Stephen Jacob (December 7, 1755—January 27, 1817) (His last name is sometimes spelled "Jacobs", and his birth date is sometimes incorrectly given as 1754.) was an attorney, politician, and judge during Vermont's years as an independent republic and the early years of its statehood. He served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1801 to 1802.Stephen Jacob was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts on December 7, 1755, the son of Richard and Thankful Jacob. He attended Dartmouth College, graduated from Yale University in 1778, and then relocated to Vermont. He first attracted public notice in August 1778, when he read a poem he had composed at a ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of the Battle of Bennington. Wikipedia
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