George Bragg Fielder

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George Bragg Fielder

George Bragg Fielder (born July 24, 1842 in Jersey City , New Jersey , †  August 14, 1906 in Windham , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Fielder attended both public and private schools in his home country, including the Dickinson Lyceum . He then studied at Selleck's Academy in Norwalk ( Connecticut ). He later worked in banking and the railroad business. Together with his father, he was involved in the construction of two railroad lines in New Jersey. During the civil war he served in the Union army . He rose to the position of sergeant major and then to first lieutenant. In the years 1884 and 1889 Fielder became the registrar ( register ) in Hudson County elected.

Politically, Fielder was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1892 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded the late Edward F. McDonald on March 4, 1893 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1894, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1895 . In 1895, Fielder was re-elected to his former Hudson County administrative office. He died in Windham on August 14, 1906 and was buried in Jersey City. His son James later became governor of New Jersey.

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SURNAME Fielder, George Bragg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Jersey City , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1906
Place of death Windham , New York