Researching David Kidder
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 64 people with the Kidder surname? In that year Kidder was ranked number 3515 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 60 people with the Kidder surname in the UK? Kidder is now ranked number 3986 for popularity in the UK. |
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David Kidder
David Kidder (December 8, 1787 – November 1, 1860) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine.
Kidder was born on December 8, 1787, in Pownalborough, Massachusetts (now known as Dresden, Maine). He pursued classical studies with private tutors, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Bloomfield. He moved to Skowhegan in 1817, and thence to Norridgewock in 1821. He was a prosecuting attorney of Somerset County from 1811 to 1823.
Kidder was elected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and re-elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth Congress. He served from March 4, 1823, to March 4, 1827. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826. He returned to Skowhegan in 1827 and returned to the practice of law. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1829. He died in Skowhegan, Maine, on November 1, 1860. He was interred in Bloomfield Cemetery.
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