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| Francis B. De Witt | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis D. Donovan |
| Succeeded by | David Meekison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1849-03-11)March 11, 1849 Jackson County, Indiana |
| Died | March 21, 1929(1929-03-21) (aged 80) Standish, Michigan |
| Resting place | Live Oak Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Francis Byron De Witt (March 11, 1849 – March 21, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1895 to 1897.
Biography
Born in Jackson County, Indiana, De Witt moved with his parents in 1854 to a farm in Delaware County, Ohio. During the Civil War enlisted in the Forty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at the age of twelve. Mustered out for temporary disability and reenlisted in 1862 in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. Prisoner of war in Salisbury, Danville, and Libby Prisons. He attended the common schools and high school in Galena, Ohio, National Normal School, Lebanon, Ohio, and Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He moved to Paulding, Ohio, in 1872 and taught school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and practiced his profession in Paulding until 1891, when he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1892-1895.
Congress
De Witt was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896.
Later career and death
He resumed agricultural pursuits near Paulding, Ohio. He moved to Standish, Michigan, in 1903 and resumed the practice of law. He served as register of deeds. He served as member of the Michigan House of Representatives 1920-1922.
De Witt was elected prosecuting attorney of Arenac County, Michigan, in 1926. He was reelected in 1928 and served until his death in Standish, Michigan, on March 21, 1929. He was interred in Live Oak Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Francis B. De Witt (id: D000286)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- 1849 births
- 1929 deaths
- People from Paulding, Ohio
- National Normal University alumni
- Ohio Wesleyan University alumni
- Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Ohio lawyers
- People of Ohio in the American Civil War
- American Civil War prisoners of war
- People from Arenac County, Michigan
- People from Delaware County, Ohio
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives