Dewitt Clinton Senter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dewitt Clinton Senter

American politician

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1830

Place of Birth: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1898

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dewitt Clinton Senter (March 26, 1830 – June 14, 1898) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1869 to 1871.
He had previously served in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1855–1861), where he opposed secession on the eve of the Civil War.
He was elected to the Tennessee Senate following the war, and was chosen as Speaker of the Senate in 1867.
As speaker, he became governor upon the resignation of William G.
Brownlow in 1869.Senter is perhaps best remembered for undoing many of Brownlow's radical initiatives, most notably the restoring of the right to vote to former Confederates.
The current Tennessee State Constitution was written and enacted during Senter's tenure.