Life span: 07/18/1827 to 08/19/1903TabsLife SummaryFull name: Dewitt Clinton GiddingsPlace of Birth: Susquehanna County, PABurial Place: Brenham, TXBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 5No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 5Family: James Giddings (father), Lucy Demming Giddings (mother), Malinda C. Lusk (wife)Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: US House of RepresentativesState legislatureMilitary: Confederate Army Note Cards DeWitt Clinton Giddings (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceGIDDINGS, De Witt Clinton, a Representative from Texas; born in Susquehanna County, Pa., July 18, 1827; pursued an academic course; studied law in Honesdale, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in Texas in 1852 and commenced practice in Brenham, Tex.; served in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War; member of the State constitutional convention in 1866; successfully contested as a Democrat the election of William T. Clark to the Forty-second Congress; reelected to the Forty-third Congress and served from May 13, 1872, to March 3, 1875; again elected to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879); engaged in the banking business in Brenham, Tex.; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884, 1888, and 1892; died in Brenham, Tex., on August 19, 1903; interment in Prairie Lea Cemetery. "Giddings, DeWitt Clinton," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000166. Events Documents Images Dewitt Clinton Giddings Dewitt Clinton Giddings, detail Bibliography
DeWitt Clinton Giddings (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceGIDDINGS, De Witt Clinton, a Representative from Texas; born in Susquehanna County, Pa., July 18, 1827; pursued an academic course; studied law in Honesdale, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in Texas in 1852 and commenced practice in Brenham, Tex.; served in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War; member of the State constitutional convention in 1866; successfully contested as a Democrat the election of William T. Clark to the Forty-second Congress; reelected to the Forty-third Congress and served from May 13, 1872, to March 3, 1875; again elected to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879); engaged in the banking business in Brenham, Tex.; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884, 1888, and 1892; died in Brenham, Tex., on August 19, 1903; interment in Prairie Lea Cemetery. "Giddings, DeWitt Clinton," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000166.
