Marriott Brosius

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 10th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

March 7, 1843 (58 years old)

Birthday

March 16, 1901

Death

Served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district from 1889 until his death in 1901.
Elected as a Republican and re-elected for six consecutive terms.
Held leadership positions as chairman of the House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service and the House Committee on Banking and Currency.
Participated in the American Civil War, enlisting as a private and later commissioned as a second lieutenant for bravery.
Educated at Thomas Baker’s Academy, State Normal School at Millersville, and the University of Michigan Law School.
Admitted to the bar in 1868 and began practicing law in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.