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Facts and Events
| Name |
George Bliss |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][5] |
1 Jun 1813 |
Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont, United States |
| Census[2] |
1850 |
Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States |
| Other[5][1] |
1850 |
Akron, Summit, Ohio, United StatesMayor of Akron |
| Other[5][1][4] |
From 1853 to 1855 |
Member of Congress (Democrat) |
| Census[3] |
1860 |
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States |
| Other[5][1][4] |
From 1863 to 1865 |
Member of Congress (Democrat) |
| Death[1][4][5] |
24 Oct 1868 |
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States |
| Burial[4] |
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Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United StatesWooster Cemetery |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bliss, John Homer; Sylvester Bliss; and Oliver Bliss Morris. Genealogy of the Bliss family in America (1881): from about the year 1550 to 1880 ... including the compilations of Judge Oliver Bliss Morris ... and Sylvester Bliss. (Boston, Masachusetts: The author, 1881)
p. 491, #4899.
Hon. George, of Akron, and of Wooster, OH (son of Timothy Bliss and Anne Campbell, of Jericho, VT)
b. 1 Jan 1813
moved about 1830 to Northfield, OH
graduated from Granville College, "adopted the profesion of law (studying with Judge Carter, at present Judge of the Criminal Court, at Washington D.C.,) displayed marked ability in that vocation, was at one time Mayor of Akron, and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and was afterwards a member of (33d and 38th) Confress from the 19th and 14th Districts of Ohio. He was a favorite with the Bar, a very pleasing speaker, sound and convincing in argument, and his management of a single case in New York City in 1855, involving a large interest in a patent suit, before Judge Nelson, won for him golden opinions from all parties, and he was urged to remove to that city and take a partnership, by several prominent law firms."
m. 16 1856 to Sarah J. Fish of Williamston, NY (five children)
d. 24 Oct 1868, Wooster, OH
- ↑ Akron, Summit, Ohio, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
HH 322, Fam 332.
George Bliss, 35, Lawyer, b. VT
living in a large hotel
- ↑ Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
HH 309, Fam 351.
Bliss, Geo., 46, Att at law, PE = $500, b. VT
, Jane, 40, b. NY
, Florence, 3, b. NY
, Geo., 2, b. NY
Gingersly, Mary, 24, servant, b. Germany
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Find A Grave
Memorial# 7675347.
George Bliss
Birth: Jan. 1, 1813
Death: Oct. 24, 1868
Burial: Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 9
Civil War US Congressman. An Ohio lawyer, he served as a District Judge for the 8th District (Akron) until that office was eliminated due to a State Constitutional reform. He was elected to represent Ohio's 18th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. He initially sought re-election to the seat, but withdrew his candidacy before the election. During the Civil War he again ran for Congress, and was elected to represent Ohio's 14th District, serving from 1863 to 1865. He was unsuccessful for re-election this time, having been defeated by Congressman Martin Welker. He died in Wooster, Ohio in 1868. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 George Bliss (Congressman), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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