Clarence H. Pitkin

Clarence Horatio Pitkin was born in East Montpelier, Vermont, on August 26, 1849, the son of Perley P. Pitkin and Caroline Matilda (Templeton) Pitkin.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} Pikin's father was a prominent Montpelier businessman and banker, served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, and later attained the rank of brigadier general as quartermaster of the Vermont Militia.{{sfn|Pitkin Family of America|page=177}} Clarence Pitkin was educated in Montpelier, and attended Amherst College.{{sfn|Octogintennial Catalogue of Amherst College, 1821-1902|page=90}} Deciding on a legal career, he studied law with Benjamin F. Fifield of Montpelier, and attained admission to the bar in 1872.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}}

Pitkin practiced in Montpelier as the partner of Fifield and Charles W. Porter, and continued with Pitkin after Fifield's retirement.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} Pitkin later practiced in partnership with Hiram A. Huse, who had studied law in his office.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} Among the other prospective attorneys who studied under Pitkin was John H. Senter.{{cite news |date=January 21, 1916 |title=John H. Senter Dropped Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/364039014/ |work=Barre Daily Times |location=Barre, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |page=1 |ref={{sfnRef|"John H. Senter Dropped Dead"}}}}

A Republican, from 1880 to 1882, Pitkin served as State's Attorney of Washington County.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} In 1881, he was one of the commissioners appointed to revise the state statutes.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}}

In 1887, Pitkin succeeded Kittredge Haskins as United States attorney for the District of Vermont.{{sfn|"The New District Attorney"|page=4}} He served until 1890, and was succeeded by Frank Plumley.{{sfn|"A Word of Caution"|page=2}}

The Pitkin family's business interests included the Lane Manufacturing Company, of which Perley P. Pitkin became president in 1888.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} As the company expanded, it required more involvement from the family members involved in its management, including Clarence Pitkin.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} He became the company's secretary, and soon after resigning as U.S. attorney he gave up the practice of law to devote his full attention to Lane Manufacturing.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}}

Pitkin continued to serve as secretary of Lane Manufacturing, and resided on a farm near Montpelier Junction in the town of Berlin.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} His health began to decline in early 1901, and he died at his Montpelier Junction home on May 31, 1901.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}} Pitkin was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}}

In 1884, Pitkin married Catherine (or Katherine) Lamora (or Lamery) (1855–1924).{{sfn|"Marriage Record, Clarence H. Pitkin and Catherine Lamora"}}{{sfn|"Death Record, Catherine Lamery Pitkin"}} They were the parents of a son, Harold (1879–1900).{{sfn|"Death Notice, Harold Pitkin"|page=4}} Harold Pitkin died of tuberculosis,{{sfn|"Death Notice, Harold Pitkin"|page=4}} and Clarence Pitkin's obituaries indicated that his son's death contributed to his own declining health.{{sfn|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"|page=1}}

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• {{cite news |date=June 15, 1887 |title=The New District Attorney |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/444820576/ |work=St. Albans Daily Messenger |location=St. Albans, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"The New District Attorney"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=April 19, 1889 |title=A Word of Caution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/48771908/ |work=Vermont Phoenix |location=Brattleboro, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"A Word of Caution"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=November 13, 1900 |title=Death Notice, Harold Pitkin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/402690872/ |work=The Daily Journal |location=Montpelier, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Death Notice, Harold Pitkin"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=May 31, 1901 |title=Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60171875/obituary-for-clarence-horatio-pitkin/ |work=The Evening Argus |location=Montpelier, VT |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin"}}}}

• {{cite book |last=Pitkin |first= A. P. |date=1887 |title=Pitkin Family of America |url=https://archive.org/stream/pitkinfamilyofam00pitk#page/n383 |location=Hartford, CT |publisher=Case, Lockwood & Brainard |ref={{sfnRef|Pitkin Family of America}}}}

• {{cite book |last=Amherst College |date=1903 |title=Octogintennial Catalogue of Amherst College, 1821-1902 |url=https://archive.org/stream/listofnamesofall00amhe#page/90/ |location=Amherst, MA |publisher=Carpenter & Morehouse |ref={{sfnRef|Octogintennial Catalogue of Amherst College, 1821-1902}}}}

• {{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com |title=Marriage Record, Clarence H. Pitkin and Catherine Lamora |last=Berlin, VT Town Clerk |date=April 15, 1884 |website=Ancestry.com |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 11, 2018 |ref={{sfnRef|"Marriage Record, Clarence H. Pitkin and Catherine Lamora"}}}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com |title=Death Record, Catherine Lamery Pitkin |last=Montpelier, VT City Clerk |date=March 10, 1924 |website=Ancestry.com |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 11, 2018 |ref={{sfnRef|"Death Record, Catherine Lamery Pitkin"}}}}

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