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  1. Mayor of New York City. He served as mayor of New York from 1803 to 1807, 1808 to 1810, and 1811 to 1815. He organized the New-York Historical Society in 1804 and was its president, and he was a leader in launching the Erie Canal.

  2. DeWitt Clinton was the nephew of Governor George Clinton of New York. A Republican (Jeffersonian) attorney, he served as state senator (1798–1802, 1806–11), U.S. senator (1802–03), mayor of New York City (1803–15 except for two annual terms), and lieutenant governor (1811–13).

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  3. May 21, 2018 · Clinton, De Witt (1769–1828) US statesman. He was a successful mayor of New York City (1803–15) and in 1812 he ran for president but lost to James Madison. He was governor of New York (1817–21, 1825–28) and was responsible for the construction of the Erie (1817–25) and Champlain-Hudson Canals.

  4. Best known for his indefatigable efforts to build the Erie Canalderided as “Clinton’s Ditch” by opponents—he championed the project as U.S. senator (1802–03), mayor of New York City (1803–15), member of the canal commission (1810–24) and governor of New York state (1817–23, 1825–28).

  5. DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the sixth governor of New York. In the last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.

  6. DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), often referred to as the "Father of the Erie Canal," served in the New York State Legislature and the U.S. Senate, and was Mayor of New York City and Governor of New York State.

  7. 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 oversaw the construction of the Erie Canal, promoted public school reform, and opposed Tammany Hall.