ALEXANDER De WITT

De Witt, Alexander (1798-1879), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Braintree, Worcester County, Mass., April 2, 1798; pursued an academic course; engaged in textile manufacturing in Oxford; member of the State house of representatives 1830-1836; served in the State senate in 1842, 1844, 1850, and 1851; member of the State constitutional convention in 1853; elected as a Free-Soil candidate to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress; resumed the manufacture of textiles; died in Oxford, Worcester County, Mass., January 13, 1879; interment in South Cemetery.
Parents: Benjamin De Witt, Olivia Campbell
Spouse: Mary Makepeace
Born: 18 May 1797 in Franklin, Norfolk Massachusetts
Died: 6 Apr 1887
Marriage: 5 Jun 1820

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell