George W. Brush
Politician
1842 – 1927
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Who was George W. Brush?
George Washington Brush was an American soldier, dentist, physician and politician. He served as a captain of a black company in the 34th Infantry Regiment U.S. Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor. After the war he became first a dentist and then a physician. He was elected to the New York State Assembly and then the State Senate. As chairman of the Senate Health Committee he helped establish the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Saranac Lake.
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- Born
- Oct 4, 1842
West Hills - Also known as
- George Brush
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Nov 18, 1927
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on July 23, 2013
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