William Henry Witte
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William Henry Witte (October 4, 1817 – November 24, 1876) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William H. Witte was born in Columbia, New Jersey. He moved to Springtown, Pennsylvania. He moved to Philadelphia in 1840, and engaged in mercantile pursuits and the real estate business.
Witte was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress. He was engaged in newspaper work and resumed real estate interests. He died in Philadelphia in 1876. Interment in Durham Cemetery in Durham Township, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- William Henry Witte at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1853–1855 |
Succeeded by Jacob Broom |
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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