hatnote For the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad locomotive of the same name, see DeWittClinton locomotive . Use mdy dates date September 2011 Infobox Governor name DeWittClinton image DeWittClinton by Rembrandt ... Columbia University signature DewittClinton Signature.svg Image DeWittClinton at Green Wood.jpg thumb Clinton Memorial by Henry Kirke Brown , 1855, at Green Wood Cemetery , Brooklyn, New York. DeWitt ... p. 241 ref Early life and political career DeWittClinton was the second son born to James Clinton ... the driving force during the construction of the canal. File DeWittClinton mingling the waters of Lake Erie with the Atlantic.jpg left thumb Print showing DeWittClinton mingling the waters of Lake ... was re elected in 1820, defeating the sitting Vice President Tompkins in a narrow race DeWittClinton ... Lodge of New York has established The DeWittClinton Award. The Award recognizes distinguished ... the laws governing criminals and debtors. The 1831 DeWittClinton locomotive DeWittClinton locomotive .... Legacy List of places named for DeWittClinton Towns Clinton, Arkansas DeWitt, Arkansas Clinton, Connecticut Clinton, Illinois which is located in DeWitt County Clinton, Indiana Clinton, Iowa Clinton ... Clinton, Pennsylvania DeWitt, Iowa which is located in Clinton County DeWitt, Michigan which is located in Clinton County DeWitt, New York Counties Clinton County, Iowa , the county seat of which is Clinton ... County, Illinois DeWitt County, Illinois , the county seat of which is Clinton, Illinois Note that the naming ... counties in the same state being named after the same person. Non geographic namesakes DeWittClinton ... s American Currency Exhibit . DewittClinton Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois DewittClinton Elementary School, Lockport, New York DewittClinton Elementary School, Detroit, Michigan Ted DeWittClinton, a character from the animated series Daria . DeWittClinton Park , Manhattan, New York City ... Asian plant Clintonia . See also List of places named for DeWittClinton Notes references External material ... more details
refimprove date August 2008 Infobox locomotive name DeWittClinton powertype Steam image DeWittClinton locomotive .jpg whytetype 0 4 0 railroad Mohawk and Hudson Railroad firstrundate 1831 disposition scrapped The DeWittClinton of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad M&H was the first steam locomotive to operate in the state of New York and the fourth built in the United States . The locomotive began operations in 1831. It was named in honour of DeWittClinton , the governor of New York State responsible for the Erie Canal , who died in 1828. Portions of the steam engine were cast at the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring NY. The DeWittClinton s first run was from the city of Albany, New York to Schenectady, New York, a run of 16 miles. Its passenger cars were yellow stagecoaches in which the riders would sit either inside or on outdoor rumble seats. It was scrapped in 1833. The M&H became part of the New York Central Railroad system in 1853. The New York Central Railroad built a scale and operational reproduction of the DeWittClinton, complete with three carriages, for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This replica continued to work as an engaging promotional device for the railroad in many subsequent locations until purchased by Henry Ford in 1934 with the condition that it still travel periodically to fairs and expositions on behalf of the NYCR. ref cite web title April 2004 Pic of the Month Transportation Replicas De Witt Clinton Locomotive url http www.thehenryford.org exhibits pic 2004 replicas dewitt.asp publisher Henry Ford Museum ref It is kept on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. See also History of Albany, New York References Reflist colwidth 30em Category Individual locomotives Category Early steam locomotives Category Steam locomotives of the United States Category 1831 introductions steam loco stub de DeWittClinton Lokomotive fi DeWittClinton veturi ... more details
DewittClinton Senter March 26, 1830 spaced ndash June 14, 1898 was List of Governors of Tennessee Governor of Tennessee from 1869 to 1871. Biography Senter was the son of a Methodist religious minister minister and was born in McMinn County, Tennessee . He was admitted to the bar law bar after reading law on his own and passing the examination, a fairly common practice of the era. He was first elected to the Tennessee General Assembly state legislature in 1857. He was serving as speaker politics speaker of the Tennessee State Senate in 1869 when the state legislature elected his predecessor as governor , William G. Brownlow , to the United States Senate the way U.S. Senators were chosen prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Seventeenth Amendment , elevating him to the governor s office. He was the last Republican United States governor to hold office during Tennessee Reconstruction era of the United States Reconstruction . Senter s administration occurred during a time when many Tennessee citizens were former Confederate States of America Confederates who were yet to have their civil rights restored to them, vastly reducing the size of the electorate from what it was prior to the American Civil War Civil War . This reduced electorate returned him to office resoundingly later in 1869. The rise of the Ku Klux Klan , which had previously been organized in Pulaski, Tennessee shortly after the end of the war, was the major event of his ... TNGenWeb bio Governors of Tennessee Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Senter, DewittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1830 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1898 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Senter, DewittClinton Category 1830 ... politician stub de DewittClinton Senter sv DeWittClinton Senter ... in relative obscurity after the close of his term. Centerville, Iowa was named after Dewitt Senter, although ... more details
