William Kitto

William Kitto
William Henry Kitto
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Personal details
Born	1855 Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
Died	26 March 1930(1930-03-26) (aged 74–75) Union Mills, Isle of Man
Nationality	British
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Susan Edge (1876 - 1914) Isabel Goldsmith (1928 - his death)
Children	Louisa (b.1879) William (b.1880) Charles (b.1882) Emily (b.1884) Arthur (b.1887) Dora (b.1889) John (b.1892)
Profession	Mine Engineer

William Henry Kitto (1855 – 26 March, 1930) was Captain of the Foxdale Mines, vice-chairman of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, a director of the Isle of Man Railway and a Justice of the Peace who became a Member of the House of Keys being elected to serve the constituency of Glenfaba in 1902.

William Henry Kitto was born in Perranzabuloe, near Perranporth, Cornwall in 1855. His father, also named William Kitto, was a mine engineer who had worked in the Cornish mining industry before moving his family to the Isle of Man in order to take a position with the Isle of Man Mining Company as manager of the Foxdale Mines. Following his schooling the younger Kitto followed him into the profession.

Kitto joined the Isle of Man Mining Company serving as under-manager to his father until 1890 when Kitto's father was appointed to take charge of the Cape Copper Company's property at Namaqualand, South Africa. Following the elder Kitto's appointment his son succeeded him as manager of the mines at Foxdale, Isle of Man, the position being referred to as the Mine Captain. William Kitto remained with the Isle of Man Mining Company until the closure of the Foxdale Mines in 1911. Said to of been highly respected within the mining industry he is noted for his display of extraordinary courage during the Snaefell Mine Disaster in 1897 when he was instrumental in the recovery operation.