Officers of the State of Vermont 1787–1791
Governor Surveyor General Thomas Chittenden (1787–89, 1790–91) James Whitelaw (1787–91) Moses Robinson (1789–90) Supreme Court Lieutenant Governor 1787–1788 Joseph Marsh (1787–90) Moses Robinson, Chief Judge Peter Olcott (1790–91) Nathaniel Niles, Side Judge Secretary of State Paul Spooner, Side Judge Micah Townsend (1787–88) 1788–1789 Roswell Hopkins (1788–91) Moses Robinson, Chief Judge Attorney General Paul Spooner, Side Judge Samuel Hitchcock (1790–91) Stephen Row Bradley, Side Judge Treasurer 1789–1790 Samuel Mattocks (1787–91) Nathaniel Chipman, Chief Judge Auditors of Accounts Noah Smith, Side Judge Elisha Clark (1790–91) Samuel Knight, Side Judge Roswell Hopkins (1787–88) 1790–1791 John Strong (1787–88) Nathaniel Chipman, Chief Judge Isaac Tichenor (1788–91) Noah Smith, Side Judge Samuel Knight, Side Judge
COUNCILLORS1
11th Council (1787–1788) 13th Council (1789–1790) Timothy Brownson (Sunderland) Timothy Brownson (Sunderland) Peter Olcott (Norwich) John Fassett, Jr. (Cambridge) Jacob Bayley (Newbury) Peter Olcott (Norwich) Samuel Fletcher (Townshend) Jacob Bayley (Newbury) Thomas Porter (Tinmouth) Thomas Porter (Tinmouth) Thomas Murdock (Norwich) Samuel Safford (Bennington) Samuel Safford (Bennington) John Strong (Addison) John Fassett, Jr. (Cambridge) Jonathan Hunt (Hinsdale) John Strong (Addison) Ebenezer Walbridge (Bennington) Jonathan Hunt (Hinsdale) Isaac Tichenor (Bennington) Ebenezer Walbridge (Bennington) Nathaniel Niles (Fairlee) Isaac Tichenor (Bennington) Luke Knoulton (Newfane) Secretary: Joseph Fay Secretary: Joseph Fay
12th Council (1788–1789) 14th Council (1790–1791) Timothy Brownson (Sunderland) Timothy Brownson (Sunderland) John Fassett, Jr. (Cambridge) John Fassett, Jr. (Cambridge) Peter Olcott (Norwich) Jacob Bayley (Newbury) Jacob Bayley (Newbury) Thomas Porter (Tinmouth) Samuel Fletcher (Townshend) Samuel Safford (Bennington) Thomas Porter (Tinmouth) John Strong (Addison) Thomas Murdock (Norwich) Jonathan Hunt (Hinsdale) Samuel Safford (Bennington) Ebenezer Walbridge (Bennington) John Strong (Addison) Isaac Tichenor (Bennington) Jonathan Hunt (Hinsdale) Nathaniel Niles (Fairlee) Ebenezer Walbridge (Bennington) Luke Knoulton (Newfane) Isaac Tichenor (Bennington) Jonathan Arnold (St. Johnsbury) Secretary: Joseph Fay Secretary: Joseph Fay
