Charles
G. De Witt (1789-1839)
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Birthplace
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Greenhill, Ulster
County, N.Y. |
Occupation
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Lawyer |
| Congressional Service |
House 1829-31 (D-N.Y.) |
Newspapers
|
 |
Kingston
Ulster Sentinel, 1826-31 (D) |
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Federal
appointments
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Clerk,
Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
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Chargé
d'Affaires to Central America, 1833-39 |
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| Other
offices |
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none
found |
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| Notes |
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Sent
back weekly letters from Congress to his newspaper. |
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Grandson
of Charles
De Witt, Revolutionary-era colonial and state assemblyman,
member of Continental Congress in 1784, and sometime editor of Ulster
Sentinel himself. |
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One
of Andrew Jackson's
editorial appointees, and a rarity among that group in
receiving a diplomatic post. |
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