George Washington Kittredge
1870 portrait by U. D. Tenney. New Hampshire State Library.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Amos Tuck
Succeeded by	James Pike
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1835 1847–1848 1852
Personal details
Born	January 31, 1805 Epping, New Hampshire
Died	March 6, 1881 (aged 76) Newmarket, New Hampshire
Resting place	Forest Hills Cemetery
Political party	Anti-Nebraska Democrat
Other political affiliations	Democrat
Profession	Physician

George Washington Kittredge (January 31, 1805 – March 6, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Born in Epping, New Hampshire, Kittredge received a liberal schooling. He attended the medical department of Harvard University and engaged in the practice of medicine in Newmarket, New Hampshire, in 1835.

Kittredge served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1835, 1847, 1848, and 1852, and served as Speaker in the last-named year. He was a director of the Boston and Maine Railroad, 1836-1856. He served as president of the Newmarket Savings Bank for forty years.

Kittredge was elected as an Anti-Nebraska Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Thirty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress and for election in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress.

Following his time in Washington, Kittredge resumed the practice of medicine. He died in Newmarket, New Hampshire on March 6, 1881. He was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston.

References

• United States Congress. "George W. Kittredge (id: K000256)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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