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George Briggs. Library of Congress description: "Hon. George Briggs of N.Y."

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.02109. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH82- 4927 A

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between 1855 and 1865

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Name	Brady, Mathew
Date of birth/death	ca. 1823	15 January or 16 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County, New York	New York City
Work period	1844 - ca. 1887
Work location	New York City and Washington, D.C.

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English: George Briggs ( May 6, 1805 - June 1, 1869) was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Broadalbin, Fulton County, he moved to Vermont in 1812 with his parents, who settled in Bennington. He attended the public schools, engaged in business as a dealer in hardware, was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1837 and returned to New York, settling in New York City in 1838 and continuing in the hardware business.

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