Infobox Politician name DeWittClinton Cregier image Dewittcregier.jpg height 5 ft. 7 in. birth date birth date 1829 6 1 birth place New York City death date death date and age 1898 11 9 1829 6 1 death place Chicago, Illinois, United States residence Chicago and St. Charles, Illinois office Mayor of Chicago order 31st term start 1889 term end 1891 predecessor John A. Roche successor Hempstead Washburne party Democrat religion spouse Mary Sophia Foggin children Ten 2 daughters, 8 sons website Wikipedia, Chicago Public Library DeWittClinton Cregier born June 1, 1829 died November 9, 1898 buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago Rosehill Cemetery served as mayor of Chicago , Illinois 1889 1891 for the Democratic Party. Prior to this he was an engineer with the City of Chicago, and was awarded, in 1875, US patent 164149 and in 1876, US patent 173768 , both for fire hydrants. The latter was a combination drinking fountain, fire hydrant, and watering basin for animals. The Cregier hydrant is widely seen in old photographs of Chicago. Cregier was also Master Mason and Grand Master of Masonic Lodge in Wheeling, Illinois which is named after him. He was a fifth great grandson of Martin Cregier , first Burgomaster of New Amsterdam . ref http www.dccregier81.org historycregier.html ref One of his great granddaughters, Terry Emma, recently divorced the current mayor of Geneva, Illinois, Kevin Burns. File 20070513 DewittClinton Cregier Plaque.JPG thumb left 200px Plaque on west facade of the Chicago Water Tower , mounted in 1933 in honor of Cregier s services. br Biography entitled The New York Orphan Who Built Chicago subtitled The Story of DeWittClinton Cregier A 19th Century American Engineering Genius published October 2011, author Gloria Cregier Emma, one of Cregier s last surviving ... Mayors of Chicago Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cregier, DeWitt ALTERNATIVE ..., DeWitt Category 1829 births Category 1918 deaths Category Burials at Rosehill Cemetery Category Mayors ... more details
Infobox Politician general name DewittClinton Giddings image Giddings.jpg thumb title United States Congressman br Texas s 5th congressional district Texas 5th Congressional District term start 1877 term end 1879 predecessor John Hancock Texas politician John Hancock successor George Washington Jones Texas politician George Washington Jones title2 United States Congressman br Texas s 3rd congressional district Texas 3rd Congressional District term start2 1872 term end2 1875 predecessor2 William Thomas Clark successor2 James W. Throckmorton title3 term start3 term end3 predecessor3 successor3 title4 term start4 term end4 predecessor4 successor4 title5 term start5 term end5 predecessor5 successor5 birth date birth date 1827 7 18 birth place Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania death date death date and age 1903 8 19 1827 7 18 death place Brenham, Texas restingplace Prairie Lea Cemetery party Democratic Party United States Democrat spouse Malinda C. Lusk children De Witt br May Belle br Lillian ... s Missouri raid DewittClinton Giddings 1827 1903 served three non consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives as a representative from Texas . Early life DewittClinton Giddings ... . ref Find a Grave 15734732 DeWittClinton Giddings ref Public service Giddings first served in the Forty second Congress ref name DeWittClinton public service cite web last Kestenbaum first Lawrence title DeWittClinton public service url http politicalgraveyard.com bio giddey gilberson.html R9M0IXYXU ... 19, 1903, De Witt Clinton Giddings succumbed to heart disease and died in Brenham, Texas . ref name DeWitt C Giddings Handbook of Texas name DeWitt C Giddings author Christian, Carole E id GG ... . NAME Giddings, Dewitt ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States Congressman from Texas ... OF DEATH Brenham, Texas DEFAULTSORT Giddings, Dewitt Category 1832 births Category 1892 deaths Category Members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas de De Witt Clinton Giddings ... more details
Infobox military person name DewittClinton Lewis birth date Birth date 1822 7 30 death date Death date and age 1899 6 28 1822 7 30 birth place West Chester, Pennsylvania death place placeofburial placeofburial label Place of burial image caption nickname allegiance United States United States of America br Union American Civil War Union branch United States Army br Union Army serviceyears rank Captain United States Captain commands unit Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry battles American Civil War awards Medal of Honor laterwork relations DewittClinton Lewis July 30, 1822&ndash June 28, 1899 was a Captain United States captain in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War . Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization Captain, Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date At Secessionville, S.C., June 16, 1862. Entered service at . Birth West Chester, Pa. Date of issue April 23, 1896. Citation blockquote While retiring with his men before a heavy fire of can1ster shot at short range, returned in the face of the enemy s fire and rescued an exhausted private of his company who but for this timely action would have lost his life by drowning in the morass through which the troops were retiring. blockquote See also Portal box Biography United States Army American Civil War List of Medal of Honor recipients List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients G L L List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients G L References ACMH Cite web accessdate 2008 03 13 url http www.history.army.mil html moh civwaral.html title DEWITTCLINTON LEWIS entry work Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War date June 8, 2009 publisher United States Army Center of Military History External links Find a Grave 7203832 work Claim to Fame Medal of Honor recipients accessdate 2008 07 02 Persondata NAME Lewis, DewittClinton ALTERNATIVE ... Lewis, DewittClinton Category 1822 births Category 1899 deaths Category Army Medal of Honor recipients ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 DeWittClinton School is a Chicago Public School on the north side of Chicago , Illinois., with a diverse student body. vague date May 2009 One Year Older, One Year Smarter Program In 2003, Jim Mills who date May 2009 donated 1 million to the Clinton School to help start the One Year Older, One Year Smarter program. This progressive achievement program offers the following cash awards. 25 to any students who score higher on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test ISAT than they did the year before. 50 to the best improvement in the class 100 to the two students who score highest in their class. 1,000 to the person who scores highest in their grade and to the student in each grade who has improved most from the year before. 5,000 to the student who shows the most improvement from the previous year. In addition, each year Mills presents a 10,000 savings bond to the student with the highest score in the school. Overall, Clinton has scored highest in the state wide ISAT test for three consecutive years. Other Facts & Famous Alumni The school mascot is the Clinton Cougar and the school colors are green and gold. Every year 7th graders take a trip to Springfield Illinois Springfield , Illinois, and the 8th graders go to Washington D.C. One of the school s most famous graduates is the late celebrity and movie critic Gene Siskel , one time host along with Roger Ebert of the TV show, At the Movies U.S. TV series At the Movies . verify source date May 2009 coord missing Illinois DEFAULTSORT DewittClinton School Category Chicago Public Schools Chicago stub Illinois school stub ... more details
File John DeWittClinton Atkins Brady Handy.jpg thumb John DeWittClinton Atkins John DeWittClinton Atkins June 4, 1825 &ndash June 2, 1908 was an United States American politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee . Biography Atkins was born at Manly s Chapel, Tennessee, in Henry County, Tennessee Henry County . He attended a private school in Paris, Tennessee , graduated from East Tennessee University at Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville in 1846, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar association bar , but he did not practice, instead engaging in agricultural pursuits. Atkins was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851. He served in the Tennessee Senate from 1855 to 1857. He was elected as a Democratic Party United States Democrat to the Thirty fifth United States Congress Thirty fifth Congress by Tennessee s 9th congressional district . He served from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, but he was not a successful candidate for re election to the Thirty sixth United States Congress Thirty sixth Congress . During the American Civil War Civil War , he served as Lieutenant colonel United States lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Tennessee Regiment in the Confederate States Army Confederate Army in 1861. He was a delegate to the Confederate Provisional Congress in November 1861. He then was elected to the First Confederate Congress and was reelected in 1863 to the Second Confederate Congress . Following the war, he was elected as a Democratic Party United States Democrat to the Forty third United States Congress Forty third and the four succeeding Congresses by Tennessee s 7th congressional ... DeWittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Confederate Army officer and politician DATE ... Paris, Tennessee DEFAULTSORT Atkins, John DewittClinton Category Members of the United States ... 1825 births Category 1908 deaths de John DeWittClinton Atkins ... more details
DeWittClinton Blair September 6, 1833 June 5, 1915 , born in Gravel Hill, New Jersey later renamed Blairstown, New Jersey Blairstown , was the son of John Insley Blair and Nancy Anne Locke. He continued his father s varied business interests and philanthropy. He graduated from Princeton University with the Class of 1856, and served as a Princeton trustee from 1900 1909. He was instrumental in expanding the campus and buildings Insley, East and Locke of Blair Academy Blair Presbyterian Academy . ref name papers http libweb.princeton.edu libraries firestone rbsc aids blairfamily bio Blair Family Papers Biographical Sketch of John Insley Blair , accessed January 1, 2007 ref On April 21, 1864 he married Mary Anna Kimball 1837 February 12, 1914 with whom he had two sons C. Ledyard Blair Clinton Ledyard and James Insley. DeWittClinton Blair died in 1915 at the age of 81, less than a year after the passing of his wife Mary Anna. ref http query.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res 9E05EEDE113FE633A25755C1A9649C946596D6CF Mary Anna Blair obituary The New York Times , February 6, 1914. Accessed March 12, 2008. ref ref http query.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res 9F03EED91E3EE033A25757C0A9609C946496D6CF DeWittClinton Blair obituary The New York Times , June 5, 1915. Accessed March 12, 2008. ref In 1907, Blair contributed towards the expansion of Blair Hall at Princeton, which had originally been built with his father s donation to the school. ref http www.princeton.edu pr pwb 06 0508 2n.shtml Blair Hall, the University s first Collegiate Gothic dormitory , Princeton Weekly Bulletin , May 8, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2007. ref The Blair Estate, in Belvidere, New Jersey , was built in 1865 and purchased by Blair in 1867. The estate was purchased by the Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey ... 26, 2007. ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Blair, DeWittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1833 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH ... more details
