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 | |
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 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 | February 23, 1800 Dalton, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | June 11, 1869 (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 |
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Early life
editWilliam 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
editIn 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
editAfter 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
edit- ^ Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, edited by Rollin Hillyer Cooke, Volume 2, 1906, page 340
- ^ General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Williams College, published by the college, 1905, page 42
- ^ Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Massachusetts, published by Williams College, 1887, page 12
- ^ History of Rutland County, Vermont, Part 1, by Henry Perry Smith and William S. Rann, 1886, page 279
- ^ National Life Insurance Company: A History of its Foundation and Development, 1850-1925, National Life Insurance Company, 1925, page 30
- ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State, by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 3, 1921, page 370
- ^ Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1848, page 265
- ^ General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-2011, by Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 8
- ^ Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1832, page 92
- ^ Williams Biographical Annals, by Rev. Calvin Durfee, 1871, page 403
- ^ Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by William Thomas Davis, Volume 2, 1895, page 298
- ^ "Vermont Election". The Daily Free Press. Burlington, VT. September 4, 1856. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ A History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont: In Three Parts, by Andrew Napoleon Adams, 1870, page 219
- ^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, page 183
- ^ Vermont Old Cemetery Association