Simeon Olcott

• BIRTH 1 Oct 1735 Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, US
• DEATH 22 Feb 1815 (aged 79) Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
• BURIAL Forest Hill Cemetery, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA Show Map, PLOT A10, MEMORIAL ID 7120509, Photos by Bill McKern & CtownClarionet, bio by: K [1]

Chronology

1784-1785 New Hampshire State Senator
1790-1795 New Hampshire State Supreme Court Justice
1795-1802 New Hampshire State Supreme Court Chief Justice
1801-1805 United States Senator from New Hampshire [1]

Biography

Simeon Olcott (October 1, 1735 – February 22, 1815) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bolton, Connecticut Colony, he graduated from Yale College in 1761, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was a selectman from 1769 to 1771, a judge of probate for Cheshire County in 1773, and a representative in the general assembly of the Province, 1772–1773. He was appointed chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1784, judge of the superior court in 1790, and chief judge of the court in 1795. [2]

Olcott was elected as a Federalist to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Livermore and served from June 17, 1801, to March 4, 1805. He died in Charlestown in 1815; interment was in Forest Hill Cemetery. [2]

Parents
Timothy Olcott 1703–1746
Eunice Alcott White Morgan 1712–1757

Spouse
Tryphena Terry Olcott 1761–1832 (m. 1783)

Siblings
Eunice Olcott Wells 1737–1759
Timothy Olcott 1741–1832
Hannah Olcott Holton 1747–1792

Children
George Olcott 1785–1864

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7120509/simeon-olcott

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Olcott