Lemuel Chipman
Lemuel Chipman (July 25, 1754 – April 28, 1831) was an American politician, judge, and physician. Chipman held political office in both the Republic of Vermont, the subsequent state of Vermont, and the state of New York. He served as a judge in both the states of Vermont and New York. Personal life Chipman was born in Salisbury, Connecticut on July 25, 1754 . When he was nineteen, he and his family moved to Tinmouth, Vermont. He was the brother of noted Vermont politicians Nathaniel Chipman and Daniel Chipman. In adulthood, Chipman resided first in Pawlet, Vermont (within Rutland County) and later moved in 1795 to Ontario County, New York. Chipman was an Episcopalian. Medical career and Revolutionary War service Chipman became a physician and surgeon. Chipman served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He acted as assistant surgeon to Doctor Dickinson at the Battle of Bennington in 1777. Government and political career Vermont Beginning on October 14, 1790, Chipman began serving the first of multiple consecutive terms a member of the Vermont General Assembly, representing Pawlet. During his early tenure in the legislature, Chipman was a member of the State Convention of Vermont where the opted