Zina Hitchcock
Hon. Zina Hitchcock | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Peace in Washington County, New York | |
| In office 1795 – c. 1810s | |
| Member of the New York State Council of Appointment | |
| In office 1794–1795 | |
| Member of the New York State Senate from the Eastern District | |
| In office 1794–1803 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from Washington and Clinton Counties | |
| In office 1789–1793 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1755 Warren or New Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1832 (aged 76) Franklin, Franklin County, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse |
Mabel Lockwood (died 1817) |
| Children | 8 |
| Relatives | Adolphus F. Hitchcock (grand-nephew) |
| Occupation | Physician and surgeon |
Zina Hitchcock (November 6, 1755 – May 2, 1832) was a New York politician. A descendant of the early American colonist Samuel Chapin,[1] he was born on November 6, 1755, in Warren or New Milford, Connecticut.[2] His father, John Hitchock, was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly.[3] During the American Revolutionary War, Hitchcock served as an enlisted soldier in the Albany County militia.[4] He moved to Sandy Hill, New York, c. 1783–1784, where he became a prominent landowner, a founding member of the local Masonic Lodge, and built the Zion church.[5] In 1784, he became a founding member of the First Medical Society in Vermont, a predecessor to the Vermont Medical Society.[6]
Hitchcock was a member of the Federalist Party.[7] He served as a member of the New York State Assembly for Washington and Clinton Counties from 1789 to 1793,[8] the New York State Senate representing the Eastern District from 1794 to 1803,[9] and the Council of Appointment from 1794 to 1795.[10] In 1795 Hitchcock was appointed a justice of the peace in Washington County, New York. He was re-appointed in 1798 and 1810.[11] He was also a founding member of the Medical Society of Washington County and served as its second president from 1807 to 1810.[12]
Hitchcock was married to Mabel Lockwood, with whom he had 8 children, until her death on August 28, 1817. He died on May 2, 1832, in Franklin, Franklin County, New York.[13]
References
- ^ Chapin 1924, p. 120.
- ^ Hitchcock 1894, p. 244; Johnson 1878, p. 100.
- ^ Hitchcock 1894, pp. 221, 244.
- ^ Bascom 1903, p. 208.
- ^ Hitchcock 1894, p. 244; Johnson 1878, pp. 95, 100, 425.
- ^ Caverly 1903, p. 316.
- ^ Hammond 1846, p. 81.
- ^ Hough 1858, pp. 165–167.
- ^ Hough 1858, pp. 115–118.
- ^ Hough 1858, p. 100.
- ^ Johnson 1878, p. 116.
- ^ Johnson 1878, p. 97.
- ^ Hitchcock 1894, pp. 244–245; Johnson 1878, p. 100.
Sources
- Bascom, Robert O. (1903). The Fort Edward Book. Fort Edward, N.Y.: James D. Keating – via Internet Archive.
- Caverly, Charles S. (May 1903). "Twentieth Century History of Vermont: Medicine and Surgery". The Vermonter. Vol. 8, no. 10. pp. 311–335 – via Google Books.
- Chapin, Gilbert Warren (1924). The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data. Vol. 1. Hartford, Conn.: Chapin Family Association – via Internet Archive.
- Hammond, Jabez D. (1846). The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York. Vol. 1 (4th ed.). Cooperstown, N.Y.: H. & E. Phinney – via Google Books.
- Hitchcock, Mary L. (1894). The Genealogy of the Hitchcock Family. Amherst, Mass.: Press of Carpenter & Morehouse – via Internet Archive.
- Hough, Franklin B. (1858). The New-York Civil List (PDF). Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. – via Internet Archive.
- Johnson, Crisfield (1878). History of Washington Co., New York. Philadelphia: Everts & Ensign – via Internet Archive.