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Born in Alexandria, VA, to James and Eliza (Veitch) Galt. Took over his father's jewelry business with his brother Matthew William Galt in 1846. Fanny Seward references visiting his Washington, D.C. shop with her father, William H. Seward, in her 1862-1863 diary. Her father purchases for her "a chatelaine, pin, and seal." 

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Biography: 
Born in Alexandria, VA, to James and Eliza (Veitch) Galt. Took over his father's jewelry business with his brother Matthew William Galt in 1846. Fanny Seward references visiting his Washington, D.C. shop with her father, William H. Seward, in her 1862-1863 diary. Her father purchases for her "a chatelaine, pin, and seal."
Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)
Article Title: 
WM Galt Dead
Month: 
June
Day: 
12
Year: 
1902
Start Page: 
3
Citation Notes: 
America's Historical Newspapers: Evening Star (Washington (DC), District of Columbia), June 12, 1902: 3. Readex: America's Historical Newspapers. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&docref=image/v2%3A13D5DA85AE05A305%40EANX-141669469CD21CE0%402415913-14162CD83842C948%402-14162CD83842C948%40.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://congressionalcemetery.org/records-search/
Title of Webpage: 
William Galt - Congressional Cemetery
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 10:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 10:30
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)
Article Title: 
WM Galt Dead
Month: 
June
Day: 
12
Year: 
1902
Start Page: 
3
Citation Notes: 
America's Historical Newspapers: Evening Star (Washington (DC), District of Columbia), June 12, 1902: 3. Readex: America's Historical Newspapers. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&docref=image/v2%3A13D5DA85AE05A305%40EANX-141669469CD21CE0%402415913-14162CD83842C948%402-14162CD83842C948%40.