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.
George Oliver Brastow | |
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| 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 by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | William H. Furber |
| 47th President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1869–1869 | |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Pitman |
| Succeeded by | Horace H. Coolidge |
| 45th President of the Massachusetts Senate[6] | |
| In office 1868[6]–1868[6] | |
| Preceded by | Joseph A. Pond[6] |
| Succeeded by | Robert C. Pitman[6] |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[8] Second Middlesex District[9] | |
| In office 1867[7]–1869[7] | |
| Succeeded by | James Pierce[10] |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[8] First Middlesex District[7] | |
| In office 1866[7]–1867 | |
| Preceded by | Francis 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 by | Columbus Taylor[13] |
| Succeeded by | Chester Guild[13] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[8] Town of Somerville District[13] | |
| In office 1849[13]–1851[13] | |
| Preceded by | Edward L. Stevens[13] |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Purdy[13] |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts School Committee[5] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1811[14][15] Wrentham, Massachusetts[14][15] |
| Died | November 20, 1878 (aged 67)[5][14] Canandaigua, New York[5][8] |
| Nationality | American |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union[14] |
| Rank | Major[14] |
| Unit | Army of Northeastern Virginia |
| Commands | Company I – Somerville Light Infantry – Company B 5th Regiment[14][16] |
| Battles/wars | First Battle of Bull Run[16] |
Military service
editBefore 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]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1876), A Manual for the use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 319
- ^ Massachusetts Senate (1875), Journal of the Senate, Boston, MA: Printed by Order of the Senate, p. 12
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary Notes", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 5, November 23, 1878
- ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1869), A Manual for the use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 220
- ^ a b City of Somerville (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, MA: Somerville Journal Print., p. 184
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c City of Somerville (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, MA: Somerville Journal Print., p. 179
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Haley, M. A. (1903), The Story of Somerville, Boston, MA: The Writer Publishing Company, p. 85
- ^ 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
- ^ 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