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John Brisbin

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 11th district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 11

    January 13, 1851 - March 3, 1851

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

July 13, 1818 (61 years old)

Birthday

February 3, 1880

Death

  • Served briefly in the United States House of Representatives in 1851
  • Represented the 11th congressional district of Pennsylvania
  • Served in the 31st United States Congress
  • Was a lawyer and educator before entering politics
  • Admitted to the bar and began practicing law around 1843 in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
  • Served as president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company from 1863 to 1867
  • Also served as a member of the board of managers and general counsel for the same company from 1867 until his death in 1880
  • Married Adelia Malvina Remsen in 1841
  • Died at the age of 61 in Newark, New Jersey
  • Interred in Evergreen Cemetery, located in Hillside, New Jersey