David M. DeWitt

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(November 25, 1837 — June 23, 1912) David Miller De Witt was a lawyer, politician, and school principal. De Witt was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1837 and moved to New York with his parents in 1845. He graduated from Rutgers College in 1858, and was admitted to the bar that same year. In 1861 and 1862, De Witt was the principal of New Paltz Academy before serving as district attorney of Ulster County in 1863. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, De Witt served in the State Assembly in 1863, and practiced law until his death in 1812. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000285]

Member of New York Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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