5 , ▁ 1 7 5 0 A pril ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Verm ont ▁att orney , ▁politician , ▁and ▁judge . ▁ ▁A ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁and ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁En och ▁Wood bridge ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Stock bridge , ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 5 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁cause ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁assigned ▁to ▁milit ia ▁forces ▁that ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Boston , ▁he ▁subsequently ▁served ▁as ▁adj ut ant ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁regiment ▁commanded ▁by ▁John ▁Pat erson . ▁ ▁Wood bridge ▁was ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁White ▁Pla ins , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁P own al , ▁Verm ont , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁appointed ▁quarter master ▁of ▁Warner ’ s ▁Add itional ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁comm iss ary ▁of ▁issues , ▁contract ed ▁to ▁provide ▁supplies ▁and ▁equipment ▁for ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁Hub b ard ton , ▁Ben ning ton , ▁and ▁Sar at oga , ▁and ▁served