Henry Hitchcock

Henry Hitchcock (September 11, 1792 – August 11, 1839) was the first Attorney General of Alabama, having been elected by the Alabama General Assembly in December 1819 in its initial session. He was also the Secretary of the Alabama Territory, the position which was the precursor to the modern-day Secretary of State of Alabama.

This article is about the Alabama politician. For Missouri lawyer, see Henry Hitchcock (Missouri lawyer). For the American minister and college president, see Henry Lawrence Hitchcock.
Henry Hitchcock
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
In office
1836–1837
Preceded byReuben Saffold
Succeeded byArthur F. Hopkins
1st Attorney General of Alabama
In office
1819–1823
GovernorWilliam Wyatt Bibb
Thomas Bibb
Israel Pickens
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byThomas White
1st Secretary of State of Alabama
In office
1818–1819
GovernorWilliam Wyatt Bibb
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byThomas A. Rodgers
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
In office
1825–1830
PresidentJohn Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byJohn Elliot
Personal details
Born(1792-09-11)September 11, 1792
Burlington, Vermont, US
DiedAugust 11, 1839(1839-08-11) (aged 56)
Mobile, Alabama, US
Resting placeMagnolia Cemetery, Mobile Alabama
SpouseAnn Erwin (m. 1821-1839, his death)
RelationsSamuel Hitchcock (father)
Ethan Allen (grandfather)
Ethan Allen Hitchcock (brother)
Children8 (including Ethan Hitchcock and Henry Hitchcock
EducationUniversity of Vermont
ProfessionAttorney
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