William C. Kittredge

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William C. Kittredge
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
DiedJune 11, 1869(1869-06-11) (aged 69)
Rutland, Vermont
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
Signature

William Cullen Kittredge (February 23, 1800 – June 11, 1869) was a

lieutenant governor of Vermont
from 1852 to 1853.

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

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
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  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
Political offices
Preceded by
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives

1848–1850
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
1852–1853
Succeeded by