Samuel Church

Samuel Church (born Salisbury, Connecticut, February 4, 1785; died September 13, 1854) was a lawyer, politician, and chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Church graduated from Yale University in 1803 and then studied law, being admitted in 1806.

In 1808 he returned to Salisbury to open a practice and remained a resident there for the rest of his life.

He also served as a probate judge and as the State's Attorney for Litchfield County.

He resigned these offices in 1832 when he was appointed as a superior court judge.