Thomas Chittenden

Thomas Chittenden
Governor Thomas Chittenden (presumed likeness)
1st Governor of Vermont
In office March 5, 1791 – August 25, 1797
Lieutenant	Paul Brigham
Preceded by	Himself (as Governor of the Vermont Republic)
Succeeded by	Paul Brigham
1st & 3rd Governor of the Vermont Republic
In office October 20, 1790 – March 4, 1791
Lieutenant	Peter Olcott
Preceded by	Moses Robinson
Succeeded by	Himself (as Governor of the State of Vermont)
In office March 13, 1778 – October 13, 1789
Lieutenant	Joseph Marsh
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Moses 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
Died	August 25, 1797(1797-08-25) (aged 67) Williston, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Thomas Chittenden Cemetery, Williston, Vermont
Political party	None
Spouse	Elizabeth Meigs Chittenden (m. 1749–1797, his death)
Children	10, 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.