Prentiss Mellen
Prentiss Mellen | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office June 5, 1818 – May 15, 1820 | |
| Preceded by | Eli P. Ashmun |
| Succeeded by | Elijah H. Mills |
| First Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office July 1, 1820–October 11, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Weston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1764 |
| Died | December 31, 1840 (aged 76) |
| Party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Sarah Hudson |
| Children | Grenville Mellen; Frederic Mellen |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Prentiss Mellen (October 11, 1764 – December 31, 1840) was a lawyer, politician, and jurist from Massachusetts and Maine. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Harvard, Mellen served for two years as a United States Senator from Massachusetts, and was appointed Maine's first chief justice after it achieved statehood in 1820.