Henry Richard DeWitt

Henry Richard DeWitt
Henry Richard DeWitt
Born	July 12, 1875; Spring Valley, New York
Died	September 23, 1936 (aged 61); Wakefield, Massachusetts
Education	Rutgers University
Occupation	Lawyer
Spouse	Charlotte Anderson Folant
Parent(s)	Richard DeWitt and Katharine Hammond
Relatives	Charles DeWitt ; Charles G. DeWitt ; Ten Eyck family

Henry Richard DeWitt (July 12, 1875 - September 23, 1936) was a New York lawyer and politician.^[1] A member of the Republican Party, he served in the New York State Assembly from 1914 to 1916.

Early life

Henry Richard DeWitt was born in

Simeon DeWitt and DeWitt Clinton.^[4] Henry R. DeWitt graduated from Rutgers University in 1898 and Albany Law School in 1900.^[5]

DeWitt practiced law and served as the Deputy County Clerk in

Ulster County's board of supervisors until 1921.^[8]

DeWitt married Charlotte Anderson Folant on October 16, 1907. They had one daughter, Natalie Sims DeWitt, who married Richard E. Luff.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Henry Richard DeWitt died in Wakefield, Massachusetts on September 23, 1936.^[12]

His father Richard (1839-1901) was the son of TenEyck DeWitt (1792-1883) and Antje "Ann" Crispell DeWitt (1796-1860). He had at least three siblings:

Elmore DeWitt (1865-1933), born at Guilford, just outside of Gardiner, New York
Mary DeWitt (1870-1965), born at Guilford
Anna Crispell DeWitt (1872-1914), born at Spring Valley; married William S. Eltinge (1874-1931), her 2nd cousin once removed through the Crispell family

Henry descends, aside from the DeWitt family, from many of the early Dutch settler families to

Louis DuBois (Huguenot), one of the thirteen patentees or founders of New Paltz, New York; Claes Martenszen Roosevelt, ancestor of United States Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Lawrence J. Kenny	New York State Assembly Ulster County, 1st District (with Abraham P. LeFevre) 1914-1916	Succeeded by Joel Brink
Preceded by Christopher K. Loughran	Clerk of the Ulster County Board of Supervisors 1916-1933	Succeeded by Daniel Shaw

^ "Henry R. DeWitt". The New York Times. September 24, 1936. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ The New York Red Book. 1916. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ History of the Reformed Church of Flatbush, N.Y., 1807-1907. 1907. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ Genealogical Society of Bergen County - Family Files. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ The New York Red Book. 1916. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ The New York Red Book. 1916. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ Proceedings of the Ulster County Legislature. 1921. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "Henry R. DeWitt for the Assembly". The Kingston Daily Freeman. October 13, 1915. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "Mrs. Henry R. DeWitt". The New York Times. October 29, 1945. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ Genealogical Society of Bergen County. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Henry R. DeWitt". The New York Times. September 24, 1936. Retrieved 18 June 2018.