Infobox school name DeWittClinton High School motto Sine Labore Nihil br Without Work Nothing Is Accomplished ... edu DeWittClinton High School is an American high school located in the Bronx , New York City, New ... in Brooklyn . This school was renamed for New York politician DeWittClinton in 1900. ref name Citycyclopedia ... neighborhood the same year as the opening of the nearby DeWittClinton Park where students farmed ... The DeWittClinton Way , dewittclintonalumni.com. Retrieved July 30, 2008 ... offerings Partly due to the immensity of size, DeWittClinton High School has several course offerings ...?sectiondetailid 3233&sc id 1185829843 title DeWittClinton High School School Newspaper accessdate ... October 15, 2007 ref Sports The Governors are the school mascot at DeWittClinton and represent ... Image Library1929.jpg thumb right 400px The DeWittClinton High School library, 1929 Deleted image ... 125px An inner courtyard deletable image caption 1 Wednesday, June 24, 2009 DeWittClinton High School ... s baseball and grass football field named Alumni Field. It is after this point that DeWittClinton ..., 73.8875&spn 0.05,0.05 title DeWittClinton High School Google Maps accessdate November 2, 2007 ref ... Algebra at DeWittClinton High School http kenlight.com gallery highschool stairwell.html Stairwell at DeWittClinton High School http kenlight.com gallery highschool classroom.html Classroom at DeWittClinton High School http www.bcc.cuny.edu TechPrep more images DewittClinton HS 2.jpg DeWittClinton ... DeWittClinton Murals Here is a link to a New York Times article regarding the second DeWittClinton ...&oref slogin To Open DeWittClinton High School Bids In the media The institution ... title A Walk Through The Bronx. about the Program accessdate December 28, 2007 ref The DeWittClinton ... person 540768 DewittClinton High School Chorus title DeWittClinton High School Chorus Trailer ... York City s DeWittClinton High School and Its Extraordinary Influence on American Life first Gerard ... more details
unreferenced date June 2009 Infobox military person name DeWittClinton Ramsey birth date birth date 1898 10 2 death date death date and age 1988 10 2 1961 9 7 image File DeWittClintonRamsey.jpg 200px caption Admiral DeWittClinton Ramsey nickname birth place Fort Whipple, Arizona death place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania allegiance flag United States of America branch File United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg 25px United States Navy serviceyears 1912 1949 rank File US O10 insignia.svg 30px Admiral United States Admiral unit commands U.S. Pacific Fleet Pacific Fleet battles World War I br World War II awards Navy Cross br Navy Distinguished Service Medal 2 br Legion of Merit relations Admiral DeWittClinton Ramsey October 2, 1888 September 7, 1961 was a U.S. Navy officer and pioneer Naval aviator who served as an aircraft carrier aircraft carrier commander during World War II , notably at the Battles of the Battle of the Coral Sea Coral Sea and Battle of Midway Midway . Post war assignments including command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and service as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics BuAer in the Navy Department and as Vice Chief of Naval Operations . Early life and career, to World War II Ramsey was born on October 2, 1888 at Whipple Barracks, Arizona Whipple Barracks , near Prescott, Arizona , to Frank DeWitt and Lillian Carlotta Zulick Ramsey. He was the grandson of Arizona Territorial Governor C. Meyer Zulick . Upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy Naval Academy , Ramsey was commissioned an Ensign in June 1912. He took Juanita as his wife. In 1917 he qualified as a naval aviator . During World War I , he was Inspection Officer for United States Naval ... after Arthur W. Radford end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ramsey, DewittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1888 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1961 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ramsey, DewittClinton Category 1888 births Category ... more details
DeWittClinton Baxter 1829 1881 , artist and engraver , Colonel and Brigadier General in the Union Army . Early Life DeWittClinton Baxter was born March 9, 1829. In early city directories identified Baxter as an engraver 1850 60 , designer 1861 , and artist 1862 . From 1857 on he lived at 454 North Eighth Street, a substantial townhouse 3 stories, 24 feet wide near Buttonwood Street, and from 1855 until the Civil War he had an office in Hart s Building at the northeast corner of Sixth and Chestnut. Publisher of The Baxter Panoramic Business Directory Philadelphia both before and after the war, he was listed variously as an engraver, designer, and artist. ref http www.brynmawr.edu iconog bios.html Rae and Baxter, Panoramists , accessed from www.brynmawr.edu August 12, 2011 ref Civil War In April 1861 Baxter was Lieutenant Colonel of the 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry , but when that three month enlistment expired, he organized and led the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteers , Baxter s Fire Zouaves. They were drawn from the various fire companies of Philadelphia, and were known for their peculiar Zouave uniforms and precise bayonet drills. They enjoyed a brief period of considerable popularity, so much so, that the citizens of Philadelphia crowded the Academy of Music to witness their maneuvers on stage. ref http books.google.com books?id PT1LAAAAMAAJ&source ... The volunteer s manual.html?id nK aJx jkjMC DeWittClinton Baxter, The volunteer s manual containing ... in Lawnview in 1956. ref http www.findagrave.com cgi bin fg.cgi?page gr&GRid 19054 DeWittClinton Baxter ... antietam.aotw.org officers.php?officer id 402 Colonel DeWittClinton Baxter photo Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Baxter, DeWittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1829 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1881 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Baxter, DeWittClinton Category ...&lpg PA134&dq 22Dewitt Clinton Baxter 22&source bl&ots K4xsJNQ7rU&sig rTHXndxl e6G8P7dxlcd4edEw70&hl ... more details
