Noun
United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)
Source: WordNetDeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist who served as a United States Senator and was the sixth Governor of New York. Source: Internet
All the way driving back to Indiana yesterday, I thought of DeWitt Clinton Wadsworth. Source: Internet
Hoping to forestall a serious movement against incumbent President James Madison and a division of the Democratic-Republican Party, some proposed making DeWitt Clinton the nominee for the Vice Presidency, taking over the same office his uncle now held. Source: Internet
He was re-elected in 1820, defeating the sitting Vice President Tompkins in a narrow race – DeWitt Clinton 47,447 votes, Tompkins 45,900 – and served until December 31, 1822. Source: Internet
Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848, (2007) p. 241 Gubernatorial portrait of DeWitt Clinton. Source: Internet
Originally called "Clinton's Ditch," after NY Governor DeWitt Clinton, the canal proved to be a success, returning revenues of over $121 million after an initial construction cost of only $7 million. Source: Internet