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William C. Kittredge

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 AttorneyofRutland 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
Died	June 11, 1869(1869-06-11) (aged 69) Rutland, Vermont
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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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 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]

In addition to practicing law, Kittredge was involved in several business ventures, including serving as the first PresidentofNational 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]}

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 routetoBennington to assume the post of U.S. Internal Revenue Assessor.^[13][14] He was buried at West Street Cemetery in Fair Haven.^[15]