Jack Walter Witten (August 7, 1880 – October 30, 1959) was an American politician and physician from Virginia.
[3][6] After the war, in October 1919, he was appointed examiner of the U.S. Public Health in North Tazewell for wounded soldiers.
[3] Witten served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Tazewell County, from 1924 to 1934.
[5] Witten died of a heart attack on October 30, 1959, at his home in North Tazewell.
[5] On February 13, 1958, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a resolution to honor Witten's support for homeless boys.
After his death, his personal papers, citations, election certificates, service records and decorations were donated to Breaks Park Museum.
[6] In 1973, Tom Chung, one of Witten's boys, established a scholarship at Tazewell High School in his honor.