Antonio De Witt

Antonio De Witt (20 June 1828 – 12 December 1889) was an Italian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy. He was associated with the Historical Left.

Early life and education De Witt was born in Orbetello, in the Maremma region of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

He studied at the seminary of Montefiascone and in 1847 enrolled at the University of Pisa. The following year he took part, together with other Pisan students, in the battle of Curtatone and Montanara during the first Italian War of Independence. He defeated the outgoing deputy Vincenzo Ricasoli in the runoff held on 29 October 1865. However, he lost the seat in the subsequent 1867 election.

He was re-elected in November 1870 for the 11th Legislature and later returned to Parliament in 1876 following the annulment of the election of deputy Isidoro Maggi.

On 4 October 1889, he was appointed inspector of archaeological excavations in the Maremma. He died two months later, on 12 December 1889.