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Gideon Olin (November 2, 1743 – January 21, 1823) was an American politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont. ==Biography== Olin was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island to John and Susannah Pierce Olin. He received limited schooling and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Vermont and settled in Shaftsbury in 1776, becoming one of the founders of the state of Vermont. Olin was a delegate to the Windsor Convention in 1777, which enacted the constitution that formed the Vermont Republic. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1778, 1780 to 1793, and in 1799, serving as Speaker from 1788 to 1793.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Speakers of the House )〕 During the American Revolutionary War, Olin was appointed Major in the Second Regiment under Colonels Samuel Herrick and Ebenezer Walbridge, and served on the frontier.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Biographical Note on Gideon OLIN (father of John H.) )〕 After the war, he served as an assistant judge of the Bennington County Court from 1781 to 1798. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1791 and 1793, and a member of the Governor’s council from 1793 to 1798.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=OLIN, Gideon, (1743 - 1823) )〕 Olin was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1807.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Rep. Gideon Olin )〕 He served as chief justice of the Bennington county court from 1807 to 1811,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Biography of Gideon Olin )〕 and was a founder of the University of Vermont. After leaving office, he resumed agricultural pursuits. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gideon Olin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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