William Walton Kitchin

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William Walton Kitchin (9 October 1866 -- 9 November 1924) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1909 to 1913. A lawyer, he also served in the North Carolina Senate and in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1909.

W.W. Kitchin was the son of William H. Kitchin, the brother of Claude Kitchin and the uncle of Alvin Paul Kitchin, each of whom served in the U.S. Congress.

W.W. Kitchen had six children; Sue Arrington (22 Oct 1893 - 5 Aug 1954), William Walton (Sep 1895 - Sep 1905), Anne Maria (23 Oct 1897 - 16 Jan 1995), Elizabeth Gertrude (19 Dec 1899 - Sept 1979), Clement Satterfield, and Musette Satterfield. W.W. Kitchin's children related stories of how kind he was to the hired help at the Governor's Mansion, going so far as to offer them time off one Christmas. This greatly disappointed the employees as they looked forward to the annual event. The children also enjoyed roller skating through the Governor's Mansion.

[edit] References

• Congressional Biographical Directory
• North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
• TravisFamily.org genealogy of W.W. Kitchin

Political offices
Preceded by Robert Broadnax Glenn	Governor of North Carolina 1909-1913	Succeeded by Locke Craig

Governors of North Carolina

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