Abram Hewitt
American politician
Died when: 80 years 171 days (965 months)Star Sign: Leo
Abram Stevens Hewitt (July 31, 1822 – January 18, 1903) was an American politician, educator, ironmaking industrialist, and lawyer who was mayor of New York City for two years from 1887–1888.
He also twice served as a U.S.Congressman from New York's 10th and chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1876 to 1877.
The son-in-law of the industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper, Hewitt is best known for his work with the Cooper Union, which he aided Cooper in founding in 1859, and for planning the financing and construction of the first line of what would eventually develop into the New York City Subway, for which he is considered the "Father of the New York City Subway System".
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