William C. Kittredge

William Cullen Kittredge was a Vermont lawyer and politician. He served as 18th 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 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.

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.
Kittredge served for eight years in the Vermont House of Representatives, including two as Speaker. He also served in the Vermont Senate and as Rutland County State's Attorney and Assistant Judge and Judge of the County Court. Kittredge was the successful Whig nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1852 and served from 1852 to 1853.

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. Kittredge died in Rutland, Vermont, on June 11, 1869, while en route to Bennington to assume the post of U.S. Internal Revenue Assessor. He was buried at West Street Cemetery in Fair Haven.