| William C. Kittredge | |
| Order1: | 18th |
| Office1: | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont |
| Term Start1: | 1852 |
| Term End1: | 1853 |
| Governor1: | Erastus Fairbanks |
| Predecessor1: | Julius Converse |
| Successor1: | Jefferson P. Kidder |
| Office2: | Member of the Vermont Senate from Rutland County |
| Term Start2: | 1838 |
| Term End2: | 1840 |
| Predecessor2: | Robert Pierpoint, Thomas D. Hammond, Zimri Howe |
| Successor2: | Isaac Norton, Orson Clark, Anderson G. Dana |
| Alongside2: | Robert Pierpoint, Obadiah Noble |
| Office3: | Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1848 |
| Term End3: | 1850 |
| Predecessor3: | Solomon Foot |
| Successor3: | Thomas E. Powers |
| Office4: | Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Fair Haven |
| Term Start4: | 1856 |
| Term End4: | 1857 |
| Predecessor4: | Joseph Adams |
| Successor4: | Hiram Hamilton |
| Term Start5: | 1847 |
| Term End5: | 1850 |
| Predecessor5: | Jonathan Capen |
| Successor5: | Abram Graves |
| Term Start6: | 1837 |
| Term End6: | 1838 |
| Predecessor6: | Barnabas Ellis |
| Successor6: | Adams Dutton |
| Term Start7: | 1833 |
| Term End7: | 1834 |
| Predecessor7: | Tilly Gilbert |
| Successor7: | Barnabas Ellis |
| Term Start8: | 1831 |
| Term End8: | 1832 |
| Predecessor8: | John Jones |
| Successor8: | Tilly Gilbert |
| Office9: | State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont |
| Term Start9: | 1848 |
| Term End9: | 1849 |
| Predecessor9: | Edgar L. Ormsbee |
| Successor9: | Ezra June |
| Term Start10: | 1843 |
| Term End10: | 1845 |
| Predecessor10: | Solomon Foot |
| Successor10: | Edgar L. Ormsbee |
| Office11: | Assistant Judge of Rutland County, Vermont |
| Term Start11: | 1833 |
| Term End11: | 1839 |
| Alongside11: | Henry Hodges (1833), Nathan T. Sprague (1834–1839) |
| Predecessor11: | Henry Hodges, John P. Colburn |
| Successor11: | Zimri Howe, Nathan T. Sprague |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1800 |
| Birth Place: | Dalton, Massachusetts |
| Death Place: | Rutland, Vermont |
| Spouse: | Maria Hatch (m. 1827) Harriet Newell Adams (m. 1831) Charlotte (Pomeroy) Button (m. 1838) |
| Children: | 12 |
| Education: | Williams College |
| Profession: | Attorney Businessman |
| Party: | Whig (before 1856) Republican |
| Signature: | W-C-Kittredge.jpg |
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 President of National 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 route to Bennington to assume the post of U.S. Internal Revenue Assessor.[13] [14] He was buried at West Street Cemetery in Fair Haven.[15]