Col. DewittClinton Haskin circa 1824 July 17, 1900 was an United States American engineer whose developed the initial methods for construction of the first tunnel s under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan . In the late 1860s Haskin gained experience in California on the construction of the California Pacific Railroad . ref Delaplane, Kristin 1996 . http www.solanoarticles.com history index.php weblog2 more railroad brings solano on track in 1860s Railroad brings Solano on track in 1860s. Echoes of Solano s Past. Solano County Historical Society. ref For the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad project, he founded the Hudson Tunnel Company in 1873, and began construction in 1874 by digging a shaft in Jersey City, New Jersey . ref name Jacobs cite book last Jacobs first David coauthor Anthony E. Neville title Bridges, Canals & Tunnels The Engineering Conquest of America publisher American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc. with the Smithsonian Institution location New York year 1968 isbn 0442040407 page 107 ref He had patented a compressed air method for reducing cave ins, but in 1880, 20 workers were killed in a blowout. Another blowout in 1881 and a gradual loss of funding halted the project in 1887. After a British firm worked on the project from 1889 1891, ref cite journal last1 first1 last2 first2 date 1890 11 01 title Progress of the Great Railway Tunnels Under the Hudson River Between New York and Jersey City journal Scientific American volume issue pages publisher doi url http catskillarchive.com rrextra tuhud1.Html accessdate ref lawyer William Gibbs McAdoo completed the project in 1908. ref name cudahy Cudahy, Brian J. Rails Under the Mighty Hudson The Story of the Hudson ... Rail Tunnel Plagued by Delays. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Haskin, DewittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Engineer DATE OF BIRTH 1824 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1900 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Haskin, DewittClinton Category 1824 births Category 1900 deaths Category ... more details
Infobox park name DeWittClinton Park photo Clinton park1.jpg photo width 250 photo caption Southeast entrance to park type Urban park location Manhattan , New York City coords coord 40 46 5.5626 N 73 59 39.4938 W display inline,title region US type landmark name Central Park area convert 5.8 acre created 1906 operator New York City visitation num status open All year DeWittClinton Park is a convert 5.8 acre m2 sing on List of New York City parks New York City public park in the Hell s Kitchen, New York neighborhood between 52nd Street Manhattan West 52nd Street and 54th Street Manhattan and Eleventh Avenue Manhattan and the West Side Highway in Manhattan . The park which was one of the first New York City parks in Manhattan on the working waterfront of the Hudson River is named for DeWittClinton who had created a business boom of Hudson commerce when he opened the Erie Canal . It is the biggest New York City park in the neighborhood and since 1959 the neighborhood has frequently been referred to as Clinton. It is the only park on the west side of Manhattan to have lighted ball fields ... described the park DeWittClinton Park is a children s play ground situated on the banks of the Hudson ... the DeWittClinton Park is a city park. Currently there is no direct connection between the two parks ... http dewittpark.org DeWittClinton Park Conservancy Category Parks in Manhattan Category Urban ... publisher The Review of Reviews Company location New York page 440 ref Design Image Clinton garden ... baseball title De Witt Clinton Park Facilities Baseball Fields publisher New York City Department ... s playground as well as a dog park . History Image Dewitt 1906.jpg thumb 300px The garden ... was graded at a cost of 200,000. ref name nyt 1921 10 02 At the same time the De Witt Clinton High ... even the streets seem neat and orderly by comparison. ref name Shaw File Flanders doughboy Clinton ... the neighborhood after the park. ref cite news title If You re Thinking of Living In Clinton Gritty ... more details
Infobox military person name DeWittClinton Littlejohn birth date birth date 1818 2 7 death date death date and age 1892 10 27 1818 2 7 birth place Bridgewater, New York Bridgewater , Oneida County, New York Oneida County death place Oswego, New York Oswego , Oswego County, New York placeofburial Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, New York placeofburial label Place of burial image File DCLittlejohn.jpg 150px caption DewittClinton Littlejohn allegiance United States United States of America br Union American Civil War Union branch Union Army serviceyears rank Brigadier general United States Brigadier General commands unit battles American Civil War awards laterwork DeWittClinton Littlejohn February 7, 1818 Bridgewater, New York Bridgewater , Oneida County, New York Oneida County October 27, 1892 Oswego, New York Oswego , Oswego County, New York was a brevet Brigadier general United States brigadier general in the Union Army and a United States Representative from NYCongDel New York during the American Civil War Civil War . Biography He initially pursued an academic course. Deciding to not complete college, he instead engaged in several profitable mercantile pursuits, acting for a time as a forwarder of fresh produce on the lakes and canals of the region. He later engaged in the manufacture of flour at Oswego, New York . He served as Mayor of Oswego in 1849 and 1850. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1853 to 1855, in 1857, from 1859 to 1861, in 1866, 1867, 1870, 1871 and 1884. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly Speaker in 1855, 1857, and from 1859 to 1861, and was the chief lieutenant of political boss Thurlow Weed . Early in United States Senate election ... Oswego , Oswego County, New York DEFAULTSORT Littlejohn, DewittClinton Category 1818 births Category ... Henry Jarvis Raymond S end SpeakerNYAssembly USRepSuccessionBoxNeeded Persondata NAME Littlejohn, DewittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Union American Civil War Union Union Army Army General ... more details
DeWittClinton Jansen born at Shawangunk, New York on 8 November 1840 died 6 November 1894 at Shanghai , was a member of the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1893 until his death in November 1894 an Associate judge of the United States Consular Court in Shanghai the proprietor of the Astor House, Shanghai Astor House Hotel in Shanghai , the first western hotel in China, from 1874 to his death in 1894 and was the first District Deputy Grand Master ref name freemasons freemasonry.com R.W.Bro. Graham Stead, THE HUNG SOCIETY AND FREEMASONRY THE CHINESE WAY. Part 1 Hung Society to Chinese Masonic Society , ANZMRC Proceedings 2002 http www.freemasons freemasonry.com chinese masonic society.html ref ... December 2010 bot AnomieBOT ref Family background DeWittClinton Jansen was of Dutch people Dutch ..., and Cornelius. ref name genforum.genealogy.com Douglas Van Curen, DeWittClinton Jansen , http ... November 1894 30 31. ref References reflist 2 Further reading Jansen, DeWittClinton of Shanghai, China ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jansen, DewittClinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Jansen, DewittClinton Category 1840 births Category 1894 deaths Category American hoteliers ... born 29 March 1874 Mabel born 10 May 1875 John DeWitt born 22 July 1876 died 1918 ref John married and had two children, Joyce and Clinton. By 1918 John Jansen had died, and his children were orphans. See China Monthly Review 4 Millard Publishing Co., inc., 1918 16. ref Grace Edward Clinton born 28 November 1878 ref Edward Clinton Jansen usually E. Clinton Jansen was a civil engineer, specifically ... books and articles E. Clinton Jansen, Comments on Report on repairs to Barker Dam Colorado Barker Dam by Transmission & Station Engineering Department 1943 E. Clinton Jansen and Raymond Earl Davis, Unwatering for Barker Dam repairs Public Service Company of Colorado, 1945 E. Clinton Jansen, Estimated ..., E. Clinton Jansen, and W.T. Neelands, Restoration of Barker Dam 14 November 1947 . Additionally, he ... more details
This is a list of places in the United States named for DeWittClinton . His role in the construction ... been named for both DeWittClinton and his uncle George Clinton vice president George Clinton , an important .... ref Clinton County, Indiana Clinton County, Iowa Clinton County, Kentucky Clinton County, Michigan Clinton County, Missouri Clinton County, Pennsylvania DeWitt County, Illinois Clinton Charter Township ..., Mississippi City of DeWitt, Arkansas City of DeWitt, Iowa Town of Clinton, Louisiana Town of Clinton, Massachusetts City of DeWitt, Michigan Town of DeWitt, New York Town of Clinton, New Jersey Town ... County, Michigan Village of DeWitt, Illinois Village of Clinton village , Rock County, Wisconsin Clinton ... Square, Syracuse, New York DeWittClinton Park, Manhattan located in the Hell s Kitchen, Manhattan Clinton neighborhood DeWitt s Dog Run, Manhattan a dog run located within DeWittClinton Park DeWitt ... DeWittClinton High School , Bronx , New York City DeWittClinton School , Chicago , Illinois DeWitt ... Rivera Clinton Hall, a graduate student dormitory at SUNY Buffalo DeWitt Road Elementary School ... String Quartet of Syracuse, New York DeWittClinton Lodge of Sandwich, Massachusetts http mastermason.com va16district 141 DeWittClinton Masonic Lodge 141 Goochland, Virginia Former DewittClinton Hotel now DewittClinton Apartments in Albany, NY http www.nyc.gov html nycha html developments manclinton.shtml Governor DeWittClinton Houses , a New York City Housing Authority http www.nyc.gov ... , also in Weare, NH. See also DeWittClinton locomotive DeWittClinton was also the name of the first ... reflist Category Lists of places named after people Clinton, DeWitt place names Category Lists of places in the United States Clinton, DeWitt ... only for George, or for a different Clinton. Ideally each of these should be confirmed. Counties and municipalities Clinton County, Illinois ref name historicgville Allan H. Keith, http books.google.com ... more details
Distinguish De Witt disambiguation Dewitt disambiguation de Wit DeWitt may refer to TOCright Places In the United States DeWitt, Illinois DeWitt, Iowa DeWitt, Michigan DeWitt, New York DeWitt, Virginia DeWitt County, Illinois DeWitt County, Texas DeWitt Charter Township, Michigan DeWitt Township, DeWitt County, Illinois People Surname Alexandra DeWitt , fictional character from Green Lantern comic series Bill DeWitt 1902 1982 , American baseball executive Blake DeWitt born 1985 , American baseball player Bryce DeWitt 1923 2004 , American physicist Charles DeWitt 1727 1787 , American politician Charles G. DeWitt 1789 1839 , American politician Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. born 1947 , American politician David DeWitt , American computer science professor Doug DeWitt born 1961 , American boxer Helen DeWitt born 1957 , American novelist John DeWitt athletics 1881 1930 , American track and field athlete John L. DeWitt 1880 1962 , American general Joyce DeWitt born 1949 , American actor Lew DeWitt 1938 1990 , American country musician Matt DeWitt born 1977 , American baseball player Morgan DeWitt , fictional character from The Bold and the Beautiful Rosemarie DeWitt born 1974 , American actress Sam DeWitt S.A. Sam DeWitt 1891 1963 , American poet and socialist politician William DeWitt, Jr. born 1941 , American businessman Given name DeWittClinton 1769 1828 , Governor of New York 1817 1822 and 1825 1828 DeWittClinton Littlejohn 1818 1892 , Speaker of the New York Assembly 1855, 1857 and 1859 1861 DeWitt Wallace 1889 1981 , co founder of Reader s Digest Other DeWitt Motor Company , early 20th century US automobile company DeWitt notation , mathematical notation disambig geo surname given name de DeWitt fr DeWitt pt DeWitt ro DeWitt dezambiguizare vo DeWitt ... more details
Dewitt may refer to Dewitt, California , in Marin County Dewitt, Lassen County, California Dewitt, Michigan , in Clinton County, MI See also DeWitt disambiguation De Witt disambiguation De Wit dab geo Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Refimprove date September 2007 Incomplete date January 2008 Will and Dewitt is a Canadian animated television series featuring an anthropomorphic frog named Dewitt and a boy named Will as the main characters. It is produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment with animation by Two Presidents Productions in Toronto , Ontario . It first aired on September 22, 2007 on The CW and Tiny Pop . The series revolves around Dewitt motivating Will to accomplish difficult tasks. Main characters Will is a fun loving, shy and light hearted boy. He has Red Hair, and a Sister named Kate. He also had a frog name Dewitt. Will is voiced by Connor Price DewittDewitt is an anthropomorphic frog who can morph into any shape or size, usually as a visual aid to a joke he has just made. He is also a skilled impersonator . In each episode, he gives Will the support and motivation he needs to get through the challenges before him. Dewitt s image is almost identical to that of the frog on the packaging of Procter and Gambles s Kandoo products which is actually him and Procter and Gambles s have aperntly made an agreement to use him on the package Citation needed date June 2011 . His favourite colour is green. Dewitt is voiced by Richard Ian Cox . Other characters Fred Will s older brother who thinks he s better than ... help Will & Dewitt with their challenges by singing about them. Wince, voiced by Richard Binsley ... Commission FCC s E I requirements for three hours of education programming each week. Will and Dewitt ... website http www.ncircleentertainment.com Content.aspx?id NCwillDewitt NCircle Entertainment Buy Will & Dewitt DVDs IMDb title id 1001483 title Will and Dewitt http www.tv.com will and dewitt show 75105 summary.html?q Will 20and 20DeWitt&tag search results title 1 Will and Dewitt at TV.com http www.4kids.tv show willdewitt characters 4Kids Will & Dewitt page Kids WB DEFAULTSORT Will And Dewitt Category ... Dewitt pl Will i Dewitt pt Will e Dewitt ... more details
Infobox State Representative name Sturgis Sprague S.S. DeWitt image image size 100px caption font size 2 Former Louisiana State Legislature Louisiana State Representative S.S. DeWitt shows off his tennis ... spouse Hazel Green DeWitt married 1940 his death children Edith Sprague Sandoz br Two grandchildren ... religion Baptist occupation Farmer Businessman footnotes 1 DeWitt was the last legislator 1964 1968 ... four parishes. 2 After legislative reapportionment into single member districts, DeWitt lost a bid ... to colleague Lantz Womack of Winnsboro, Louisiana Winnsboro in Franklin Parish . Thereafter, DeWitt switched his party affiliation to Republican party United States Republican . 3 DeWitt was an avid tennis player, taking to the courts well into his eighties. Sturgis Sprague DeWitt , known primarily as S.S. DeWitt September 15, 1914 February 19, 1998 ref name ssdi http ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com ... from 1964 1972. In 1963, DeWitt unseated 20 year Representative J.C. Seaman of Waterproof, Louisiana .... In his first term from 1964 1968, DeWitt represented only Tensas Parish, but in his second term ... district including Franklin, Tensas, and Madison Parish Madison parishes. DeWitt was hence ... member in the 105 member state House regardless of population. DeWitt lost a bid for a third term ... service, DeWitt switched his affiliation to the Republican Party United States Republican Party . Early years, education, military DeWitt was born to Harry Burr DeWitt and the former Edith Sprague ... DeWitt, a native of Lodi, Ohio Lodi , Ohio , came to Louisiana at the age of seventeen to work in a sawmill ... family came originally from Natchez, Mississippi Natchez , Mississippi . DeWitt graduated from ... for two years. ref name obit Obituary of Sturgis Sprague DeWitt, Tensas Gazette , St. Joseph, Louisiana ... 1941 1945, DeWitt served in the United States Army Air Corps , later the United States Air Force ... name DeWitt Statement of Mrs. Hazel DeWitt, April 22, 2008 ref Legislative and civic service Image ... more details
