Thomas Chittenden
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Thomas Chittenden (1730 – August 25, 1797) was a major figure in Vermont's early history and was the governor of the territory for nearly two decades.
Chittenden was Vermont's first and third president from 1778 to 1789, when Vermont was largely unrecognized independent country called the Vermont Republic, and then again after a year out of office from 1790 to his death.
Vermont was admitted to the Union as the 14th state during his first term after his return to office.
Early life
Chittenden was born in East Guilford, Connecticut, on January 6, 1730. Elizabeth Meigs was married in Salisbury, Connecticut, on October 4, 1749. While living in Connecticut, the couple had four sons and six daughters. Both the children survived to adulthood. He served as a justice of peace in Salisbury and was a member of the Colonial Assembly from 1765 to 1769. From 1767 to 1773, he served in Connecticut's 14th Regiment of Militia, gaining the rank of colonel.
Career
Chittenden immigrated to the New Hampshire Grants, now Vermont, in 1774, where he was the first settler to settle in Williston. A convention was held in Windsor, Vermont's first constitution, establishing Vermont as a purely democratic republic in 1777. Chittenden was a member of a committee that was empowered to negotiate with the Continental Congress in order to encourage Vermont to join the Union during the American Revolution. The Congress delayed the issue in order not to antagonize the states of New York and New Hampshire, which had competing claims against Vermont. Chittenden served as governor from 1778 to 1790, 1790 to 1791, and he was one of the participants in a string of tense talks with British officials in Quebec over the possibility of establishing Vermont as a British province.
Chittenden continued to serve as governor until his death in 1797 when Vermont became the 14th state in the federal Union in 1791.