Lucretia Houghton
(m. 1804; died 1855) |
| Children | 12 (including Theodore Prentiss) |
| Relatives |
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| Profession | Attorney |
Samuel Prentiss (March 31, 1782 – January 15, 1857) was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.