Alfred B. Kittredge | |
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United States Senator from South Dakota | |
In office July 11, 1901 – March 3, 1909 | |
Preceded by | James H. Kyle |
Succeeded by | Coe I. Crawford |
Member of the Republican National Committee from South Dakota | |
In office 1892–1899 | |
Preceded by | Arthur C. Mellette |
Succeeded by | Joseph M. Greene |
Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 9th District | |
In office 1889–1893 Serving with J. A. Cooley (1st term), Lasse Bothun (2nd term) | |
Preceded by | None (position created) |
Succeeded by | Charles L. Brockway, James Hart |
Personal details | |
Born | Nelson, New Hampshire | March 28, 1861
Died | May 4, 1911 Hot Springs, Arkansas | (aged 50)
Resting place | Conant Cemetery, Jaffrey, New Hampshire |
Education |
Yale College Yale Law School |
Occupation | Attorney |
Alfred Beard Kittredge (March 28, 1861 – May 4, 1911) was a United States senator from South Dakota.
Kittredge was born in Nelson, New Hampshire, the son of Russell H. Kittredge, a physician, and Laura Frances (Holmes) Kittredge. [1] He was raised and educated in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. [1] Kittredge graduated from Yale College in 1882 and studied law with Wheelock G. Veazey of Rutland, Vermont and at the firm of Bachelder and Faulkner in Keene, New Hampshire. [1] He then attended Yale Law School, from which he graduated in 1885. [1] He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. [1] While establishing himself as an attorney, Kittredge became the Sioux Falls correspondent for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a leading Republican newspaper, which enabled him to develop personal and professional contacts that proved useful during his political career. [2]
A Republican, Kittredge served as chairman of the party in Minnehaha County. [3] He was twice elected to the South Dakota Senate, and served from 1889 to 1893. [1] He was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1892 to 1899. [4] [5]
In 1901, Kittredge was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James H. Kyle. [6] He was elected to a full term in 1903, [7] and served from July 11, 1901 to March 3, 1909. [8] While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Select Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures ( 57th Congress), the Committee on Patents ( 58th and 59th Congresses), and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals ( 60th Congress). [8] His committee on canals was in part responsible for the selection of Panama over Nicaragua as the location for construction of a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. [1] [9]
Kittredge was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908. [1] [10] After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Sioux Falls. [1]
In his later years, Kittredge's weight exceeded 300 pounds, and he began to experience health problems. [1] In October 1910, he became chronically ill after overexerting himself while walking from the courthouse to his offices in cold weather. [1] His doctors recommended that he end his law practice and business affairs, and Kittredge returned to Jaffrey to live in retirement. [1]
In February 1911, Kittredge traveled to Hot Springs, Arkansas in hopes of recovering his health. [1] He continued to decline, and became comatose in late April. He died in Hot Springs on May 4, 1911. [1] He was buried at Conant Cemetery in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. [1] Kittredge never married, and had no children. [1]
Alfred B. Kittredge | |
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United States Senator from South Dakota | |
In office July 11, 1901 – March 3, 1909 | |
Preceded by | James H. Kyle |
Succeeded by | Coe I. Crawford |
Member of the Republican National Committee from South Dakota | |
In office 1892–1899 | |
Preceded by | Arthur C. Mellette |
Succeeded by | Joseph M. Greene |
Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 9th District | |
In office 1889–1893 Serving with J. A. Cooley (1st term), Lasse Bothun (2nd term) | |
Preceded by | None (position created) |
Succeeded by | Charles L. Brockway, James Hart |
Personal details | |
Born | Nelson, New Hampshire | March 28, 1861
Died | May 4, 1911 Hot Springs, Arkansas | (aged 50)
Resting place | Conant Cemetery, Jaffrey, New Hampshire |
Education |
Yale College Yale Law School |
Occupation | Attorney |
Alfred Beard Kittredge (March 28, 1861 – May 4, 1911) was a United States senator from South Dakota.
Kittredge was born in Nelson, New Hampshire, the son of Russell H. Kittredge, a physician, and Laura Frances (Holmes) Kittredge. [1] He was raised and educated in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. [1] Kittredge graduated from Yale College in 1882 and studied law with Wheelock G. Veazey of Rutland, Vermont and at the firm of Bachelder and Faulkner in Keene, New Hampshire. [1] He then attended Yale Law School, from which he graduated in 1885. [1] He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. [1] While establishing himself as an attorney, Kittredge became the Sioux Falls correspondent for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a leading Republican newspaper, which enabled him to develop personal and professional contacts that proved useful during his political career. [2]
A Republican, Kittredge served as chairman of the party in Minnehaha County. [3] He was twice elected to the South Dakota Senate, and served from 1889 to 1893. [1] He was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1892 to 1899. [4] [5]
In 1901, Kittredge was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James H. Kyle. [6] He was elected to a full term in 1903, [7] and served from July 11, 1901 to March 3, 1909. [8] While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Select Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures ( 57th Congress), the Committee on Patents ( 58th and 59th Congresses), and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals ( 60th Congress). [8] His committee on canals was in part responsible for the selection of Panama over Nicaragua as the location for construction of a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. [1] [9]
Kittredge was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908. [1] [10] After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Sioux Falls. [1]
In his later years, Kittredge's weight exceeded 300 pounds, and he began to experience health problems. [1] In October 1910, he became chronically ill after overexerting himself while walking from the courthouse to his offices in cold weather. [1] His doctors recommended that he end his law practice and business affairs, and Kittredge returned to Jaffrey to live in retirement. [1]
In February 1911, Kittredge traveled to Hot Springs, Arkansas in hopes of recovering his health. [1] He continued to decline, and became comatose in late April. He died in Hot Springs on May 4, 1911. [1] He was buried at Conant Cemetery in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. [1] Kittredge never married, and had no children. [1]