Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
lUCIUS E. CHlTTENDEN.
Death of One of Nermonts Famous Law
Xers and Histnrians.

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yers anu Historians.
Hon. Lucius f. Chittenden, known to
the world at large as register of the
treasury of the United States under the
administration of Abraham Lincoln, but
to Nermonters as one of their famous
lawyers and historians, is dead. The
end came in Burlington at his summer
hon on sunday, after an illness of four
days. Three weeks before he had come
up from New York, in which city and
Washington he has spent his winters.
He has been in a somewhat enfeebled
condition since an accident three years
ago, when he was run over while crossing
a street in New York. On Wednesday
he suffered an attack of cholera morbus,
and Sunday he passed into a comatose
state and died at noon.
Mr.. Chlttenden was born in Williston
May q, 1924, the son of Giles Chittenden,
grandson of Truman Chittenden and
great grandson of Thomas Chittenden.
the real founder of our Commonwealth.
He received his early education in the
common schools and academies of Willis
ton, IIinesburgh and Cambridge. He
selected the law as his profession and
pursued his studies in the Office Of an
uncle, Norman L. Whittemore. in Swan
ton, teaching district schools in the win
ter. He was admitted to the bar of
Franklin county at st. Adams in Sept,
1914, and removed to Burlington in 1915,
where he practiced with success in part
nership successfully. with Wyllys
Lyman, Edward j. Phelps and Daniel
Roberts.
He early became actively interested in
politics and public affairs. He was
prominent in the anti-slavery and ''free
soil" movements and was an earnest
republican from the organization of the
party. lie was a state senator from
Chittendon county from 1856 to 1850 and
in Feb. 1851, he was appointed by Gov.
Fairbanks a delegate to the famous peace
conference which met in Washington, to
take measures for averting the coming
civil war. He prepared and afterwards
published a careful report of the debates
and proceedings of that conference. He
was associated with Salmon p. Chase of
Ohio, a leading member of the conference,
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the treasury in President Lincoln's first
cabinet. he rendered to Mr.. Chlttenden
the office Of register of the treasury.
which he held during the four wears of
Mr.. LinCOln's first term. After the close
of the war, Mr.. Chittenden established
himself in his profession in New \ ork
city, where he practiced law with great
er or less activity, almost up to the time
of his death.
MIR, Chittenden collected a library
which was especially rich in rare volumes
relating to the early history of engrav-
ing and printing. and to the early history
Of his native state. a large part of his
collection was sold at auction a few wears
ago, but The more valuable portion was
purchased by some of his friends and
presented to the University, in whose
library II * preserved intact. Mr.. Chit
teuden's publications include an edition
of "Rceves Domestic Relations with
Notes. The Debates and Proceedings
Of the Peace Conference at Washington
in Feb. 1851" "A Centennial Address
on The Capture of ~Ticonderoga in MAY.
l>1G.' Address on the Dedication of the
Monument to Ethan Allen at Burlington
in lS9S." "Recollections of President
Lincoln and his Administrations
Speeches and Addresses and Letters OF
Abraham Lincoln, "".An Unknown Hero
ine-A Story Of the Civil War" and
many magazines and historical arti-
Giles.
He had been engaged for several years
in collecting materials for the life of his
ancestor, Gov. Thomas Chittenden. and
In the preparation of the same, which, it
is understood, IS well advanced toward
completion.
In 1856 Mr.. Chitteuden married Mary.
daughter of Horace Hatch, NJ. d., of
Burlington. She died in 1894, and was
buried in the family lot in Lake View
Cemetery in that city. Three children
were the fruit of their uniOn Horace H..
a lawyer in New York city; Mary IL.
wife of William Bradford), who resides
In Burlington. and Bessie b., wife of Rev.
Frederick Richards of New York city.