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{{Short description|American politician (1861–1911)}}
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{{redirect|Senator Kittredge|the Vermont State Senate member|William C. Kittredge}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1861|3|28}}
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| name = Alfred B. Kittredge
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| birth_place = [[Nelson, New Hampshire]]
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| image = Kittredgealfred.jpg
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1911|5|4|1861|3|28}}
| office1 = [[List of United States Senators from South Dakota|United States Senator]] from [[South Dakota]]
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| death_place = [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]]
| term_start1 = July 11, 1901
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| education = [[Yale College]]<br/>[[Yale Law School]]
| occupation = Attorney
| term_end1 = March 3, 1909
| predecessor1 = [[James H. Kyle]]
| successor1 = [[Coe I. Crawford]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Republican National Committee]] from South Dakota
| term_start2 = 1892
| term_end2 = 1899
| predecessor2 = [[Arthur C. Mellette]]
| successor2 = Joseph M. Greene
| office3 = Member of the [[South Dakota Senate]] from the 9th District
| term_start3 = 1889
| term_end3 = 1893
| alongside3 = J. A. Cooley (1st term), Lasse Bothun (2nd term)
| predecessor3 = None (position created)
| successor3 = Charles L. Brockway, James Hart
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1861|3|28}}
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| birth_place = [[Nelson, New Hampshire]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1911|5|4|1861|3|28}}
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| death_place = [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]]
| resting_place = Conant Cemetery, [[Jaffrey, New Hampshire]]
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| education = [[Yale College]]<br/>[[Yale Law School]]
| occupation = Attorney
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'''Alfred Beard Kittredge''' (March 28, 1861{{spaced ndash}}May 4, 1911) was a [[United States Senator]] from [[South Dakota]].
'''Alfred Beard Kittredge''' (March 28, 1861{{spaced ndash}}May 4, 1911) was a [[United States senator]] from [[South Dakota]].

==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Kittredge was born in [[Nelson, New Hampshire]], the son of Russell H. Kittredge, a physician, and Laura Frances (Holmes) Kittredge.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} He was raised and educated in [[Jaffrey, New Hampshire]].{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} Kittredge graduated from [[Yale College]] in 1882 and [[reading law|studied law]] with [[Wheelock G. Veazey]] of [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, Vermont]] and at the firm of Bachelder and Faulkner in [[Keene, New Hampshire]].{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} He then attended [[Yale Law School]], from which he graduated in 1885.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1885 and commenced practice in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]].{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} While establishing himself as an attorney, Kittredge became the Sioux Falls correspondent for the [[Twin Cities Pioneer Press|St. Paul Pioneer Press]], a leading [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] newspaper, which enabled him to develop personal and professional contacts that proved useful during his political career.{{sfn|''Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge''|page=31}}
Born in [[Nelson, New Hampshire]], he attended the public schools and graduated from [[Yale College]] in 1882 and from the [[Yale Law School]] in 1885. He was admitted to the [[Bar (law)|bar]] in 1885 and commenced practice in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]].

==Political career==
==Political career==
He was a member of the [[South Dakota State Senate]] from 1889 to 1891. He was a member of the [[Republican National Committee]] from 1892 to 1896 and was appointed, and subsequently elected, as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[James H. Kyle]].
A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Kittredge served as chairman of the party in [[Minnehaha County, South Dakota|Minnehaha County]].{{sfn|''Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge''|page=52}} He was twice elected to the [[South Dakota Senate]], and served from 1889 to 1893.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} He was a member of the [[Republican National Committee]] from 1892 to 1899.{{sfn|"Hon. A. B. Kittredge was chosen by the Minneapolis convention for national committeeman from South Dakota"|page=6}}{{sfn|"A. B. Kittredge has retired from his position as Republican national committeeman"|page=1}}


Kittredge was reelected in 1903 and served from July 11, 1901, to March 4, 1909; he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Select Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures (Fifty-seventh Congress) and a member of the Committees on Patents (Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses) and Interoceanic Canals (Sixtieth Congress), which selected Panama over Nicaragua to build the Panama Canal during that era. He engaged in the practice of law at Sioux Falls until his death at [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]] in 1911; interment was in Conant Cemetery, [[Jaffrey, New Hampshire]].
In 1901, Kittredge was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[James H. Kyle]].{{sfn|''Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge''|page=57}} He was elected to a full term in 1903,{{sfn|''Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge''|page=64}} and served from July 11, 1901 to March 3, 1909.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005''|pp=1392–1393}} While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Select Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures ([[57th United States Congress|57th Congress]]), the Committee on Patents ([[58th United States Congress|58th]] and [[59th United States Congress|59th Congresses]]), and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals ([[60th United States Congress|60th Congress]]).{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005''|pp=1392–1393}} His committee on canals was in part responsible for the selection of [[Panama]] over [[Nicaragua]] as the location for [[Panama Canal|construction of a canal]] between the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] Oceans.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}}{{sfn|''Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge''|pages=67–68}}

Kittredge was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}}{{sfn|''Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge''|page=103}} After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Sioux Falls.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}}

==Later life==
In his later years, Kittredge's weight exceeded 300 pounds, and he began to experience health problems.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} In October 1910, he became chronically ill after overexerting himself while walking from the courthouse to his offices in cold weather.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} His doctors recommended that he end his law practice and business affairs, and Kittredge returned to Jaffrey to live in retirement.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}}

==Death and burial==
In February 1911, Kittredge traveled to [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]] in hopes of recovering his health.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} He continued to decline, and became comatose in late April. He died in Hot Springs on May 4, 1911.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} He was buried at Conant Cemetery in [[Jaffrey, New Hampshire]].{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}} Kittredge never married, and had no children.{{sfn|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}}


==References==
==References==
{{CongBio|K000255}}
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==Sources==

===Internet===
*{{cite web |url=http://www.jaffreyhistory.org/05people/biographies/kittredge_alfred/kittredge_alfred.php |title=Biography, Alfred Kittredge |last1=Annett |first1=Albert |last2=Lehtinen |first2=Alice E. |date=2011 |website=JaffreyHistory.org |publisher=Jaffrey Historic District Commission |location=Jaffrey, NH |access-date=January 18, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|"Biography, Alfred Kittredge"}}}}

===Newspapers===
*{{cite news |date=June 22, 1892 |title=Hon. A. B. Kittredge was chosen by the Minneapolis convention for national committeeman from South Dakota |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/229031477/ |work=[[Argus Leader]] |location=Sioux Falls, SD |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Hon. A. B. Kittredge was chosen by the Minneapolis convention for national committeeman from South Dakota"}}}}
*{{cite news |date=April 7, 1899 |title=A. B. Kittredge has retired from his position as Republican national committeeman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/465130530/ |work=The State Democrat |location=Aberdeen, SD |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"A. B. Kittredge has retired from his position as Republican national committeeman"}}}}

===Books===
*{{cite book |last=Coursey |first=Oscar William |date=1915 |title=Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge: His Complete Life and Work |url=https://archive.org/details/biographyofsenat01cour/page/n3 |location=Mitchell, SD |publisher=Educator Supply Company |ref={{sfnRef|''Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=U.S. Congress |date=2005 |title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222-4-11.pdf |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-073176-1 |ref={{sfnRef|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005''}}}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{CongBio|K000255}}
*{{Find a Grave|6964810}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Alfred B. Kittredge}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Alfred B. Kittredge}}


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Latest revision as of 20:55, 15 January 2024

"Senator Kittredge" redirects here. For the Vermont State Senate member, see William C. Kittredge.
Alfred B. Kittredge
United States Senator from South Dakota
In office
July 11, 1901 – March 3, 1909
Preceded byJames H. Kyle
Succeeded byCoe I. Crawford
Member of the Republican National Committee from South Dakota
In office
1892–1899
Preceded byArthur C. Mellette
Succeeded byJoseph 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 byNone (position created)
Succeeded byCharles L. Brockway, James Hart
Personal details
Born(1861-03-28)March 28, 1861
Nelson, New Hampshire
DiedMay 4, 1911(1911-05-04) (aged 50)
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Resting placeConant Cemetery, Jaffrey, New Hampshire
EducationYale College
Yale Law School
OccupationAttorney

Alfred Beard Kittredge (March 28, 1861 – May 4, 1911) was a United States senator from South Dakota.

Early life and education

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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]

Political career

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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]

Later life

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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]

Death and burial

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Biography, Alfred Kittredge".
  2. ^ Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge, p. 31.
  3. ^ Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge, p. 52.
  4. ^ "Hon. A. B. Kittredge was chosen by the Minneapolis convention for national committeeman from South Dakota", p. 6.
  5. ^ "A. B. Kittredge has retired from his position as Republican national committeeman", p. 1.
  6. ^ Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge, p. 57.
  7. ^ Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge, p. 64.
  8. ^ a b Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005, pp. 1392–1393.
  9. ^ Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge, pp. 67–68.
  10. ^ Biography of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge, p. 103.

Sources

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Internet

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  • Annett, Albert; Lehtinen, Alice E. (2011). "Biography, Alfred Kittredge". JaffreyHistory.org. Jaffrey, NH: Jaffrey Historic District Commission. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

Newspapers

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Books

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Served alongside: Robert J. Gamble 		Succeeded by


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