| LC control no. | no2016039819 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Senter, DeWitt Clinton, 1830-1898 |
| Variant(s) | Senter, DeWitt, 1830-1898 |
| See also | Tennessee. Governor (1869-1871 : Senter) |
| Other standard no. | 1200870891 0000000497246209 no2016039819 30146095216100370994 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Grainger County (Tenn.) |
| Birth date | 1830-03-26 |
| Death date | 1898-06-14 |
| Place of birth | McMinn County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Morristown (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Tennessee--Politics and government--To 1865 Tennessee--Politics and government--1865-1950 |
| Affiliation | Tennessee. General Assembly. House of Representatives Tennessee. General Assembly. Senate Whig Party (Tenn.) |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Legislators Farmers |
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| Found in | Miscellaneous documents, 1847-1911 (DeWitt Clinton Senter) Wikipedia August 8, 2023: (Dewitt Clinton Senter (March 26, 1830 - June 14, 1898) was an American politician who served as the 18th Governor of Tennessee from 1869 to 1871. Senter was born in McMinn County, Tennessee, the son of William Tandy Senter and Nancy White. Dewitt grew up in what is now Hamblen County, Tennessee (then part of Grainger County), He had previously served in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1855-1861), where he opposed secession on the eve of the Civil War. He was elected to the Tennessee Senate following the war, and was chosen as Speaker of the Senate in 1867. As speaker, he became governor upon the resignation of William G. Brownlow in 1869. Senter represented Grainger County in the state House of Representatives from 1855 to 1861. In 1870, Senter used his influence to help establish Hamblen County, which was created from parts of Grainger, Jefferson, and Hawkins counties. Senter's home was located within the new county. A Whig, he remained staunchly opposed to secession on the eve of the Civil War. Senter's policies, which allowed Democrats to regain control of the state, angered the state's Republicans, and effectively ended his political career. He spent his remaining years managing his large farm near Morristown. He died on June 14, 1898, and is buried in Morristown's Emma Jarnagin Cemetery.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewitt_Clinton_Senter> |
| Associated language | eng |
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