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Hewitt, Frederick C.

American, c. 1839 - 1908

Biography

A relative of the Theodore Frelinghuysen family, Frederick C. Hewitt was of a banking family; his father started the first bank in Tioga County, NY. Hewitt inherited a considerable fortune from his father and from his brother. At his death, Fredrick's estate was estimated at $20,000,000. Frederick was a graduate of Yale, class of 1858. He was an avid art collector, especially of the Barbizon school. Frederick died a bachelor at age 69 in Owego, New York in June 1908. His art collection was auctioned at the American Art Association in 1910.

Bibliography

1908
"F. C. Hewitt Stricken," The New York Times, 31 August 1908[obituary]

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