George Bliss (Congressman)
George Bliss | |
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David K. Cartter | |
Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Leiter |
Constituency | 18th district |
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Harrison G. O. Blake |
Succeeded by | Martin Welker |
Constituency | 14th district |
Personal details | |
Born | Granville College | January 1, 1813
George Bliss (January 1, 1813 – October 24, 1868) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for two non-consecutive terms in the 1850s and 1860s.
Early life
George Bliss was born on January 1, 1813, in
Career
Bliss was Mayor of Akron in 1850.[2] In 1850, Governor Reuben Wood appointed Bliss as presiding judge of the eighth judicial district, replacing Benjamin Wade and continued in that role until the office was discontinued after a constitutional change.[1][3]
Bliss was elected to the
Bliss was elected to the
Death
Bliss married Sarah J. Fish of
Bliss died in Wooster on October 24, 1868. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.[1][3]
Sources
- United States Congress. "George Bliss (id: B000559)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bliss, George". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ a b c Lane, Samuel A. (1892). Fifty years and over of Akron and Summit County. Akron: Beacon Job Department. p. 551.
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- ^ Douglas, Ben (1900). History of the lawyers of Wayne County, Ohio, from 1812 to 1900. Clapper Printing. p. 241.
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