Samuel DeButts

Samuel DeButts
Samuel DeButts
Born	1756 (age 265); Republic of Ireland
Occupation	Physician

Samuel DeButts was a prominent Washington, D.C. area physician in the early 1800s. He acquired his plantation, Mt. Welby, just south of D.C. along the Potomac River in 1811.[1] Today, Mt. Welby is part of the Oxon Cove and Oxon Hill National Park, and the DeButts home is occupied by the park service as the park's offices.

DeButts descendants include several prominent Americans, including Harry A. deButts, an executive with the Southern Railway in the 1950s, and John D. deButts, the last CEO of AT&T before its breakup.

References

Miles, Nathania A.; Branch, Thomas; Taylor, Jane (2006). Oxon Hill. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9780738542553.

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[1] Miles, Nathania A.; Branch, Thomas; Taylor, Jane (2006). Oxon Hill. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9780738542553.