David M. De Witt
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David Miller De Witt was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Paterson, New Jersey
, De Witt moved to New York in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn.
He attended the public schools of Brooklyn, a select school at Saugerties, and the local academy at Kingston.
He was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
, in 1858.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1858 and commenced practice in Kingston, New York
.
Principal of New Paltz Academy (later a State normal school) in 1861 and 1862.
He served as district attorney of Ulster County 1863-1870.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
De Witt was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-third
Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875).
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in literary pursuits.
He served as assistant corporation counsel of Brooklyn, New York from 1878 to 1881.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1883.
Corporation counsel of Kingston in 1884.
Surrogate of Ulster County from November 20, 1885, to December 31, 1886.
He again engaged in the practice of law.
He died in Kingston, New York
, June 23, 1912.
He was interred in Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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Born in Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
, De Witt moved to New York in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn.
He attended the public schools of Brooklyn, a select school at Saugerties, and the local academy at Kingston.
He was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
, in 1858.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1858 and commenced practice in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
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Principal of New Paltz Academy (later a State normal school) in 1861 and 1862.
He served as district attorney of Ulster County 1863-1870.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
De Witt was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875).
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in literary pursuits.
He served as assistant corporation counsel of Brooklyn, New York from 1878 to 1881.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1883.
Corporation counsel of Kingston in 1884.
Surrogate of Ulster County from November 20, 1885, to December 31, 1886.
He again engaged in the practice of law.
He died in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
, June 23, 1912.
He was interred in Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery.