DeWitt Clinton
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American politician
Freemason
Governor of New York
Mayor of New York City
United States senator
human
lawyer
DeWitt Clinton was an influential early 19th-century American politician and governor of New York who championed major infrastructure projects and helped spur the state's economic growth.
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Freemason → Governor of New York → Mayor of New York City → United States senator → human → lawyer → |
| birthDate |
1769-03-02
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| birthPlace |
Little Britain, Province of New York
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Orange County, New York NERFINISHED → |
| candidateInElection |
United States presidential election, 1812
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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United States of America → |
| deathDate |
1828-02-11
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| deathPlace |
Albany, New York
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| educatedAt |
Columbia College
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Columbia University → |
| ethnicGroup |
English American
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| familyName |
Clinton
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| father |
James Clinton
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| fieldOfWork |
infrastructure development
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public administration → transportation policy → |
| fullName |
DeWitt Clinton
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| givenName |
DeWitt
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| knownFor |
advancing economic development of New York
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championing construction of the Erie Canal → expanding New York State infrastructure → promoting internal improvements in New York → |
| legacy |
contributed to New York becoming the Empire State
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helped make New York City a major commercial center → |
| mother |
Mary DeWitt
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| nickname |
Father of the Erie Canal
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| notableWork |
Erie Canal
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| occupation |
lawyer
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politician → |
| opponent |
James Madison
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| politicalParty |
Democratic-Republican Party
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Federalist Party ally → |
| positionHeld |
Canal Commissioner of New York
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Governor of New York → Grand Master of Masons in New York → Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York → Lieutenant Governor of New York → Mayor of New York City → Member of the New York State Assembly → Member of the New York State Senate → United States Senator from New York → |
| ranForOffice |
President of the United States
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| relative |
George Clinton
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| religion |
Presbyterianism
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| spouse |
Catharine Jones
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Maria Franklin → |
| supportedProject |
Erie Canal
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statewide canal system in New York → |
| uncle |
George Clinton
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Referenced by (14)
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Clinton County, Iowa
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Clinton County, Missouri → Clinton's Ditch → Clinton, Maryland → Clinton, Tennessee → Clinton, Tennessee → DeWitt Clinton High School → |
namedAfter |
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Clinton's Ditch
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associatedWithPerson |
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Presidency of James Madison
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electionOpponent |
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DeWitt Clinton
("James Clinton")
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father |
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DeWitt Clinton
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fullName |
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Erie Canal
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governorDuringConstruction |
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Clinton
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hasNotableBearer |
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Governor of New York
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positionHeldBy |