Adolphus F. Hitchcock

Adolphus F. Hitchcock (April 25, 1803 – October 17, 1888) was an American farmer and politician from Kingsbury, New York.

Life Hitchcock was born on April 25, 1803, in Kingsbury, New York, the son of Collins Hitchcock and Eunice Porter. He was related to Attorney General John H. Martindale through his grandfather Ashel Hitchcock. His father and grandfather both served as justice of the peace, his great-uncle Zina Hitchcock served in the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, and two of his brothers served as Sheriff, with one of the brothers also serving as county clerk. He worked as a farmer.

In 1841, Hitchcock helped organize the Washington County Agricultural Society and was appointed to its executive committee. He was a vestryman of the St. James Episcopal Church in Fort Edward when it incorporated in 1844. He served as justice of the peace and Supervisor. He was a delegate to the 1867-1868 New York State Constitutional Convention.

In 1832, Hitchcock married Cynthia Ann Fitch, daughter of Daniel Fitch of Pawlet, Vermont. They had one child, Edward.