| 1866 |
Born in Scotland Neck,
NC on October 9 and nicknamed "Little Buck" |
| 1884 |
Received AB degree
from Wake Forest College |
| 1885-1886 |
Editor of Scotland
Neck Democrat |
| 1887 |
Studied law at
UNC-Chapel Hill |
| 1887 |
Took State Bar Exam |
| 1888 |
Came to Roxboro to
practice law |
| 1890 |
Chairman of Person
County Democratic Executive Committee |
| 1890 |
Won case for the
county against L&D Railroad/outstanding orator/paid $500 |
| 1890 |
Handled sale of lots
to establish "Reams Town" for H.A. Reams of Durham |
| 1890 |
Purchased six acres of
left side of Reams Ave. and Cates St. (Ridge Road) |
| 1892 |
Married Musette
Satterfield of Roxboro, daughter of Sue Norwood & William
Clement Satterfield |
| 1892 |
Nominated for State
Senate race (lost to Third Party candidate Dr. William Merritt
of Bethel Hill) |
| 1896 |
Elected to US Congress
from 5th District–only Democrat from NC–served 6 terms |
| 1897 |
Exchanged houses with
W.E. Webb (Webb to REams Ave., Kitchin to N. Main St.) Webb
house no longer standing |
| 1901 |
Built 10–room house
on North Main St. |
| 1901 |
Began to practice law
with L.M. Carlton |
| 1908 |
Elected Governor of
North Carolina |
| 1909-1913 |
Known as governor who spoke for the common man and
had more recommendations enacted into law than any previous
governor |
| 1909 |
Rented house to Mr.
& Mrs. H.W. Foushee |
| 1910 |
UNC conferred on him
the degree of Doctor of Laws |
| 1911 |
Appointed Howard A.
Foushee of Durham (son of A.R. Foushee) as Superior Court Judge |
| 1913 |
Left Governor's
Mansion and began a five-year practice in Raleigh—Manning
Kitchin |
| 1916 |
Sold Roxboro house to
W.T. Pass of Roxboro |
| 1918 |
Retired because of ill
health |
| 1920 |
Returned to Scotland
Neck |
| 1924 |
Died on November 9 and
was buried in Scotland Neck |
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| For more
information about William Walton Kitchin, see Dictionary
of North Carolina Biography, Volume 3 H-K by Willams S.
Powell, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill and
London. |
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