De Witt
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- De Witt, ArkansasDe Witt, ArkansasDe Witt is a city in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States, which also serves as the county seat of the county's southern district. The population was 3,239 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, USA - De Witt, Iowa, USA
- De Witt, MissouriDe Witt, MissouriDe Witt is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Witt is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, USA - De Witt, NebraskaDe Witt, NebraskaDe Witt is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 513 at the 2010 census. The town was incorporated by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature in February 1857.-Geography:De Witt is located at ....
, USA - De Witt, New YorkDe Witt, New YorkDeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 24,071. The town is named after Major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier....
, USA - De Witt IslandDe Witt IslandDe Witt Island, also known as Big Witch, is a island in south-eastern Australia. It is the largest of the Maatsuyker Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south-western coast of Tasmania. Its highest point is above mean sea level. It is part of the Southwest National Park, and...
, Tasmania, Australia
Surname
- De Witt (family)De Witt (family)De Witt is the name of an old Dutch patrician and regenten family. Originally of Dordrechts origin, the genealogy of the family begins with Jan de Witte, a patrician who lived around 1295. The family have played an important role during the Dutch Golden Age...
, a patrician family from the Dutch Golden Age - Alexander De WittAlexander De WittAlexander DeWitt was a 19th-century American politician from the state of Massachusetts.Born in New Braintree, Massachusetts,DeWitt worked in textile manufacturing in Oxford, Massachusetts. He was elected to the Massachusetts state lower house in 1830, serving until 1836...
(1798-1879), American politician - Andries de WittAndries de WittAndries de Witt was Grand Pensionary of Holland between 1619 and 1621. He was the successor of Johan van Oldebarnevelt, who had been executed in 1619....
(1573–1637), Grand Pensionary of Holland - Bryce De Witt (1923–2004), Theoretical physicist
- Cornelis de WittCornelis de WittCornelis de Witt was a Dutch politician.-Biography:Cornelis de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt. He was born on 15 June 1623 in Dordrecht, Holland, Dutch Republic...
(1623–1672), Dutch politician - David M. De WittDavid M. De WittDavid Miller De Witt was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Paterson, New Jersey, De Witt moved to New York in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn....
(1837–1912), American politician - Francis B. De WittFrancis B. De WittFrancis Byron De Witt was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Jackson County, Indiana, De Witt moved with his parents in 1854 to a farm in Delaware County, Ohio....
(1849–1929), American politician - Jacob De WittJacob De WittJacob De Witt was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1785, of Dutch descent, and came to Montreal with his family around 1802. He set up a hardware business with a partner in 1814, opening his own business three years later...
(1785–1859), Canadian politician - Jacob H. De WittJacob H. De WittJacob Hasbrouck De Witt was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Marbletown, New York, De Witt attended the rural schools and Kingston Academy.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(1784–1867), American politician - Johan de WittJohan de WittJohan de Witt, heer van Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp and IJsselveere was a key figure in Dutch politics in the mid 17th century, when its flourishing sea trade in a period of globalization made the United Provinces a leading European power during the Dutch Golden Age...
(1625–1672), Grand Pensionary of Holland - Simeon De WittSimeon De WittSimeon De Witt was Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and Surveyor General of the State of New York for the fifty years from 1784 until his death.-Life:He was one of fourteen children of physician Dr...
(1756–1834), American cartographer