John W. Kittera Explained

John Wilkes Kittera
Birth Date: November 1752
Birth Place:Blue Ball, Pennsylvania
Death Date: (aged 48)
Children:Thomas
Constituency1: (1791–1793)
(1793–1795)
(1795–1801)
State:Pennsylvania
Term Start:March 4, 1791
Term End:March 3, 1801
Succeeded:Thomas Boude
Preceded:District created
Office:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania

John Wilkes Kittera (November 1752 – June 6, 1801) was an American lawyer and politician from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Kittera was born near Blue Ball, Pennsylvania. He was appointed by President John Adams as United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1791 until 1801.

While in the House, Kittera was appointed one of the House's impeachment managers in the impeachment proceedings against Senator William Blount.[1]

He is the father of Thomas Kittera.

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  1. Web site: List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives . history.house.gov . United States House of Representatives: History, Art, & Archives . 7 July 2023 . en.