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David Miller DeWitt
1837–1912
A lawyer, congressman, and historian of some of the most dramatic episodes in American politics, he wrote with a sharp eye for controversy. His books on Mary Surratt, Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, and Andrew Johnson’s impeachment still stand out for their forceful point of view.
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The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt
by David Miller DeWitt
About the author
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, on November 25, 1837, he moved to New York as a child and was educated in Brooklyn, Saugerties, Kingston, and at Rutgers College, graduating in 1858. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1860, and built his career in Kingston, where he became active in public life.
He served in the New York State Assembly and later represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1873 to 1875. Alongside his legal and political work, he developed a lasting interest in American history, especially the Civil War era and its aftermath.
As an author, he is best known for The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Its Expiation, and The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. He died in Kingston, New York, on June 23, 1912.