Jared M. Brush
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Jared M. Brush was Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1868–1869 and 1872–1875.
Jared Brush was born on October 10, 1814 at the corner of Third Street and Cherry Way. He was skilled in the trade of carpentry. Brush served as Superintendent of the Poor in Pitt Township. He was also elected The Clerk of the Courts of Allegheny County in 1851. His elected service included a term on City Council as well.
During the American Civil War
, Brush worked with the United States Sanitary Commission
, a relief agency that ministered to the soldiers.
Mayor Brush's administration was praised because of his extensive street construction projects and the establishment of the first full-time Fire Department.
Brush served as the director of several Pittsburgh banks. Brushton was named in his honor. He died from pneumonia on November 3, 1895, and is buried in an unmarked grave in Allegheny Cemetery
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Jared Brush was born on October 10, 1814 at the corner of Third Street and Cherry Way. He was skilled in the trade of carpentry. Brush served as Superintendent of the Poor in Pitt Township. He was also elected The Clerk of the Courts of Allegheny County in 1851. His elected service included a term on City Council as well.
During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, Brush worked with the United States Sanitary Commission
United States Sanitary Commission
The United States Sanitary Commission was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised its own funds, and enlisted thousands of volunteers...
, a relief agency that ministered to the soldiers.
Mayor Brush's administration was praised because of his extensive street construction projects and the establishment of the first full-time Fire Department.
Brush served as the director of several Pittsburgh banks. Brushton was named in his honor. He died from pneumonia on November 3, 1895, and is buried in an unmarked grave in Allegheny Cemetery
Allegheny Cemetery
Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.It is a nonsectarian, wooded hillside park located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood and bounded by Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights...
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