William C. Kittredge

William Cullen Kittredge (February 23, 1800 – June 11, 1869) was a Vermont lawyer and politician. He served as 18th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1852 to 1853.

William C. Kittredge
Illustration from National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier, Vermont
18th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office 1852–1853
Governor	Erastus Fairbanks
Preceded by	Julius Converse
Succeeded by	Jefferson P. Kidder
Member of the Vermont Senate from Rutland County
In office 1838–1840 Serving with Robert Pierpoint, Obadiah Noble
Preceded by	Robert Pierpoint, Thomas D. Hammond, Zimri Howe
Succeeded by	Isaac Norton, Orson Clark, Anderson G. Dana
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office 1848–1850
Preceded by	Solomon Foot
Succeeded by	Thomas E. Powers
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Fair Haven
In office 1856–1857
Preceded by	Joseph Adams
Succeeded by	Hiram Hamilton
In office 1847–1850
Preceded by	Jonathan Capen
Succeeded by	Abram Graves
In office 1837–1838
Preceded by	Barnabas Ellis
Succeeded by	Adams Dutton
In office 1833–1834
Preceded by	Tilly Gilbert
Succeeded by	Barnabas Ellis
In office 1831–1832
Preceded by	John Jones
Succeeded by	Tilly Gilbert
State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont
In office 1848–1849
Preceded by	Edgar L. Ormsbee
Succeeded by	Ezra June
In office 1843–1845
Preceded by	Solomon Foot
Succeeded by	Edgar L. Ormsbee
Assistant Judge of Rutland County, Vermont
In office 1833–1839 Serving with Henry Hodges (1833), Nathan T. Sprague (1834–1839)
Preceded by	Henry Hodges, John P. Colburn
Succeeded by	Zimri Howe, Nathan T. Sprague
Personal details
Born	(1800-02-23)February 23, 1800 Dalton, Massachusetts, US
Died	June 11, 1869(1869-06-11) (aged 69) Rutland, Vermont, US
Political party	Whig (before 1856) Republican
Spouse(s)	Maria Hatch (m. 1827) Harriet Newell Adams (m. 1831) Charlotte (Pomeroy) Button (m. 1838)
Children	12
Education	Williams College
Profession	Attorney Businessman
Signature

Early life

William Cullen Kittredge was born in Dalton, Massachusetts, on February 23, 1800, the son of Dr. Abel Kittredge and Eunice (Chamberlain) Kittredge. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College in 1821, received a master's degree from Williams in 1824, studied law with E. H. Mills and Lewis Strong of Northampton, and was admitted to the bar. He practiced in Kentucky and Ohio before settling in Fair Haven, Vermont, in 1824.^[1][2][3][4]

Business and political career

In addition to practicing law, Kittredge was involved in several business ventures, including serving as the first President of National Life Insurance Company and owning a partnership in a successful marble company.^[5]

Kittredge served for eight years in the Vermont House of Representatives, including two as Speaker.^[6] He also served in the Vermont Senate and as Rutland County State's Attorney and Assistant Judge and Judge of the County Court.^[7] Kittredge was the successful Whig nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1852 and served from 1852 to 1853.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Death

After leaving office Kittredge continued to practice law in Fair Haven. He became a Republican when the party was founded in the mid 1850s.^[12] Kittredge died in Rutland, Vermont, on June 11, 1869, while en route to Bennington to assume the post of U.S. Internal Revenue Assessor.^[13][14] He was buried at West Street Cemetery in Fair Haven.^[15]

References

1. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, edited by Rollin Hillyer Cooke, Volume 2, 1906, page 340
2. General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Williams College, published by the college, 1905, page 42
3. Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Massachusetts, published by Williams College, 1887, page 12
4. History of Rutland County, Vermont, Part 1, by Henry Perry Smith and William S. Rann, 1886, page 279
5. National Life Insurance Company: A History of its Foundation and Development, 1850-1925, National Life Insurance Company, 1925, page 30
6. Vermont: The Green Mountain State, by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 3, 1921, page 370
7. Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1848, page 265
8. General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-2011, by Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 8
9. Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1832, page 92
10. Williams Biographical Annals, by Rev. Calvin Durfee, 1871, page 403
11. Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by William Thomas Davis, Volume 2, 1895, page 298
12. "Vermont Election". The Daily Free Press. Burlington, VT. September 4, 1856. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
13. A History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont: In Three Parts, by Andrew Napoleon Adams, 1870, page 219
14. Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, page 183
15. Vermont Old Cemetery Association

Party political offices
Preceded by Julius Converse	Whig nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1852, 1853	Succeeded by None
Political offices
Preceded by Solomon Foot	Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives 1848–1850	Succeeded by Thomas E. Powers
Preceded by Julius Converse	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1852–1853	Succeeded by Jefferson P. Kidder