Jefferson P. Kidder

Jefferson P. Kidder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Dakota Territory's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
(Delegate)
Preceded byMoses K. Armstrong
Succeeded byGranville G. Bennett
19th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
October 1853 – October 13, 1854
GovernorJohn S. Robinson
Preceded byWilliam C. Kittredge
Succeeded byRyland Fletcher
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
January 6, 1861 – January 2, 1865
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office
1847–1849
Personal details
Born(1815-06-04)June 4, 1815
Braintree, Vermont, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1883(1883-10-02) (aged 68)
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1857)
Republican (from 1857)

Jefferson Parish Kidder (June 4, 1815 – October 2, 1883) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. Kidder was the only Democratic lieutenant governor of Vermont until John J. Daley in 1965.