Thomas Kittera | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's2nd district | |
| In office October 10, 1826 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Hemphill |
| Succeeded by | John Sergeant |
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| Born | (1789-03-21)March 21, 1789 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1839(1839-06-16) (aged 50) |
| Resting place | Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | National Republican |
| Parent | John Kittera |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Thomas Kittera (March 21, 1789 – June 16, 1839) was an American politician who served as aNational Republican member of theUnited States House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1826 to 1827.
Kittera was born inLancaster, Pennsylvania on March 21, 1789.[1] He moved toPhiladelphia in 1801 with his father,John Wilkes Kittera.[2] He graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808 and commenced practice in Philadelphia.[1]
He served as deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1818 and deputy attorney general of Philadelphia from 1824 to 1826. He was a member of the select council and its president from 1824 to 1825.
Kittera was elected as anNational Republican Party candidate to theNineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJoseph Hemphill. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theTwentieth Congress.[1]
Kittera was a senior member of theMasonic Order and served asRight Worshipful Grand Master of theGrand Lodge of Pennsylvania from 1826 to 1828.[3]
He died in Philadelphia on June 16, 1839. He was interred in St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery and reinterred toMount Moriah Cemetery in 1870.[4]
A portrait of Kittera painted byThomas Sully, is displayed at theMasonic Temple in Philadelphia.[5] Thomas is the father-in-law of Philadelphia mayor,Robert Taylor Conrad.[6]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 2nd congressional district October 10, 1826 - March 3, 1827 | Succeeded by |
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