Fiercely ant-secessionist Virginia agriculturalist and member of the Fortieth Congress from West Virginia's Second District.
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          Life Summary
Full name
              Bethuel Middleton Kitchen
          Place of Birth
              
          Burial Place
              
          Birth Date Certainty
              Exact
          Death Date Certainty
              Exact
          Gender
              Male
          Race
              White
          Sectional choice
              North
          Origins
              Slave State
          No. of Siblings
              2
          No. of Spouses
              1
          No. of Children
              8
          Family
              Joseph Kitchen (father), Catherine Gulick Kitchen (mother), Mary Buzzard (wife)
Occupation
          Politician
          Farmer or Planter
              Church or Religious Denomination
          Presbyterian
              Political Parties
          Republican
          Union (Unconditional Union, National Union)
          Greenback
              Other Affiliations
          Other
              Other Affiliation
              Grange
          Government
          US House of Representatives
          State legislature