DeWitt Clinton
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Congress, Senate, Senators, House of Representatives, Politicians, Diplomats
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American History 1816-1855, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: Clinton controlled New York State for his faction of the Republican Party, advocating both social stability and an active role for government. He was an unsuccessful presidential candidate and fought the emerging power of Martin Van Buren. His best-known project is the Erie Canal, concrete and practical, like his approach to politics, and exemplifying a proper resolution of several types of problems in a growing nation.
Early Life
DeWitt Clinton was born in Little Britain, Ulster (later Orange) County, New York colony, on March 2, 1769....
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