George Gosman DeWitt

George Gosman DeWitt Jr. (April 9, 1845 – January 12, 1912) William Gillespie DeWitt; Theodore DeWitt; the "attorney for the New York City Mayor's Court", and "a man of considerable and varied accomplishments." Among his great-grandparents were Johannes Radcliff DeWitt, Young George attended Dr. Charles Anthon's Columbia Grammar School, followed by Columbia University, earning an A.B. degree in 1867 and an A.M. degree in 1869, and Columbia Law School, where he earned an LL.B. degree in 1870.

Career DeWitt followed in his grandfather's footsteps and began practicing law. He joined the law firm of DeWitt, Lockman & Kip, whose partners included his uncles C. J. and E. DeWitt and John Thomas Lockman and George Goelet Kip. Based in his grandfather's former office at 88 Nassau Street and later renamed DeWitt, Lockman & DeWitt, the firm was known for its work defending the estates of New York's old Dutch families.

He was a trustee of his alma mater, Columbia University (beginning in 1890), the Fulton Trust Company, the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company, the Greenwich Savings Bank. He was also a director of the Chemical National Bank.

Personal life On May 23, 1877, DeWitt was married to Ellen "Ella" Reed Flagg (1852–1933).

DeWitt died of heart disease on January 12, 1912, at his home, 39 West 51st Street in New York City. He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.