Charles G. Dewitt | |
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| United States Chargé d'Affaires, Guatemala | |
| In office December 17, 1833 – January 1, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | John Williams |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Hise |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | George O. Belden |
| Succeeded by | John C. Brodhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Gerrit DeWitt (1789-11-07)November 7, 1789 |
| Died | April 12, 1839(1839-04-12) (aged 49) |
| Resting place | Dutch Reformed Cemetery Hurley, New York |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Relations | Charles DeWitt (grandfather) Henry Richard DeWitt (great nephew) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Charles Gerrit DeWitt (November 7, 1789 – April 12, 1839) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician from the U.S. state ofNew York. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives and asUnited States Chargé d'Affaires to Guatemala.
DeWitt was born inKingston,New York. He studied law and began the practice of law in Kingston. He was a clerk in the Navy Department and published a newspaper,The Ulster Sentinel, beginning in 1826.[1][2]
He represented New York's 7th district as aJacksonian in the21st Congress, serving from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1831.[3]
After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law. On March 22, 1831, he was appointed by Secretary of the TreasurySamuel D. Ingham as one of three Commissioners of Insolvency for theSouthern District of New York.[4] He was appointedUnited States Chargé d'Affaires to Guatemala in 1833, and served in that position until 1839.[5]
DeWitt committed suicide[6] on board a steamboat inNewburgh,New York on April 12, 1839, and is interred in the Dutch Reformed Cemetery inHurley, New York.[7]
DeWitt's father Gerrit DeWitt was amiller, and his grandfatherCharles DeWitt was a delegate to theContinental Congress.[8] His great-nephewHenry Richard DeWitt was aNew York state assemblyman.[9]
Charles G. DeWitt died April 12, 1839.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 7th congressional district 1829–1831 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United States Chargé d'Affaires, Guatemala December 17, 1833 – January 1, 1839 | Succeeded by |
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