About Alexander Brush
Lived 1824 – 1892 (aged 68). Alexander Brush was an American politician.
Alexander Brush (February 8, 1824 – June 1, 1892) was a Scottish Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1870–1873 and 1880–1881.
Early life He was born on February 8, 1824, in the small hamlet of Brushland, town of Bovina, Delaware County, New York. The Brush family was of Scottish ancestry.
Career In 1844, he moved to Buffalo and opened a brick making business. He was re-elected in a special election held in February 1872.
He died while traveling across the ocean to Europe on June 1, 1892. His body was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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American politician (1824-1892)
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