DeBevoise is a surname, probably related to the French city of
Beauvais
Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, north of Paris.
The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most popul ...
.
[David Cole: ''History of Rockland County, New York'', 1986, page 130]
People
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Charles I. DeBevoise, (1872-1958), US General
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Dickinson R. Debevoise, (1924-2015), United States District Judge
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Eli Whitney Debevoise, (1899-1990), New York lawyer, founder Debevoise & Plimpton
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Eli Whitney Debevoise II, (1953), former director of the World Bank Group
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Thomas M. Debevoise
Thomas M. Debevoise (August 10, 1929 – February 1, 1995) was a Vermont attorney who served as Vermont Attorney General from 1960 to 1962.
Biography
Thomas McElrath Debevoise 2d was born in New York City on August 10, 1929. He was the son of p ...
, (1929-1995), Vermont Attorney General
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William H. DeBevoise, (1826-1886), Union Army officer
Other
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Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (often shortened to Debevoise) is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1931 by Harvard Law School alumnus Eli Whitney Debevoise and Oxford-trained William Stevenson, the firm was origi ...
, New York City law firm
References
{{surname, DeBevoise
French-language surnames
Surnames of French origin