. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. %^^ c(:tt ^/tJi/iy. FREDERIC JEWETT DIETER THE Dieter family came from Germany early in the sixteenthcentury, and settled in Pennsylvania, receiving from thecrown extensive grants of land. Its members were conspicuousin the Revolution, and in the political and business affairs of theyoxmg republic. In the last generation, Anderson DevereauxDieter, born at Baltimore, Maryland, on April 18,1824, a son of acommodore in the navy, and his mother, of old and distinguishedFrench descent, was perhaps the foremost member of the early l
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. %^^ c(:tt ^/tJi/iy. FREDERIC JEWETT DIETER THE Dieter family came from Germany early in the sixteenthcentury, and settled in Pennsylvania, receiving from thecrown extensive grants of land. Its members were conspicuousin the Revolution, and in the political and business affairs of theyoxmg republic. In the last generation, Anderson DevereauxDieter, born at Baltimore, Maryland, on April 18,1824, a son of acommodore in the navy, and his mother, of old and distinguishedFrench descent, was perhaps the foremost member of the early life he was engaged in commerce in Caracas, Venezuela,and Havana, Cuba. Then he removed to New Orleans, and formore than twenty years was a leader of business affairs in thatcity, serving also as consul for the Venezuelan government. Heestablished one of the most prosperous and prominent businesshouses in the South, with branch houses in New York, Liver-pool, and Paris. He owned many large plantations in Louisianaand Mississippi, and had a reputat
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