ins ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Frank ▁Pl um ley . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁The ▁Pit kin ▁family ' s ▁business ▁interests ▁included ▁the ▁Lane ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company , ▁of ▁which ▁Per ley ▁P . ▁Pit kin ▁became ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁company ▁expanded , ▁it ▁required ▁more ▁invol vement ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁members ▁involved ▁in ▁its ▁management , ▁including ▁Clar ence ▁Pit kin . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁company ' s ▁secretary , ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁res ign ing ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁to ▁dev ote ▁his ▁full ▁attention ▁to ▁Lane ▁Man ufact uring . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁Pit kin ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁secretary ▁of ▁Lane ▁Man ufact uring , ▁and ▁res ided ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Mont pel ier ▁J unction ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁His ▁health ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁Mont pel ier ▁J unction ▁home ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁Pit kin ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Green ▁Mount ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Mont pel ier . ▁ ▁Family ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁Pit kin ▁married ▁Catherine ▁( or ▁K atherine ) ▁Lam ora ▁( or ▁Lam ery ) ▁( 1 8 5