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DeWitt C. Giddings

The Civil Rights Act of 1875

(July 18, 1827 — August 19, 1903) Giddings was a lawyer, politician, and businessman. De Witt Clinton Giddings was born in Pennsylvania. He moved to Texas in 1852 after studying law and being admitted to the bar. Giddings enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1866. Giddings was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives after successfully contesting the election of William Clark. He served from May 13, 1872 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000166]

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