John Wilkes Kittera (November 1752 – June 6, 1801) was an American lawyer and politician from
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Kittera was born near
Blue Ball, Pennsylvania
Blue Ball is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blue Ball lies approximately east-northeast of the borough of New Holland at the intersection of ...
. He was appointed by President
John Adams
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of t ...
as United States attorney for the
. He represented
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
in the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from 1791 until 1801.
He is the father of
Thomas Kittera.
External links
The Political Graveyard
1752 births
1801 deaths
People from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
American Presbyterians
Pennsylvania lawyers
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
People of colonial Pennsylvania
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