History of Williston, (Chittenden County) Vermont United States of America

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Lucius Eugene Chittenden, author, was born at Williston, Vt., May 24, 1824, son of Giles and Betsey (Hollenbeck) Chittenden, grandson of Truman Chittenden, and great-grandson of Thomas Chittenden, first governor of Vermont. He was educated at Williston academy, was admitted to the bar in 1844, and commenced practice in Burlington in 1845. He was a member of the Vermont state senate from 1857 to 1859, and a delegate to the peace conference held in Washington in February, 1861. In April, 1861, he was appointed register of the treasury by President Lincoln and removed to Washington. He resigned his office in April, 1865, and removed to New York city, where he practised his profession. In May, 1848, with other delegates, he seceded from the Democratic state convention, held at Montpelier, because, among other reasons, of the adoption of a resolution that it was the duty of a citizen to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves. These delegates immediately organized the Free-Soil party, which matured into the Republican party. With E. A. Stansbury, he established, and until the election in September, 1848, edited and published, the Free-Soil Courier at Burlington. He edited and annotated an edition of: Reeve's Domestic Relations (1846), and Debates and Proceedings of the Secret Sessions of the Peace Conference held in Washington in February, 1861 (1864). He also published: An Address at the Opening of the Fair of the Christian and Sanitary Commissions (1863); Debates and Proceedings of Congress on the Subsidies to the Pacific Railroads (1871); The Capture of Ticonderoga (1872); Three Letters on Repudiation in Virginia (1872); Address at the Inauguration of the Statue of Ethan Allen (1874); Recollections of President Lincoln and His Administration (1891); Personal Reminiscences, 1840-90 (1893); An Unknown Heroine; an Historical Episode of the War Between the States (1893). He died in Burlington, Vt., July 22, 1900.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Martin Chittenden, governor of Vermont, was born at Salisbury, Conn., March 12, 1769, son of Gov. Thomas and Elizabeth (Meigs) Chittenden. He removed to Jericho, Chittenden county, Vt., in 1776, and was graduated at Dartmouth college in 1789. The year after his graduation he was elected a representative from Jericho to the state legislature, and served by re-election eight years. In 1798 he removed to Williston, Vt., and for two years served in the state legislature from that town. In 1802 he was elected a representative in the 8th Congress, and was re-elected to the four succeeding congresses. In 1813 he was elected governor of the state, and was re-elected in 1814. He served as judge of probate during 1821-22. He died at Williston, Vt., Sept. 5, 1840.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor