Thomas Chittenden

Thomas Chittenden
Governor Thomas Chittenden (presumed likeness)
1st Governor of Vermont
In office
March 5, 1791 – August 25, 1797
LieutenantPaul Brigham
Preceded byHimself (as Governor of the Vermont Republic)
Succeeded byPaul Brigham
1st & 3rd Governor of the Vermont Republic
In office
October 20, 1790 – March 4, 1791
LieutenantPeter Olcott
Preceded byMoses Robinson
Succeeded byHimself (as Governor of the State of Vermont)
In office
March 13, 1778 – October 13, 1789
LieutenantJoseph Marsh
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byMoses Robinson
Member of the Connecticut Colonial Assembly
In office
1765–1769
Personal details
Born(1730-01-06)January 6, 1730
East Guilford, Colony of Connecticut, British America
DiedAugust 25, 1797(1797-08-25) (aged 67)
Williston, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeThomas Chittenden Cemetery,
Williston, Vermont
Political partyNone
SpouseElizabeth Meigs Chittenden (m. 1749–1797, his death)
Children10, including Martin
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Thomas Chittenden (January 6, 1730 – August 25, 1797) was an American politician from Vermont, who was a leader of the territory for nearly two decades. He was the state's first and third governor, serving from 1778 to 1789—when it was a largely unrecognized independent state called the Vermont Republic—and again from 1790 until his death. Vermont was admitted to the Union in 1791 as its 14th state.