William C. Kittredge

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William C. Kittredge

William Cullen Kittredge (born February 23, 1800 in Dalton , Massachusetts , † June 11, 1869 in Rutland , Vermont ) was an American politician and lawyer , who was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1852 to 1853 .

Life

William Kittredge was born in Berkshire County , Massachusetts. He belonged to the Phi Beta Kappa and graduated from Williams College in 1821. There he earned his Masters in 1824 , then he studied law in Northampton . He practiced in Kentucky and Ohio before settling in Fair Haven in 1824 .

In addition to his practice as a lawyer, Kittredge has been involved in several company formations, including serving as the first president of the National Life Insurance Company and partner in a successful marble company.

Kittredge spent eight years in the Vermont House of Representatives , including two years as a speaker. He has also served in the Vermont Senate and as a District Attorney for Rutland County, as well as an ide Judge and District Court Judge. Kittredge was successful for the Whig Party in the election to lieutenant governor in 1852, and held that office from 1852 to 1853.

After retiring from office, he continued to work as a lawyer in Fair Haven. Kittredge died in Rutland on June 11, 1869 on his way to Bennington to take up the post of US Internal Revenue Assessor. His grave is in West Street Cemetery in Fair Haven.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts , edited by Rollin Hillyer Cooke, Volume 2, 1906, p. 340
  2. ↑ General Catalog of the Officers and Graduates of Williams College , edited by the college, 1905, 42
  3. ^ Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Massachusetts , edited by Williams College, 1887, 12
  4. ^ History of Rutland County, Vermont, Part 1, by Henry Perry Smith and William S. Rann, 1886, p. 279
  5. ^ National Life Insurance Company: A History of its Foundation and Development, 1850-1925; National Life Insurance Company, 1925, 30
  6. ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State , by Walter Hill Crockett, Issue 3, 1921, p. 370
  7. Jump up ↑ Journal of the House of the State of Vermont , edited by Vermont General Assembly, 1848, 265
  8. ↑ General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1813-2011 ( Memento of the original of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , from Vermont Secretary of State , State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, 8 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  9. ^ Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont , edited by Vermont General Assembly, 1832, 92
  10. ^ Williams Biographical Annals , by Rev. Calvin Durfee, 1871, p. 403
  11. ^ Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , by William Thomas Davis, Issue 2, 1895, p. 298
  12. ^ A History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont: In Three Parts , by Andrew Napoleon Adams, 1870, p. 219
  13. ^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , Compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, 183
personal data
SURNAME Kittredge, William C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kittredge, William Cullen; Kittredge, Wm. C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Dalton , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1869
Place of death Rutland , Vermont