De Witt Clinton
From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) was a state legislator, U.S. Senator, and governor of New York. He ran for president in 1812, but lost to James Madison. As governor (1817-1821, 1825-1828), he constructed the Erie Canal, public school reform, and opposed Tammany Hall.
Further Sources
- Cornog, Evan. The Birth of Empire: De Witt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998
- Most of the Clinton-Jefferson Correspondence is found at the Library of Congress
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
