15 Facts About Ephraim Paddock

Ephraim Paddock was a Vermont attorney who served as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1828 to 1831.

The son of James and Ann Ephraim Paddock, he was educated in Holland, and worked at a store before deciding to settle in Vermont.

Ephraim Paddock completed his education at Peacham Academy, and afterwards remained there to teach.

Ephraim Paddock then studied law with William A Griswold and Asa King in Danville, and attained admission to the bar in 1809.

Ephraim Paddock was involved in several other ventures, including farming, sheep raising, and a partnership in a general store.

Ephraim Paddock served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1823 to 1827.

From 1828 to 1831, Ephraim Paddock served as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, appointed following the expansion of the court from four judges to five.

In 1836, Ephraim Paddock was one of the vice presidents of Caledonia County's Whig Party convention.

In 1841, Ephraim Paddock was a member of the Council of Censors, the body which met every seven years to review actions of Vermont's government and ensure their constitutionality.

Ephraim Paddock retired in 1847, and resided in St Johnsbury until his death on July 27,1859.

Ephraim Paddock was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St Johnsbury.

Charlotte Paddock was the wife of Reverend William W Thayer.

Phebe Ephraim Paddock Fairbanks' grandchildren included Horace Fairbanks, who served as governor, and Franklin Fairbanks, who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, and was a developer of Winter Park, Florida.

The Ephraim Paddock House was constructed for Paddock's family in 1820.

Ephraim Paddock was a talented musician, proficient on several stringed instruments as well as the piano; his home included a piano manufactured by Jonas Chickering.