Peter Hitchcock

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Peter Marshall Hitchcock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	David Clendenin
Succeeded by	John Sloane
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office 1812-1815
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1810
Personal details
Born	(1781-10-19)October 19, 1781 Cheshire, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 4, 1853(1853-03-04) (aged 71) Painesville, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Welton Cemetery, Burton, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican Whig
Spouse	Nabbe Cook ​ (m. 1805)​
Children	10
Alma mater	Yale University

Peter Marshall Hitchcock^[1] (October 19, 1781 – March 4, 1853^[2]) was an attorney, teacher, farmer, soldier, legislator, and jurist. His judicial career included 28 years service on the Ohio Supreme Court, 21 years of them as Chief Justice. (Some sources erroneously give his date of death as March 4, 1854.)