Henry C. Brewster
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Henry Colvin Brewster was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Rochester, New York
, Brewster attended the public schools.
He became a clerk in the Traders' National Bank in 1863.
He was employed as cashier 1868-1894, president 1907-1917, and chairman of the board 1917-1923.
He served as vice president of the New York State League of Republican Clubs and president of the Monroe County League.
He served as president of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce in 1893 and 1902.
He was one of the organizers of the New York State Bankers' Association, serving as vice president in 1894 and president in 1899.
Brewster was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Fifty-fifth Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898.
He served as vice president of the National League of Republican Clubs in 1897.
He resumed banking and other business activities.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900.
He retired in 1923.
He died January 29, 1928, in Canandaigua, New York
, while on a visit.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, Brewster attended the public schools.
He became a clerk in the Traders' National Bank in 1863.
He was employed as cashier 1868-1894, president 1907-1917, and chairman of the board 1917-1923.
He served as vice president of the New York State League of Republican Clubs and president of the Monroe County League.
He served as president of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce in 1893 and 1902.
He was one of the organizers of the New York State Bankers' Association, serving as vice president in 1894 and president in 1899.
Brewster was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
and Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Fifty-fifth Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898.
He served as vice president of the National League of Republican Clubs in 1897.
He resumed banking and other business activities.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900.
He retired in 1923.
He died January 29, 1928, in Canandaigua, New York
Canandaigua (city), New York
Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census...
, while on a visit.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
.