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George O. Brastow

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George Oliver Brastow
Member of the
Massachusetts Governor's Council
Sixth Councilor District[2][3][4]
In office
1874[1]–1876[1]
1st
Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts[5]
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874
Preceded byBoard of Selectmen
Succeeded byWilliam H. Furber
47th President of the
Massachusetts Senate
In office
1869–1869
Preceded byRobert C. Pitman
Succeeded byHorace H. Coolidge
45th President of the
Massachusetts Senate[6]
In office
1868[6]–1868[6]
Preceded byJoseph A. Pond[6]
Succeeded byRobert C. Pitman[6]
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[8]
Second Middlesex District[9]
In office
1867[7]–1869[7]
Succeeded byJames Pierce[10]
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[8]
First Middlesex District[7]
In office
1866[7]–1867
Preceded byFrancis Childs[10]
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[8]
County of Middlesex[7][11]
In office
1854[7][11]–1854[7][11]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[12]
In office
1867[5][12]–1867[5][12]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[11]
In office
1845[5][11]–1845[5][11]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[8]
Third Middlesex District[13]
In office
1862[13]–1862[13]
Preceded byColumbus Taylor[13]
Succeeded byChester Guild[13]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[8]
Town of Somerville District[13]
In office
1849[13]–1851[13]
Preceded byEdward L. Stevens[13]
Succeeded byEdward C. Purdy[13]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Committee[5]
Personal details
BornSeptember 8, 1811[14][15]
Wrentham, Massachusetts[14][15]
DiedNovember 20, 1878 (aged 67)[5][14]
Canandaigua, New York[5][8]
NationalityAmerican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union[14]
RankMajor[14]
UnitArmy of Northeastern Virginia
CommandsCompany I – Somerville Light Infantry – Company B 5th Regiment[14][16]
Battles/warsFirst Battle of Bull Run[16]

George Oliver Brastow[17] (September 8, 1811 – November 20, 1878) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate, as a member of the Governor's Council, and as the first Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Military service

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Before the American Civil War Brastow was the Captain of Company I of the Somerville Light Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia.[14] Brastow commanded[14] the company, for the three months at the beginning of the Civil War, that Company I was federalized and reconstituted as Company B of the 5th Regiment. Brastow and his regiment fought at the First Battle of Bull Run.[16]

In 1862 Brastow was commissioned a paymaster[5] with the rank of Major.[14]

George Brastow later in his life

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Drake, Samuel Adams (1880), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, Vol. II, Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, p. 338
  2. ^ Warner, Oliver (1875), Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1875, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 960
  3. ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1876), A Manual for the use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 319
  4. ^ Massachusetts Senate (1875), Journal of the Senate, Boston, MA: Printed by Order of the Senate, p. 12
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Haley, M. A. (1903), The Story of Somerville, Boston, MA: The Writer Publishing Company, p. 86
  6. ^ a b c d e Gifford, Stephen Nye (1869), A Manual for the use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 132
  7. ^ a b c d e f g City of Somerville (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, MA: Somerville Journal Print., p. 183
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary Notes", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 5, November 23, 1878
  9. ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1869), A Manual for the use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 220
  10. ^ a b City of Somerville (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, MA: Somerville Journal Print., p. 184
  11. ^ a b c d e f City of Somerville (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, MA: Somerville Journal Print., p. 175
  12. ^ a b c City of Somerville (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, MA: Somerville Journal Print., p. 179
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j City of Somerville (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, MA: Somerville Journal Print., p. 185
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i Nason, George Warren (1910), History and Complete Roster of the Massachusetts Regiments, Minute Men of '61, Boston, MA: Smith & McCance, p. 165
  15. ^ a b Haley, M. A. (1903), The Story of Somerville, Boston, MA: The Writer Publishing Company, p. 85
  16. ^ a b c Drake, Samuel Adams (1880), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, Vol. II, Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, p. 320
  17. ^ Drake, Samuel Adams (1880), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, Vol. II, Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, p. 337
Political offices
Preceded by
Board of Selectmen
 1st Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874 		Succeeded by
William H. Furber
Preceded by 45th President of the Massachusetts Senate
1868-1868 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 47th President of the Massachusetts Senate
1869-1869 		Succeeded by
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