1. The Council consisted of the governor, lieutenant governor, and 12 councillors.
Alphabetically with years: Jonathan Arnold (St. Johnsbury) (1790–91) Jacob Bayley (Newbury) (1787–91) Timothy Brownson (Sunderland) (1787–91) John Fassett, Jr. (Cambridge) (1787–91) Samuel Fletcher (Townshend) (1787–89) Jonathan Hunt (Hinsdale) (1787–91) Luke Knoulton (Newfane) (1789–91) Thomas Murdock (Norwich) (1787–89) Nathaniel Niles (Fairlee) (1789–91) Peter Olcott (Norwich) (1787–90) Thomas Porter (Tinmouth) (1787–91) Samuel Safford (Bennington) (1787–91) John Strong (Addison) (1787–91) Isaac Tichenor (Bennington) (1787–91) Ebenezer Walbridge (Bennington) (1787–91) Secretary: Joseph Fay (1787–91)
General Assembly of Vermont 14–24 October 1790 and 10–27 January 1791
Speaker: Gideon Olin Clerk: Lewis R. Morris Secretary: Roswell Hopkins Chaplain: Matthias Cazier
ADDISON COUNTY Addison Middlebury Shoreham David Whitney Gamaliel Painter Josiah Pond Bridport Monkton Vergennes Philip Stones Samuel Barnum Jabez G. Fitch Cornwall New Haven Weybridge Thomas Tolman Elijah Foot Abel Wright Ferrisburgh Panton Whiting Abel Thompson Benjamin Holcomb Ebenezer Wheelock Leicester Salisbury John Smith Eleazer Claghorn
BENNINGTON COUNTY Arlington Pownal Stamford Timothy Todd Thomas Jewet Andrew Selden Bennington Rupert Sunderland Jonathan Robinson Israel Smith Gideon Brownson Dorset Sandgate William Dunton Richard Hurd Manchester Shaftsbury Gideon Ormsby Gideon Olin
CHITTENDEN COUNTY Burlington Georgia New Huntington Samuel Hitchcock John White No representative present Cambridge Highgate St. Albans Amos Fasset John Knickerbacor Silas Hathaway Charlotte Hinesburg Shelburne John McNeile Lemuel Bostwick William C. Harrington Colchester Jericho Swanton Ira Allen Martin Chittenden Daniel Stannard Essex Johnson Two Heroes Joel Woodworth Jonathan McConnel Stephen Pearl1 Fairfax Milton Williston Nathan Spafford Abel Waters Jonathan Spafford
ORANGE COUNTY Barnet Lunenburg Strafford Alexander Harvey Samuel Gates William Dennison Bradford Maidstone Thetford Ashur Chamberlain John Rich Israel Smith Brookfield Newbury Tunbridge Daniel Kingsbury Thomas Johnson Seth Austin Corinth Peacham Vershire Peter Sleeman William Chamberlin Ebenezer West Danville Randolph Williamstown David Whither Israel Converse Elijah Paine Fairlee Ryegate Israel Morey John Gray Guildhall St. Johnsbury David Hopkinson No representative present
RUTLAND COUNTY Benson Harwich (Mount Tabor) Poultney Asahel Smith John Jenkins William Ward Brandon Hubbardton Rutland Nathan Daniels Ezekiel Churchill Samuel Williams Castleton Ira Shrewsbury Eli Cogswell Cephas Carpenter Nathan Finney Chittenden Middletown Sudbury Nathaniel Ladd (Middletown Springs) John Hall Clarendon Ephraim Carr Tinmouth Elihu Smith Orwell Ebenezer Marvin Danby Ebenezer Wilson Wallingford Wing Rogers Pawlet Abraham Jackson Fair Haven Lemuel Chipman Wells Matthew Lyon Pittsford Samuel Lathrop Benjamin Cooley
WINDHAM COUNTY Athens Jamaica Thomlinson (Grafton) James Shafter Silas Hayward Henry Bond Brattleborough Londonderry Townshend Gardner Chandler Edward Aiken Joshua Wood Dummerston Marlborough Wardsborough Thomas Clark Benjamin Olds Asa Wheelock Guilford Newfane Westminster Peter Briggs Calvin Knoulton Stephen Row Bradley Halifax Putney Whitingham Benjamin Henry John Campbell Isaac Lyman Hinsdale (Vernon) Rockingham Wilmington Arad Hunt Jehiel Webb Chipman Swift
WINDSOR COUNTY Andover Hartford Royalton Frederick Rogers Joshua Hazen Daniel Tuller Barnard Hartland Sharon Aaron Barlow Oliver Gallup Anthony Morse Bethel Norwich Springfield Michael Flynn Joseph Hatch Jotham White Bridgewater Pomfret Weathersfield John Hawkins Berius Green Joseph Hubbard Cavendish Reading Windsor Asaph Fletcher Elkanah Day Benjamin Greene Chester Rochester Woodstock Daniel Heald Enoch Emerson Jesse Safferd
1. On 24 October 1790 the Assembly ordered a special election to fill the seat vacated by Pearl on his being elected sheriff of Chittenden County. On 11 January 1791 Ebenezer Allen of South Hero was seated as representative from the Two Heroes. The legislature rejected Nathan Hutchen’s credentials as representative from North Hero, stating that the Two Heroes were entitled to only one representative. Each Hero, however, had its own delegate in the state Convention, which had ended on the previous day.