Chipman, Daniel
lawyer, congressman, author, was born Oct. 22. 1765, in Salisbury, Conn. He was for many years in the legislature, and was frequently speaker of the house of representatives of his state. He was a member of the last state constitutional convention; was the first reporter of the decisions of the supreme court, and author of an able work on Law Contracts for the Sale of Specific Articles. He was a member of congress from 1815 to 1817. He died April 23, 1850, in Ripton, Vt.