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Alexander Brough

1863 – 1940

American politician

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Lived 1863 – 1940 (aged 77). Alexander Brough was an American politician.

Alexander Brough (January 25, 1863 – February 27, 1940) was a Scottish-American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life He was born in Glasgow, Scotland to Alexander Brough and Jane Dandie Brough. He emigrated to the United States in 1872, and settled in Providence, Rhode Island. He attended Brown University, and graduated from Amherst College in 1887 and then graduated from Columbia Law School in 1889.

Brough was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 19th D.) in 1907. That same year, he represented typewriter inventor James Bartlett Hammond during his three trials for lunacy.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (18th D.) in 1909 and 1910.

In 1916, he was appointed by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel as a City Magistrate. Brough retired from the bench in June 1939.

Death He died on February 27, 1940, at his home at 31 West 12th Street in Manhattan, from pneumonia.

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Education
Brown University, Amherst College
Positions held
Member of the State Senate of New York, Member of the New York State Assembly

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American politician

When was Alexander Brough born?

Alexander Brough was born on 25 January 1863.

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Alexander Brough died on 27 February 1940.

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Alexander Brough was a politician.

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Alexander Brough was American.

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· Wikipedia: Alexander Brough

· Wikidata: Q15996873

· DBpedia: Alexander Brough

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