Preceded by Joseph Marsh Name Peter Olcott Spouse(s) Sarah Mills Olcott | Citizenship USA Succeeded by Jonathan Hunt | |
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Born April 25, 1733
Bolton
Connecticut, U.S. ( 1733-04-25 ) Died September 12, 1808(1808-09-12) (aged 75)
Hanover
New Hampshire, U.S. Resting place Meeting House Hill Cemetery
Norwich
Windsor County, Vermont | ||
Peter Olcott (April 25, 1733 – September 12, 1808) was a Vermont public official and military officer who served as a Brigadier General in the colonial militia and sixth Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.
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Early life
Born in Bolton, Connecticut, Olcott moved to Norwich, Vermont in the early 1770s and served in numerous local offices, including Overseer of the Poor, Justice of the Peace and County Judge.
Career
Olcott was active during the American Revolution. He served as Sequestration Commissioner for Tory Property in 1777 and was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1778. He was a Colonel in the Vermont militia, and his regiment took part in the Battles of Bennington and Saratoga. From 1781 to 1788 Olcott was commander of the Vermont militia's Third Brigade with the rank of Brigadier General.
Olcott was a member of the Governor's Council in 1779, and again from 1781 to 1790. He served on the Vermont Supreme Court from 1782 to 1784. He was Vermont's Lieutenant Governor from 1790 to 1794, and served in the Vermont House again in 1801. Olcott was also a Trustee of Dartmouth College from 1788 until his death.
Death
Olcott died in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, on September 12, 1808 (age 75 years, 140 days). He is interred at Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont.
Family life
Son of Deacon Titus Olcott, he married Sarah Mills on October 11, 1759, and they had nine children, Pelatiah, Peter, Timothy, Roswell,Sarah, Margaret, Margaret, Mills, and Martha.