20 Facts About Peter Hitchcock

Peter Marshall Hitchcock was an attorney, teacher, farmer, soldier, legislator, and jurist.

Peter Hitchcock was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, the youngest son of Valentine Hitchcock and Sarah Hotchkiss.

Peter Hitchcock entered college in the sophomore year, pursuing classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1801.

Peter Hitchcock studied law with Barzillai Slosson, of Kent, Connecticut, and was admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Cheshire.

Peter Hitchcock spent the early years improving his farm, establishing his law practice and teaching.

Peter Hitchcock was the first teacher at Burton Academy, which eventually became a part of Case Western Reserve University.

Peter Hitchcock was always accorded the most profound attention when arguing a case, whether to a jury, a Justice of the Peace or before the judges of the highest courts.

Peter Hitchcock was elected a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1810 and elected a member of the Ohio Senate in 1812 serving until 1815.

Peter Hitchcock served as speaker of the Senate in 1815.

Peter Hitchcock was nominated for United States Senator in the legislative balloting to replace Thomas Worthington in 1814 and then the full term to replace Joseph Kerr in 1815, failing both times to attract sufficient votes.

Peter Hitchcock was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Regiment, Ohio State Militia, in 1814 and then commissioned major general, Fourth Division, Ohio State Militia, in 1816.

Peter Hitchcock was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Ohio's 6th congressional district to the Fifteenth United States Congress.

Peter Hitchcock was not a candidate for renomination in 1818.

Judge Peter Hitchcock generally traveled the circuit on horseback or his own Yankee wagon.

Peter Hitchcock would reach a county seat by noon or later, and immediately went to the Clerk's office.

Peter Hitchcock was reappointed to another seven-year term on the court in 1835.

Peter Hitchcock voluntarily retired in 1852 at the end of his fourth term.

Peter Hitchcock was elected as a Whig delegate to the Ohio constitutional convention in 1850 called to revise the 1802 constitution.

Peter Hitchcock was the uncle of Seabury Ford, the first Ohio governor from the Western Reserve.

Peter Hitchcock died in Painesville, Ohio, while stopped at the home of his eldest son on his way home from Columbus, Ohio to Burton.