George H. Witter
George H. Witter (August 23, 1854 – February 12, 1913) was an American physician and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Witter was born in Willing, New York on August 23, 1854. His parents were Daniel P. Witter and Betsey Foster.[1]
Witter spent two years in West Point, after which he attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland. After he graduated from the college as a physician in 1885, he began to practice medicine in Wellsville.[2]
In Wellsville, Witter formed a partnership with Dr. H. H. Nye, his former medical teacher. He later succeeded to Nye's former practice. For many years, he served as company surgeon for the Erie Railroad and the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad.[1] He was a member of the country, district, and state medical associations, the American Medical Association, the Hornell Medical Association, and the Surgical Association. He was also a member of the Wellsville board of education and vice-president of the First National Bank of Wellsville. He served as town supervisor of Wellsville, and was a member of the Republican County Committee of Allegany County and the New York Republican State Committee.[2]
In the 1896 presidential election, Witter was a presidential elector for William McKinley and Garret Hobart.[3] In 1908, he was elected to the New York State Senate as a Republican, representing the 44th District. He served in the Senate in 1909[2] and 1910.[4]
Witter was a member and trustee of the Congregational Church. In 1889, he married Maude Bingham. They had two daughters, Grace and Margaret.[1]
Witter died at home on February 12, 1913. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Hon. George H. Witter Died on Wednesday" (PDF). Belmont Dispatch. Vol. XXIV, no. 51. Belmont, New York. 14 February 1913. p. 1.
- ^ a b c Murlin, Edgar L. (1909). The New York Red Book. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 108.
- ^ Proceedings of the Electoral College of the State of New York, January 11th, 1897. Albany. 1897. p. 29. hdl:2027/nnc1.cu54374480.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1910). The New York Red Book. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 108.
External links
[edit]- 1854 births
- 1913 deaths
- People from Wellsville, New York
- United States Military Academy alumni
- University of Maryland School of Medicine alumni
- Physicians from New York (state)
- School board members in New York (state)
- Town supervisors in New York (state)
- 1896 United States presidential electors
- 20th-century American legislators
- Republican Party New York (state) state senators
- American Congregationalists
- 20th-century New York (state) politicians