Alfred B. Kittredge | |
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| United States Senator fromSouth Dakota | |
| In office July 11, 1901 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Kyle |
| Succeeded by | Coe I. Crawford |
| Member of theRepublican National Committee from South Dakota | |
| In office 1892–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur C. Mellette |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. Greene |
| Member of theSouth 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 | (1861-03-28)March 28, 1861 |
| Died | May 4, 1911(1911-05-04) (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 aUnited States senator fromSouth Dakota.
Kittredge was born inNelson, New Hampshire, the son of Russell H. Kittredge, a physician, and Laura Frances (Holmes) Kittredge.[1] He was raised and educated inJaffrey, New Hampshire.[1] Kittredge graduated fromYale College in 1882 andstudied law withWheelock G. Veazey ofRutland, Vermont and at the firm of Bachelder and Faulkner inKeene, New Hampshire.[1] He then attendedYale Law School, from which he graduated in 1885.[1] He wasadmitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice inSioux Falls, South Dakota.[1] While establishing himself as an attorney, Kittredge became the Sioux Falls correspondent for theSt. Paul Pioneer Press, a leadingRepublican newspaper, which enabled him to develop personal and professional contacts that proved useful during his political career.[2]
ARepublican, Kittredge served as chairman of the party inMinnehaha County.[3] He was twice elected to theSouth Dakota Senate, and served from 1889 to 1893.[1] He was a member of theRepublican 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 ofJames 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 and59th Congresses), and the Committee on Interoceanic Canals (60th Congress).[8] His committee on canals was in part responsible for the selection ofPanama overNicaragua as the location forconstruction of a canal between theAtlantic andPacific 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 toHot 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 inJaffrey, New Hampshire.[1] Kittredge never married, and had no children.[1]
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