William C. Kittredge

American politician and lawyer (1800–1869) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Quick Facts 18th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, Governor ...
William C. Kittredge
Thumb
Illustration from National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier, Vermont
18th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1852–1853
GovernorErastus Fairbanks
Preceded byJulius Converse
Succeeded byJefferson P. Kidder
Member of the Vermont Senate from Rutland County
In office
1838–1840
Serving with Robert Pierpoint, Obadiah Noble
Preceded byRobert Pierpoint, Thomas D. Hammond, Zimri Howe
Succeeded byIsaac Norton, Orson Clark, Anderson G. Dana
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1848–1850
Preceded bySolomon Foot
Succeeded byThomas E. Powers
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Fair Haven
In office
1856–1857
Preceded byJoseph Adams
Succeeded byHiram Hamilton
In office
1847–1850
Preceded byJonathan Capen
Succeeded byAbram Graves
In office
1837–1838
Preceded byBarnabas Ellis
Succeeded byAdams Dutton
In office
1833–1834
Preceded byTilly Gilbert
Succeeded byBarnabas Ellis
In office
1831–1832
Preceded byJohn Jones
Succeeded byTilly Gilbert
State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont
In office
1848–1849
Preceded byEdgar L. Ormsbee
Succeeded byEzra June
In office
1843–1845
Preceded bySolomon Foot
Succeeded byEdgar L. Ormsbee
Assistant Judge of Rutland County, Vermont
In office
1833–1839
Serving with Henry Hodges (1833), Nathan T. Sprague (1834–1839)
Preceded byHenry Hodges, John P. Colburn
Succeeded byZimri Howe, Nathan T. Sprague
Personal details
Born(1800-02-23)February 23, 1800
Dalton, Massachusetts, US
DiedJune 11, 1869(1869-06-11) (aged 69)
Rutland, Vermont, US
Political partyWhig (before 1856)
Republican
Spouse(s)Maria Hatch (m. 1827)
Harriet Newell Adams (m. 1831)
Charlotte (Pomeroy) Button (m. 1838)
Children12
EducationWilliams College
ProfessionAttorney
Businessman
SignatureThumb
Close

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

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.