1812.
GEORGE BLISS, eldest son of Hon. George Bliss (Y.C. 1784), by his first wife, Hannah, daughter of Dr. John Clark (Y. C. 1749), of Lebanon, Conn, was born in Springfield, Mass., Nov. 16th, 1793.
Upon graduation he entered his father's law-office as a pupil, and on being admitted to practice*, in Sept., 1815, established himself in Monson, Mass., where he remained for 7 years. He then returned to Springfield, entering into partnership with Mr. Jonathan Dwight, Jr., whose daughter Mary he married in April, 1825. In 1827 he entered public life as a member of the House of Representatives of Mass., and was re-elected in 1828, 1829 and 1853, serving in the last instance as Speaker; he was also chosen a member (and President) of the State Senate in 1835. Among many public enterprises which occupied his attention, the chief was his bringing the Western Railroad, between Worcester and Albany, to a successful completion. On retiring from the Presidency of this road, in 1846, he visited Europe, and after his return became interested in other railroad schemes, chiefly at the West, in conducting which he gained an enviable reputation. In May, 1860, he withdrew from all active business.
He died in Springfield, April 19th, 1873, in his 80th year. His wife died a few years before him.
Of their three children, one died in infancy, and a son and daughter are still living.
