Milton Y. Kidd | |
State Delegate: | Maryland |
Term Start: | 1858 |
Term End: | 1858 |
Term Start2: | 1854 |
Term End2: | 1854 |
Successor2: | Samuel Miller, David Scott, Slater B. Stubbs |
Term Start3: | 1849 |
Term End3: | 1849 |
Successor3: | John W. Morgan, George Ricketts, Cornelius Smith |
Alongside3: | Noble Biddle, Richard I. Foard, Richard L. Thomas |
Birth Date: | 1826 |
Birth Place: | near Port Deposit, Maryland, U.S. |
Death Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting Place: | West Nottingham Cemetery |
Milton Y. Kidd (1826 – February 2, 1884) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1849, 1854 and 1858.
Milton Y. Kidd was born in 1826 at the Kidd farm near Port Deposit, Maryland.[1] [2] He attended West Nottingham Academy and Princeton University.[1]
He worked as a merchant and lawyer.[2]
Kidd served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1849, 1854 and 1858.[2] [3]
In 1859, Kidd succeeded James W. Clayton as chief clerk of the House of Delegates.[1] He served as chief clerk in 1860.[4] In September 1861, while chief clerk, Kidd was arrested as a Southern sympathizer alongside members of the House of Delegates.[2] [5] He was required to give an oath to the United States prior to his release ten days later.[2] [6] In 1867, he served as secretary of the Maryland constitutional convention.[1] He served as chief clerk from 1868 to 1880.[4] At the time of his death, he was serving as journal clerk of the House of Delegates.[1]
Kidd died from rheumatism on February 2, 1884, aged 57, in Baltimore.[1] He was buried in West Nottingham Cemetery.[7]