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DeWitt Clinton

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American politician (1769-1828)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1769 to 1828 · aged 58
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DeWitt Clinton was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the sixth governor of New York. In the last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.

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Gubernatorial portrait of ClintonGubernatorial portrait of ClintonPrint showing Clinton mingling the waters of Lake Erie and the Atlantic, in a ceremony in 1826Print showing Clinton mingling the waters of Lake Erie and the Atlantic, in a ceremony in 1826Clinton Memorial by Henry Kirke Brown, 1855, at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New YorkClinton Memorial by Henry Kirke Brown, 1855, at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York$1,000 Legal Tender note, Series 1880, Fr.187k, depicting DeWitt Clinton$1,000 Legal Tender note, Series 1880, Fr.187k, depicting DeWitt Clinton

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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DeWitt Clinton was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the sixth governor of New York. In the last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812, challenging incumbent James Madison.

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United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1769 to 1828 · aged 58
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