Daniel P. Witter

Daniel P. Witter (1900)

Daniel Parrish Witter (July 2, 1852 – January 9, 1930) was an American farmer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on July 2, 1852, on a farm in Richford, Tioga County, New York,^[1] the son of Asa Witter (1798–1884) and Delia (Torrey) Witter (1819–1909).He attended the common schools, and then worked on the family farm. On March 3, 1876, he married Sarah M. Belden (1857-1937), and they had two children.^[2])

He was a member, and sometimes President, of several dairymen's and farmers' associations. He was Supervisor of the Town of Richford from 1891 to 1893.^[3]

Witter was a member of the New York State Assembly (Tioga Co.) in 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1900;^[4] and was Chairman of the Committee on Electricity, Gas and Water Supply in 1900.

He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929; and was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture from 1918 to 1929.

He died on January 9, 1930, at his home in Berkshire, New York;^[5] and was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery there.

The Daniel Parrish Witter Agricultural Museum, located on the grounds of the Great New York State Fair, was named in his honor.

Sources

1. New York Red Book (1900; pg. 184f)
2. The Descendants of William Witter and Hannah Churchman of Lynn, Massachusetts by Harold John Witter (1991; pg. 243)
3. History of Richford, New York transcribed from Our County and Its People: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York by Leroy W. Kingman (W. A. Fergusson & CO., Elmira NY, 1897), at Ray's Place
4. Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 336, 338f, 341 and 343)
5. DANIEL P. WITTER DIES in the New York Times on January 10, 1930 (subscription required)

External links

• Daniel P. Witter at Find a Grave
• The Witter Agricultural Museum at New York State Agricultural Society