. Oxford University Press, 1988 ref Clinton has frequently been used as a given name in the United States since the late 19th century, probably originally in honor of DeWittClinton or one of his famous relatives. Baron Clinton is a title of peerage in England, originally created in 1298. Some notable people with the surname Clinton include Family of DeWittClinton Charles Clinton 1690 1773 , French and Indian War colonel, father of James and George Clinton James Clinton 1733 1812 , American Revolutionary War general, father of DeWittClinton, brother of George Clinton George Clinton vice ... DeWittClinton 1769 1828 , seventh and ninth governor of New York, son of James and nephew of George Clinton George Clinton congressman 1771 1809 , son of the vice president George William Clinton 1807 1885 , American politician Buffalo, New York, son of Governor DeWittClinton Family of Sir Henry Clinton Admiral George Clinton British politician 1686 1761 , British naval officer and colonial governor General Sir Henry Clinton 1730 1795 , British general during the American Revolutionary War General Sir William Henry Clinton 1769 1846 , British general during the Napoleonic Wars Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton Napoleonic Wars K.B. 1771 1829 , British general during the Napoleonic Wars Family of Bill and Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton , or William Jefferson Bill Clinton born William ...dablink This article is about Clinton as a family name for other uses, see Clinton disambiguation . Clinton ... of Arkansas Hillary Rodham Clinton , the current United States Secretary of State, a former United States Senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009 and, as the spouse of Bill Clinton, the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and the former First Lady of Arkansas. Chelsea Clinton , daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton Roger Clinton, Sr. 1908 1967 , stepfather of Bill Clinton Roger Clinton, Jr. born 1956 , half brother of Bill Clinton Virginia Clinton Kelley 1923 1994 , mother ... more details
DeWitt County is the name of two counties in the United States DeWitt County, Illinois DeWitt County, Texas geodis uscounty cs DeWitt County de DeWitt County es Condado de DeWitt fr Comt de DeWitt it Contea di DeWitt nl DeWitt County no DeWitt County pl Hrabstwo DeWitt ro Comitatul DeWitt ru sv DeWitt County zh ... more details
Infobox scientist name DeWitt Webb image DeWitt Webb.jpg image size 175px caption birth date birth date 1840 12 19 mf y birth place Clinton, New York Clinton Disambiguation needed date June 2011 , New York death date death date and age 1917 4 12 1840 12 19 mf y death place St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine , Florida residence citizenship nationality ethnicity field Medicine br Natural history work institution Florida State Legislature br Mayor St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine br Flagler Hospital br Florida School for the Deaf and Blind State School for the Deaf and Blind br Fort Marion br St. Augustine Historical Society and Institute of Science alma mater doctoral advisor doctoral students known for St. Augustine Monster author abbreviation bot author abbreviation zoo prizes religion footnotes Dr. DeWitt Webb born December 19, 1840 in Clinton, New York Clinton Disambiguation needed date June 2011 , New York , died April 12, 1917 in St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine , Florida was a physician , amateur natural history naturalist , and the founder of the St. Augustine Historical Society and Institute of Science. He was the president of the society for 34 years. Webb was a member of the Florida State Legislature and the mayor of the town of St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine , Florida in 1911 and 1912. Webb moved to St. Augustine in 1880. He was a member of the St. Augustine Free Public Library Association. Professionally, Webb was a practicing doctor at Flagler Hospital and was head doctor at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind State School for the Deaf and Blind . He was also the Acting Assistant Surgeon and Medical Officer at Fort Marion at the time when ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Webb, Dewitt ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1840 PLACE OF BIRTH Clinton, New York Clinton Disambiguation needed date ... , Florida DEFAULTSORT Webb, Dewitt Category 1840 births Category 1917 deaths Category Physicians ... more details
ID blank1 info 0624400 GR 3 website footnotes DeWitt is the name of a City and a Township in Clinton County, Michigan Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 4,507 at the 2010 ... area of the township. History DeWitt was named after DeWittClinton , Governor of New ...Infobox settlement official name DeWitt, Michigan settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Clinton County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas De Witt Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of DeWitt, Michigan ... name2 Clinton County, Michigan Clinton Government government footnotes government type leader ... Ann Arbor in 1833, and platted the land. The State Legislature formally created DeWitt Charter Township, Michigan DeWitt Township on March 23, 1836. The first township meeting was held at the house ... s first Supervisor at that meeting. It did not take long for the State to divide DeWitt Township .... In four short years, DeWitt Township went from encompassing the entire County to its current boundary. The county seat for Clinton County was also located in DeWitt Township from the inception of the County. The county seat remained in DeWitt Township until December 1857 when it was moved to Plumstead ... under the full jurisdiction of the township. ref name DeWitt History Timeline http www.dewittmi.org History.asp DeWitt History Timeline , ref The area that is now the city was first incorporated ..., destroying eight historic and business buildings. This included the destruction of the Clinton House ... business growth once again. However, residential development did not slow, and thus DeWitt began its evolvement into the bedroom community that it is today. The Village of DeWitt was incorporated into a city in 1965. The Township became a Charter Township on November 7, 1978. The DeWitt area was ranked ... magazines moneymag bplive 2005 snapshots 25131.html Best places to live DeWitt, MI , CNN . ref On September ... more details
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