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Events on Monday 11 February 1828 1
1769 – 1828DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828)Died 11 February 1828, aged 58DeWitt Clinton served as Governor of New York and was the principal champion of the Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and transformed trade between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic. He also ran for President of the United States in 1812. He died in office as governor.