Thomas Cotton Chittenden (August 30, 1788 – August 22, 1866) was an American politician who served as a
U.S. Representative
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from
New York
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Born in
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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, Chittenden moved to
Adams, New York
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.
He studied law.
He was
admitted to the bar
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in 1813 and commenced practice in
Adams, New York
Adams is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. Named after President John Adams, the town had a population of 5,143 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village also named Adams. The village and town are south of Watertown.
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.
Chittenden was elected as a
Whig to the
Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843).
He was appointed judge of Jefferson County in 1840, serving for five years.
After entering upon his judicial duties, moved to
Watertown, New York
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, the county seat.
He resumed the practice of law in Watertown.
He also engaged in banking.
He died in
Watertown, New York
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, August 22, 1866.
He was interred in Brookside Cemetery.
References
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1788 births
1866 deaths
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
19th-century New York (state) politicians
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives